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Nocturnal is the third album by American death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. It was released through Metal Blade on 18 September 2007 and is the band's first album to feature bassist Bart Williams, who replaced Dave Lock, and drummer Shannon Lucas. It is also the last album to feature longtime guitarist John Kempainen.

Background

The name of the second track "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse", is taken from the name of the band's first demo release of the same name, which in turn is a quote from the 1988 video game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest; the song is featured on the soundtrack for the video game Saints Row 2 and as downloadable content for Rock Band. Kristian Wåhlin did the cover art for the album. The end of the song "Nocturnal" features an audio clip from the movie The Monster Squad. The song "Deathmask Divine" appears to be inspired by both the story of Carl von Cosel and the 1979 Italian horror film Beyond the Darkness.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Everything Went Black"3:17
2."What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse"3:50
3."Virally Yours"3:05
4."I Worship Only What You Bleed"1:59
5."Nocturnal"3:13
6."Deathmask Divine"3:37
7."Of Darkness Spawned"3:22
8."Climactic Degradation"2:39
9."To a Breathless Oblivion"4:57
10."Warborn"4:40
Total length:34:39

Personnel

The Black Dahlia Murder
  • Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
  • Brian Eschbach – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • John Kempainen – lead guitar
  • Ryan "Bart" Williams – bass
  • Shannon Lucas – drums
Production

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 72
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[2] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[3] 20

References

  1. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
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