"We, members of our beloved and hidden world of the heavy metal underground teeming just below the surface, are the verminous. The rats and roaches looming in the cracks and crevices of this fallen world. We are the pariahs that the world of normality finds loathsome and obscene. We are the carriers of a plague of knowledge so vile that it could bring the unsuspecting mankind to its knees. Always the underdogs. Our love for this music and what it means to our lives is foolishly underestimated." - Trevor Strnad
This album is a fucking masterpiece, what it means to me personally..... Can't be described in words. Great fucking job guys!👊 Congrats and thank you!!! ..\m/ \m/ see you all after all this nonsense is over! BDM for life!!!!!!!!!!
literally the only celebrity death that I actually got emotional over. However, I did meet him a few times and had the insane pleasure of hanging out for a couple hours after their show at the Mohawk Place in Buffalo, NY years agooooo! And the whole band even stood behind my truck with the HUUUGE TBDM logo sticker covering my entire back windshield like who needs to see behind em? 🤣🤙🙌 a night I'll never forget!
Not one album has disappointed me. they've managed to explore all sorts of different directions without losing the essence of the original music. Lineup changes seem to just add a different spice to the delicious meal they serve up every time.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard about Trevor’s passing today, he was such an amazing and talented vocalist and poured his heart out into each and every one of his songs, may he rest in peace
Trevor is a metal legend. We have lost one of the greatest vocalists of his generation, we will miss his vibrant way of singing and performing. May he go with God and may he find the peace he did not find in life. I'm devastated, you were one of the most fantastic guys I looked up to! Goodbye My friend...
@@blastfiendsunite420I think we all had that moment in 2005 where we realized TBDM didn’t have 2 vocalists and it was one guy ripping the highs and lows. Definitely one of the best
Congratulations to The Black Dahlia Murder for making it onto number four with the billboard charts! 😎 Glad they proved that Death Metal has an audience.
I honestly am glad that not billions of people listen to this stuff it makes me feel special af and unique that we are quite different than fucking sheep don't get me wrong I love 80s pop and grunge and everything but metal is what I love most fuckkkkkk
Honestly, just about every Dahlia album was a banger. How they never really truly strived away from what they are and been buit they evolved in ways I can't word. lyrically they have been my favorite. the vocabulary is so vast, it's exciting. Everything he wrote in my eyes was a poem.
@@BirdOfHermes83man I remember when my buddys big brother gave me shit for wearing a Slipknot shirt and told us that if we wanted to hear some real heavy shit to look these guys up. Changed me for the better 😅
What's initially so striking is Trevor exploring new corners of his vocal range. So many flavors on display here. Child of Night is the standout for me, and its solo is my favorite. Brandon is so expressive and that tempo suits his style, and I agree that his contributions to the direction of this record are readily apparent.
I've always liked how he has that consistent great high scream mixed with the acceptable and sufficient low. The low has the faint tone of the 2000's era hardcore style low and it's great. It takes you out of the whole death thing for a bit and puts you into a metalcore mood. Makes sense, as they used to tour with a bunch of metalcore bands at metalcore shows. I had a pretty good vocal range myself, and with the right mic I could do a fry that sounds sufficiently high (kind of like the high version of his low). Never really got a chance to explore it though.
@@gregoryhan16 explore it now while you're home, maybe now you can pull out the potential and pull the very demons from hell itself with a gnarly blood curdling fry
I can't remember the last time I played a metal album at full blast and cranked the subwoofer. The chills throughout... what a fucking album. This is what made me fall in love with TBDM all those years ago. Holy shit. I'm floored.
\m/ TBDM is one of the few bands to have withstood the test of time, While so many others have sold out and changed to a point so far from what was loved about them that they may as well be another band, Black Dahlia still stay fresh while keeping those caustic tones I love (and no clean singing, fuck that fad). keep on being the best metal has to offer in these maddening times!! \m/
i received the album today... fast, and no nonsense death metal.. no gimmicks, straight and brutal. playing with 4 infinty speakers, 2 mid range jbl, 1 alpine unit, 2 alpine amps, and 2 subs 10'' jbl... fucking up the silent streets
Going through these comments and I see that every song on the album is getting a ton of love. Each track is someone's favorite on the album and to me that speaks volumes, this is a MASTERPIECE. Personally Wereworms is underrated in regard the comments. Much love to this band, started listening well over a decade ago and still blown away. Thanks dudes, about to burn one and start it over
Wereworm's is my favorite. It's the biggest departure on the album. It's not often that you get a laid back, sabbath esque, closed hihats groove from TBDM, so I'll take it times 10.
Brilliant work as usual. As Trevor said, this is probably their biggest change between albums. Still quintessentially BDM, but with great innovation and thematically everything is linked very well. Can't wait for the yellow album.
@@tydendurler9574 amazing thou considering heavy line up changes that could have completly phucked over the band. like suicide silence & eddy on vox simply does not work on any level even thou he killed it w/ all shall perish
Great record. Totally Black Dahlia sounding but different, great solos, crushing riffs. Always delivering headbanging death metal with it’s distinct TBDM black metal touch. Its a genre of it’s own: Melodic Technical Blackened Death Metal hahah. Amazing band, maybe the most consistent in the heavy world right now. Consistent records since Unhallowed.
For real, it reminds me of the last solo from First Fragment's song Evhron. Except here it's more melancholy, and for evhron it's just high pitched brutality. I'm having a blast driving around listening to both songs.
Another great record, thank you TBDM for all your hard work. But Brandon... for the solo in Sunless Empire, thank you so much. I can't even express how far out of every guitar player in the modern age's leauge that it is in terms of phrasing, feel, and tonality. It's like you're ripped straight out of Shrapnel from the 80s, you're a legend man and thanks for all the legendary solos and leads.
I'm digging this whole album. Was so looking forward to hearing them perform the new material on the upcoming Testament tour. But mother nature had other plans...
Me too! I had the strongest goosebumps that i can remember dating back maybe 7 or 8 years from music particularly. Its good to see someone else felt that from listening to this album
Such an insane record, I love the direction this album went in, the flavouring of Ellis is apparent in the groovy 80’s inspired riffs and that dudes fuckin vibrato!! Top of the black dahlia’s discography for me.
Dark, fast, but deeply melodic and a very interesting "progressive" approach throughout the album and within each song!!! I felt like all the members expanded their skills and excelled on doing that🤘🏻 Loved the solo on Sunless Empire, and Godlessly and Removal of the Oaken Stake are great!!! Great album! EDIT: Dawn of Rats 😯😯😯😈😈😈
This album is growing on me. Takes a bit for everything to absorb. I prefer the production of their older records but there's some really good songs on here, Sunless Empire is my new favorite.
Epic from Alan Cassidy era, i miss Shannon drumlines from Nocturnal, but Alan now is on your best phase, fucking awesome job, happy 4/20 and long life to TBDM, hugs from Brazil
Removal of the oaken stake def one of My favorites on this album, those riffs just rip hard when you just got off work, driving in the hot sun blasting some good shit!
the wereworm's feast is something else. can't put my finger on it but i've been jamming to this one the most. this entire album is pretty incredible tho, and it's impressive how dahlia never fails to release something powerful. thanks for your hard work and dedication to bring us more of your awesome music, TBDM!
Lost my taste for such brutal metal and kinda lost track of TBDM for a while. Going through some dark times rn and this album fits right in, so dark and unexpected. Love how Papa Trevor is exploring his vocal range a lot more and man Alan has become such a beast of a drummer! Happy to be back to such an awesome line-up. This Brandon guy has also brought new life to the band's sound. Album of the decade.
Ross Delavan it’s something all of us here have in common. We don’t know each other. But in some ways we GET each other. This music means everything to me.
I have learned so much from this band.....in the guitar....in the lirycs....in music making...in life.......thanks for sharing this art with the world.......... Greetings from Colombia!!! you are the band that made me study more guitar and improve my skills since 2001! Saludos de su amigo Juan Cañón guitarrista de Titano Boa hardcore metal!!!!
One of my all time favorite bands, these guys are amazing. I've been listening to them since 05 when I was living in North Carolina and bought their album Miasma. I personally don't think that they've ever made a bad a album.
TBDM are the Slayer of modern metal. It's a way for everyone in the community to bond over a bomb ass band that is fucking awesome live and has never stopped making incredible albums that embody their genre to it's core.
I have to fan out for a second and give my praise. Dahlia is the greatest band I’ve ever heard and have seen them live five times live since 2006 with Cephalic Carnage. Most melodic death metal I’ve ever heard. Love you guys
Thank God this solo is getting the attention it deserves, I've been playing guitar for 10+ years and I love the old Shrapnel shredders from the 80s and this solo almost had me in tears. Brandon is a fucking legend.
Thank you TBDM from Unhallowed to Verminous each song has elevated my concioussness. Your harmonies open my mind to new levels of understanding. Hail Satan!
My first listen I noticed they lifted a lyric from one of my fav hardcore bands, Indecision: "No heaven, no hell, no here, no now". Mad respect for having such a multifaceted musical taste. The song that came from, which I highly recommend, is Purgatory. I read an interview with them where Trevor talked about his love for Indecision. A few years ago even talked about an EMO band him and I both loved, Elliott. Their album 'False Cathedrals' is a masterpiece.
That song Godlessly is so sick. Trevors vocals are hands down the most complete. Been with you boys since 01’ and you never fail to amaze and produce another spectacular album. Bummed I don’t get to see y’all on 4/20 but soon enough!
* Band : THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER * Album : "Verminous" * Copyright : 2020 Metal Blade Records * Genre : Melodic Death Metal * Origin : USA (Detroit, MI) * Years Active : 2001 - Present * Producer : Brandon Ellis * Co-Producer : THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER * Recording & Engineerings : Brandon Ellis & Ryan Williams * Engineering Assistances : Josh Dillon & Nick Morris * Mixing : Tue Madsen * Mastering : Alan Douches * Executive Producer : Brian Slagel * Cover Art : Juanjo Castellano Rosado * Album Artwork : Lucas Korte * Album Design : Kevin Bernier * Photography : David E.Jackson * Recorded & Engineered at The Shred Light District Studios, Morristown, NJ & The Pipeyard Studios, Plymouth, MI, USA * Mixed at The Antfarm Studios, Aarhus, Denmark * Mastered at West West Side Studios, Tenafly, NJ.USA * THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER are : 1. Trevor Strnad (Vox) RIP 2. Brian Eschbach (Guitars & Back Vox) 3. Brandon Ellis (Guitars) 4. Max Lavelle (Bass) 5. Alan Cassidy (Drums)
@Brandon Barrow My dude, I'm in my 30s, and I can tell you, if TBDM keeps releasing albums like this, I'm going to be in a permanent neck brace by the time I'm 40.
TBDM's guitar work has changed so much since bringing in Brandon Ellis, they use more of a thrashy sound nowadays it seems, its a great sound but I like the guitar work they did before "Nightbringers" a bit better. Verminous and Nightbringers are some super cool badasseries tho. But The album's before that are a collection of way awesome radical ultra killer guitar riffs. I wish I could play guitar with these guys. Brian is a rhythm master.
This band has really grown into a monster.. They started out as heavy metal lords and they have become like the strongest metal band to happen in my life time..
Depending on which box set you got, some didn’t get shipped out yet. I’m one of the unlucky ones lol which is fine because I would’ve waited until it came out on Apple Music. Haven’t opened any of my black dahlia albums since like deflorate
Dawn of rats has to lyrically be the best one to me, I’m a long long time TBDM fan, but I’m a human effected by real world things in life so it’s nice to see a song that isn’t focused on the rape or on the destruction of an innocent, rather the destruction and execution morbidly of an evil doer to the innocent, I feel there is a vast frame work of amazing lyrical content in which the writer is talking more of a handing out dark justice to evil people rather then the focus being the evil happening to innocent. I digress as in my younger years being fascinated by gore lyrics and it’s intense nature. But then life actually happens to you, yo see some real fucked yo shit and have to be involved in some bad bad things, and on the other side you just want everyone to be safe and happy, so this was a really amazing nice song and change of pace kinda rooting for those fans who love the music and the band but maybe don’t listen to everything they put out cuz maybe it’s really real for some people. All and all it’s music and it’s not real but the music they do make is amazing and real to me, so it’s a intense balance, this album made that so easy and amazing to listen to! Thank you TBDM! From a veteran with a real fucked up life I thank you guys! 🤘🏻
Great to read your comment Bro, i think the exact same. I hate to see that death metal lyrics are, in mayor cases, about gore and violence per se. WTF? Come on people, the world its a very sh**t place to be creating more and more violence. Lets talk about what is happening out there, we are killing each other. The rich people is super rich and we cant even afford rent. That is wy i love Death las years, Chuck understood tis and started talking about philosophy, life and the world that sorrounds us. I would love to see more Death MEtal bands talking and thinking about the world we live in, just like Napalm DEath does, eventhough they are a more grindy band.
Nicolás Gabriel Perlini 100% I do though know and respect that extreme metal is that in fact the horror content which is cool so it’s not like I’m coming into a room that says this through this door is fucked up shit go at your own risk then complaining when I’m in the room, what has personally affected me cannot have an effect on someone’s creativity, I also understand it’s TBDM trademark to lyrically speak through the mind and mouth of the evil doer which is dope, I’m just saying personally it was nice to see them do it in a way that like a Anti hero the rats had become an anti hero like what I think all people like Trevor said the underworld we subscribe to, we are affected or attracted to dark corners of our minds for a similar reason thus we ourselves feel connected at least I do to the anti hero identity, like dawn of rats is about a molesting priest getting what he truly deserves in retribution to the raped, that’s fucking anti hero glory right there, and it hits all my favorite marks still mitigating the evil doer and all that jazz but it was for a just cause lmao 😂 the human mind is an enigma but I really enjoyed that story! Thank you guys!
@@juansakura2868 That's a very pretentious, solipsist viewpoint. You make it seem as if they created the violence they have simply observed. If you set aside your fragilities; you would see past the gratuity and understand that they are evoking thought unto hidden, macabre facets of reality. The Window is an extremely vile, vulgar song about youth violated, but beyond that, it depicts the heinous deviancy of Gilles De Rais and contradicts the delusions of the idealistic. The song Receipt is about suicide and carries the same purpose; to make apparent the fact that the world is far from perfect. How can one merely champion philosophy when atrocity exists? Do you not proliferate, consume, and destroy? If you can't see the "life" in the lyrics, you should try roaming past your sensitivities and broadening your scope. It is unfair that you judge others as limited, whilst peering through a narrow bias of cognition.
I'm so glad that after a decade of listening and learning their material on guitar I got to see them live a few weeks ago they hit every fucking note perfectly I love their melodies and black metal tendencies incredible band from every aspect
LOVE this album! Btw, I feel bad for the bands who released albums this month and half of last month due to the world shutting down... You guys deserve better!
Isn’t it a shame we cannot connect with the thousands of souls who would love to be there for us in our Time of need. When I heard about Trevor I actually wept and listened to several albums that day.
Sunless empire sounds like nothing I've ever heard before from TBDM. But yet I like it so much among the entire album. Initially it felt out of place but the second half of the song is a whole new experience. I'm extremely satisfied and relieved the new line up is shifting and adding more spice to themselves. Most of us would probably be fine with normal TBDM sound we know for close to 20 years. But I enjoy this new flavoring very much.
@@reckoningchino unfortunately you're right. I was wowed by the album at first. But it soon washes out on me. I do enjoy and appreciate what Brandon bought to the table. But I find I enjoy the older albums of riff masterclasses better. Way more dark, brutal and powerful. This album felt a bit more "mainstream" to me. Especially the last two songs. Made me recall listening hangar 18 or some sort of megadeth tune. And I get it totally after I read a interview that brandon did do covers of megadeth in the deluxe edition of this album while recording and provided ideas on tons of tracks on album. I dont despise or hate that side of things, just that I prefer TBDM for a certain sound they maintained over the years. The grinding part of child at night is my favorite part about this entire album. since 2009 this band started to have tons of great leads and solos and I certainly enjoys it but I would prefer not to let go too much of dark and powerful riffs(think what nocturnal offers in terms of riffing.). It's all about balance and mixing things and this time round the balance is slightly off for me.
The Wereworm's Feast is one of my favorite TBDM tracks ever made and that's from someone who has been aboard since Miasma. Verminous is a way more potent release than Abysmal and even Nightbringers IMO. I don't think they hit this kind of new peak since Ritual, at least in terms of song writing, not so much regarding lineup changes.
I absolutely agree man. Ritual has been their high-mark for me ever since it released. But this album comes damn close to dethroning it...I think there are some better songs on Verminous, but I think overall Ritual still takes it. It seems we both agree though that this is definitely a leap up from Nightbringers and Abysmal. And Everblack is my least favorite BDM album, so yea.
If Brian wanted to do a final tour with the black dahlia murder it would only make sense if they got singers from different bands to sing the songs on different dates. There’s absolutely no one on earth that can take the vocal reins after Trevor.
"We, members of our beloved and hidden world of the heavy metal underground teeming just below the surface, are the verminous. The rats and roaches looming in the cracks and crevices of this fallen world. We are the pariahs that the world of normality finds loathsome and obscene. We are the carriers of a plague of knowledge so vile that it could bring the unsuspecting mankind to its knees. Always the underdogs. Our love for this music and what it means to our lives is foolishly underestimated." - Trevor Strnad
Fuckin A right it is 👊
Join us. Black valor is on our side.
I've always found these artistic explanations totally nonsense. But who cares if their music is still enjoyable?
Thanks for posting this, it will help my querentine time here in Spain, thanks a lot!!!
This album is a fucking masterpiece, what it means to me personally..... Can't be described in words. Great fucking job guys!👊 Congrats and thank you!!! ..\m/ \m/ see you all after all this nonsense is over! BDM for life!!!!!!!!!!
I just heard about Trevor passing... and wanted to came here for keep alive him, his voice, his lyrics and his soul...
Rest In Power
Same man....through his music, his legend will live on.
I hope he has found his peace in the next life
RIP to the legend, Trevor will be forever in my heart... blasting this masterpiece for the whole day today.
Gosh i ve just learned that right now by reading you...
literally the only celebrity death that I actually got emotional over. However, I did meet him a few times and had the insane pleasure of hanging out for a couple hours after their show at the Mohawk Place in Buffalo, NY years agooooo! And the whole band even stood behind my truck with the HUUUGE TBDM logo sticker covering my entire back windshield like who needs to see behind em? 🤣🤙🙌 a night I'll never forget!
hey all you cool rats and roaches
Look at this thing that crawls
Hello from the gutter ( overkill reference intended)
LET US NOT FORGET TO GIVE PRAISE TO THE MAN NAMED BRIAN ESCHBACH. IMAGINE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT THIS MANS RIFFS. EMPTY AND COLD!!!!
Brian is TBDM
@@Dudemandude007 Brian is life itself
Why is this not liked more?
I love it all but MiasmA may be ny absolute favorite oh & that first album......... so so so filthy and wonderful
@@Lineage2Iowa I know its bullhorn they're all under rated & specially Trevor and his heartburn beast vocals those lows are the bedtesy
RIP Trevor. One of the coolest dudes in extreme metal.
hearing about trev's passing was crushing, this is one band that defined my musical taste and preference among all the rest. rest in power, champ.
Trevor is an absolute unique voice that will be missed dearly.
"Like lashes from a serrated whip" is what a friend of mine described it as.
I've been listening to these guys for about 13 years and fuck me. They are unstoppable at what they do. Their sound is perfection for this genre.
Not one album has disappointed me. they've managed to explore all sorts of different directions without losing the essence of the original music. Lineup changes seem to just add a different spice to the delicious meal they serve up every time.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard about Trevor’s passing today, he was such an amazing and talented vocalist and poured his heart out into each and every one of his songs, may he rest in peace
@@GeForce1080 it's a sad day for metal.
Trevor is a metal legend. We have lost one of the greatest vocalists of his generation, we will miss his vibrant way of singing and performing. May he go with God and may he find the peace he did not find in life. I'm devastated, you were one of the most fantastic guys I looked up to! Goodbye My friend...
I would argue of all time. Trevor was/is special man..
@@blastfiendsunite420I think we all had that moment in 2005 where we realized TBDM didn’t have 2 vocalists and it was one guy ripping the highs and lows. Definitely one of the best
I'm truly shattered to hear of the loss of a legend. Thoughts go out to the family, band, and friends. Rest in power Trevor.
You can notice Brandon Ellis' touch on this album. It's so good, so old-school at the same time
I fuckin love his solos on this album, they arent overly complex or drawn out, just simple but his tone and techniques sound one-of-a-kind
Yeah. It is actually pretty good.
I like all the green on the case case!
Absolutelu true !
I feel like he brings back a bit of the john k vibe with his runs. Love him
Congratulations to The Black Dahlia Murder for making it onto number four with the billboard charts! 😎
Glad they proved that Death Metal has an audience.
I honestly am glad that not billions of people listen to this stuff it makes me feel special af and unique that we are quite different than fucking sheep don't get me wrong I love 80s pop and grunge and everything but metal is what I love most fuckkkkkk
If the solo to Sunless Empire had an ass I would slap it
Eat*
Yeah buddy. Do one better. Slap a nice ass To It! \,,/
Twice!!!!
Aaron Aguilera you bastard. 😁🤣 I was gonna say that. 🤘
Yes yes yes smack,eat,tap,pinch,squeeze,punch,scratch all that 😭
Who ever does TBDM cover art is a bad-ass artist.
It is proper bad ass..Juanjo Castellano did this one \,..,/
What a breath of fresh air this album was for the metal scene
Honestly, just about every Dahlia album was a banger. How they never really truly strived away from what they are and been buit they evolved in ways I can't word. lyrically they have been my favorite. the vocabulary is so vast, it's exciting. Everything he wrote in my eyes was a poem.
@@jair2776 Trevor is the goat! They've been one of my favorite bands since the video came out for Funeral Thirst!
@@BirdOfHermes83man I remember when my buddys big brother gave me shit for wearing a Slipknot shirt and told us that if we wanted to hear some real heavy shit to look these guys up. Changed me for the better 😅
Love how nasty this one sounded. Got that clanky bass and stanky guitar tone
Legendary AF. Honestly trying to figure out a more metal album than this. Unrelenting mastery. RIP Trevor Strnad. We all love you.
What's initially so striking is Trevor exploring new corners of his vocal range. So many flavors on display here. Child of Night is the standout for me, and its solo is my favorite. Brandon is so expressive and that tempo suits his style, and I agree that his contributions to the direction of this record are readily apparent.
I've always liked how he has that consistent great high scream mixed with the acceptable and sufficient low.
The low has the faint tone of the 2000's era hardcore style low and it's great. It takes you out of the whole death thing for a bit and puts you into a metalcore mood.
Makes sense, as they used to tour with a bunch of metalcore bands at metalcore shows.
I had a pretty good vocal range myself, and with the right mic I could do a fry that sounds sufficiently high (kind of like the high version of his low).
Never really got a chance to explore it though.
@@gregoryhan16 explore it now while you're home, maybe now you can pull out the potential and pull the very demons from hell itself with a gnarly blood curdling fry
He isnt, these are the same vocal tones on their other albums, the production just brings it out more. He sounds as awesome as ever
I can't remember the last time I played a metal album at full blast and cranked the subwoofer. The chills throughout... what a fucking album. This is what made me fall in love with TBDM all those years ago. Holy shit. I'm floored.
Woke up to the news. Sorry for your loss guys. Always loved seeing the band live! Make sure you get the help you need people :)
\m/ TBDM is one of the few bands to have withstood the test of time, While so many others have sold out and changed to a point so far from what was loved about them that they may as well be another band, Black Dahlia still stay fresh while keeping those caustic tones I love (and no clean singing, fuck that fad). keep on being the best metal has to offer in these maddening times!! \m/
@Jeff T And I used to eat my boogers as a kid. You gonna call me a booger eater now?
@Jeff T And you do realize that... was it, right? Literally it.
People who pick and choose facts while ignoring everything else are the worst.
@Nekrotica I can’t agree with this comment enough. You nailed it
Imagine being that retardedly allergic to melodic vocals while almost definitely listening to Dio, Halford, or Dickinson without breaking a sweat.
You are right )))
i received the album today... fast, and no nonsense death metal.. no gimmicks, straight and brutal. playing with 4 infinty speakers, 2 mid range jbl, 1 alpine unit, 2 alpine amps, and 2 subs 10'' jbl... fucking up the silent streets
These guys are physically incapable of releasing bad albums. It actually blows my mind.
Seriously. So many bands change their sound or just stop putting out decent albums. Not BDM
Nocturnal... masterpiece, rest aint
The Shotgun Shogun for real tho huh haha agree 💯
This band is my #1 . And the “worst album” out of the bunch I feel is Abysmal. And it’s still a masterpiece lol
@@jere9915 maybe not masterpieces, but still good. Nocturnal is great but I wouldn't call it their only masterpiece album either.
Going through these comments and I see that every song on the album is getting a ton of love. Each track is someone's favorite on the album and to me that speaks volumes, this is a MASTERPIECE. Personally Wereworms is underrated in regard the comments. Much love to this band, started listening well over a decade ago and still blown away. Thanks dudes, about to burn one and start it over
The wereworms feast is my favorite lol child of the night close second fav . Whole album is a masterpiece .
D Crenshaw 100 percent hell yea 🤗
Wereworm's is my favorite. It's the biggest departure on the album. It's not often that you get a laid back, sabbath esque, closed hihats groove from TBDM, so I'll take it times 10.
TBDM is still my favorite band after 35 years of being on this planet. Tons of face melting badasses out there, but this always takes it for me.
Brilliant work as usual. As Trevor said, this is probably their biggest change between albums. Still quintessentially BDM, but with great innovation and thematically everything is linked very well. Can't wait for the yellow album.
Sounds like every other TBDM Record to me.
What will it be? Nuclear fallout? Festering diseaee? Engulfing flames? Only time will tell, I do love their hellscapes.
@@tydendurler9574 Man, are you deaf to not hear all their heavy metal influence on this album ?
@@tydendurler9574 amazing thou considering heavy line up changes that could have completly phucked over the band. like suicide silence & eddy on vox simply does not work on any level even thou he killed it w/ all shall perish
HORNS UP FOR TBDM THIS IS QUALITY DEATH METAL RIGHT HERE FOLKS
\m/ \m/
GAH DAMN! The Wereworm's Feast brought so much uniqueness to the table. I was hoping for some diverse sounds in this album and it delivered
That slight vocal change was EPIC
Great record. Totally Black Dahlia sounding but different, great solos, crushing riffs. Always delivering headbanging death metal with it’s distinct TBDM black metal touch. Its a genre of it’s own: Melodic Technical Blackened Death Metal hahah. Amazing band, maybe the most consistent in the heavy world right now. Consistent records since Unhallowed.
Hell yeah chef
@@oscarleal1000 *chef kiss* ;)
You need to listen to cattle decapitation!
Don’t listen to this guy, you don’t need to listen to cattle decapitation
@@followedhome6520 yes, you do! 😠
Replaying the sunless empire solo over and over and over again
Dude, I hear it in my sleep.
Dude. I thought i was only one.
My God the transition into it. What atmosphere
Same, so tasty
For real, it reminds me of the last solo from First Fragment's song Evhron. Except here it's more melancholy, and for evhron it's just high pitched brutality. I'm having a blast driving around listening to both songs.
god, that's a killer solo
Good lord how I love this band so much for like the last 15 years
What do you think of this CD. I only liked the last CD and this one. Vermionus is probably my favorite cd right now. In general and of the collection
@@aaron5222: Get a Rega Planar and start collecting Vinyl dude. You wouldn't like to play CD's if you get accustomed to spinning Vinyl records!
Another great record, thank you TBDM for all your hard work. But Brandon... for the solo in Sunless Empire, thank you so much. I can't even express how far out of every guitar player in the modern age's leauge that it is in terms of phrasing, feel, and tonality. It's like you're ripped straight out of Shrapnel from the 80s, you're a legend man and thanks for all the legendary solos and leads.
Truer words never spoken
Especially now since Trevor is gone, I can barely hold back tears when hearing Dawn Of Rats. You'll never be truly gone. ❤🤘
Removal of the oaken stake ughhh so good! I love this album. So many good tracks, it's crazy! Thanks for the album :)
Every song is amazing. But oaken stake has something special. I can’t get enough of it either. 🤘😫🤘
Yea no shit!!!! and The Wereworms Feast is another FAV
been a while since i got goosebumps from music, Sunless Empire is 11/10
I'm digging this whole album. Was so looking forward to hearing them perform the new material on the upcoming Testament tour. But mother nature had other plans...
Me too! I had the strongest goosebumps that i can remember dating back maybe 7 or 8 years from music particularly. Its good to see someone else felt that from listening to this album
Yeah! Gives me horripilation everytime!
Such an insane record, I love the direction this album went in, the flavouring of Ellis is apparent in the groovy 80’s inspired riffs and that dudes fuckin vibrato!! Top of the black dahlia’s discography for me.
Completely agree!!!!
Words cannot express how awesome this album is. You only get better with time. lml
OK you won me....this is the BEST TBDM album i have heard.........best album of the year so far...thanks Metal Blade Records.......
R.I.P. Trevor. Fuck. Absolutely gutted.
What sad day yesterday 😢.....R.I.P. Trevor.....
One of my top all time favorite bands.
62 days later? The tease is out of this world level
You could say it’s a Verminous thing to do. Okay I’ll see myself out.
The album leaked 3 weeks ago
@@chadgautier2864 I still have to hear lol
Songwriting wise, Brandon Ellis has been a massive shot in the arm for this band. what a great album.
I think his writing style has changed their music a bit. But still really good.
Brandon Ellis is a helluva lead, I'm glad that Ryan Knight recommended him. They played together in Arsis right? We are the nightmare was awesome
@@bjornrockettansky3077 agreed
Dark, fast, but deeply melodic and a very interesting "progressive" approach throughout the album and within each song!!!
I felt like all the members expanded their skills and excelled on doing that🤘🏻
Loved the solo on Sunless Empire, and Godlessly and Removal of the Oaken Stake are great!!!
Great album!
EDIT: Dawn of Rats 😯😯😯😈😈😈
This album is growing on me. Takes a bit for everything to absorb. I prefer the production of their older records but there's some really good songs on here, Sunless Empire is my new favorite.
Listening to it for the third time today. This album is a killer
Ahh marry me 😍😭 🤘🤘😆
Honestly there best album since miasma
jacob botts Agreed
Wes Robertson simp
🤦♀️
Epic from Alan Cassidy era, i miss Shannon drumlines from Nocturnal, but Alan now is on your best phase, fucking awesome job, happy 4/20 and long life to TBDM, hugs from Brazil
I could not agree with you more brother.
Removal of the oaken stake def one of My favorites on this album, those riffs just rip hard when you just got off work, driving in the hot sun blasting some good shit!
the wereworm's feast is something else. can't put my finger on it but i've been jamming to this one the most. this entire album is pretty incredible tho, and it's impressive how dahlia never fails to release something powerful. thanks for your hard work and dedication to bring us more of your awesome music, TBDM!
This just made my day in quarantine, thanks for the live stream. I hope some of those liquid vinyl albums are still available
Lost my taste for such brutal metal and kinda lost track of TBDM for a while. Going through some dark times rn and this album fits right in, so dark and unexpected. Love how Papa Trevor is exploring his vocal range a lot more and man Alan has become such a beast of a drummer! Happy to be back to such an awesome line-up. This Brandon guy has also brought new life to the band's sound. Album of the decade.
Best band in the WHOLE world! I’m have no words!!!!
I ageee
I have words......”Agreed”
Ross Delavan it’s something all of us here have in common. We don’t know each other. But in some ways we GET each other. This music means everything to me.
This cd is incredible. Definitely best album yet for BDM and probably best of the year for me
Aaron we’ll see. High on Fire release new album in 2 days 😉
What an overstatement... It's their weakest album of the last decade
@@soullessSiIence u do know no shit..back to eat paint from the wall man,
@@soullessSiIence maybe not the heaviest but as talent and progression goes it's definitely the best.
R.I.P. Trevor. Your contributions to death metal will never be forgotten.
This was made for us Skaven bois!!!
ALL HAIL THE HORNED RAT!
W A R P S T O N E
IKIT IS BIGGEST BRAINED RAT YES YES
@@noo8man3 MORE WARPSTONE, YES YES
LITERALLY JUST POSTED THAT ON REDDIT.
HAIL THE VERMINTIDE
Everyday is Great Horned Rat Day.
What a record! It's the best 2020 album so far
For me this and Testament "Titans" neck and neck, both just phenomenal
I have learned so much from this band.....in the guitar....in the lirycs....in music making...in life.......thanks for sharing this art with the world..........
Greetings from Colombia!!! you are the band that made me study more guitar and improve my skills since 2001! Saludos de su amigo Juan Cañón guitarrista de Titano Boa hardcore metal!!!!
RIP Trevor, fuck.....
A legend that got me into Death Metal, truly unique, talented & seemed to be a great guy !
One of my all time favorite bands, these guys are amazing. I've been listening to them since 05 when I was living in North Carolina and bought their album Miasma. I personally don't think that they've ever made a bad a album.
Heyyyyy shout out I live in North Carolina
TBDM are the Slayer of modern metal. It's a way for everyone in the community to bond over a bomb ass band that is fucking awesome live and has never stopped making incredible albums that embody their genre to it's core.
Here after hearing about Trevor's death. Fully cannot believe this is the last time we got to hear him
That mini heart attack though..dont play us like this
Biggest false alarm I've ever seen
Really man !
Well, check it out now!
This is one of their best. I've been a fan since Unhallowed, this one is a banger. Brandons lead work is awesome. Love the 80s shred vibe.
Agreed, phenomenal
The metal and hardcore world doesn't deserve this band.
I have to fan out for a second and give my praise. Dahlia is the greatest band I’ve ever heard and have seen them live five times live since 2006 with Cephalic Carnage. Most melodic death metal I’ve ever heard. Love you guys
We lost a real one today, folks.
I don't even know what to say. This sucks.
RIP Trevor. Glad I got to see him perform at least once.
Holy shit! I know the album is called "Verminous" but the solo on "Sunless Empire" is just... beautiful! Thank you Brandon Ellis! Thank you TDHM!
its fuckign insane
Not gonna lie, teared up a bit :,)
Thank God this solo is getting the attention it deserves, I've been playing guitar for 10+ years and I love the old Shrapnel shredders from the 80s and this solo almost had me in tears. Brandon is a fucking legend.
I concur on the highest apex of agreement
Thank you TBDM from Unhallowed to Verminous each song has elevated my concioussness. Your harmonies open my mind to new levels of understanding. Hail Satan!
@Jeff T I agree that at times their music sounds a little boring. I've moved onto other bands for sure the genres that influence TBDM are the best.
They'll say: Quarantine 2020, i remember that. That's when TBDM release Verminous
My first listen I noticed they lifted a lyric from one of my fav hardcore bands, Indecision: "No heaven, no hell, no here, no now". Mad respect for having such a multifaceted musical taste. The song that came from, which I highly recommend, is Purgatory. I read an interview with them where Trevor talked about his love for Indecision. A few years ago even talked about an EMO band him and I both loved, Elliott. Their album 'False Cathedrals' is a masterpiece.
Thank you so much Metal blade records and the black dahlia murder for amaizing and beautiful album!
That song Godlessly is so sick. Trevors vocals are hands down the most complete. Been with you boys since 01’ and you never fail to amaze and produce another spectacular album. Bummed I don’t get to see y’all on 4/20 but soon enough!
* Band : THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
* Album : "Verminous"
* Copyright : 2020 Metal Blade Records
* Genre : Melodic Death Metal
* Origin : USA (Detroit, MI)
* Years Active : 2001 - Present
* Producer : Brandon Ellis
* Co-Producer : THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
* Recording & Engineerings : Brandon Ellis & Ryan Williams
* Engineering Assistances : Josh Dillon & Nick Morris
* Mixing : Tue Madsen
* Mastering : Alan Douches
* Executive Producer : Brian Slagel
* Cover Art : Juanjo Castellano Rosado
* Album Artwork : Lucas Korte
* Album Design : Kevin Bernier
* Photography : David E.Jackson
* Recorded & Engineered at The Shred Light District Studios, Morristown, NJ & The Pipeyard Studios, Plymouth, MI, USA
* Mixed at The Antfarm Studios, Aarhus, Denmark
* Mastered at West West Side Studios, Tenafly, NJ.USA
* THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER are :
1. Trevor Strnad (Vox) RIP
2. Brian Eschbach (Guitars & Back Vox)
3. Brandon Ellis (Guitars)
4. Max Lavelle (Bass)
5. Alan Cassidy (Drums)
I think Brandon summoned a little bit of Dimebag on that Sunless Empire solo. My god.
Not really
@@BJ.Cardoso That harmonic right in the beginning was very Eddie/Dimebag esque.
This old man is actually excited about something!
@Brandon Barrow My dude, I'm in my 30s, and I can tell you, if TBDM keeps releasing albums like this, I'm going to be in a permanent neck brace by the time I'm 40.
The lead guitar is insane on this album
i would buy a shirt with the godlessly lyrics for sure.
NO HEAVEN
NO HELL
NO HERE
NO NOW
Michael pk85 best comment, thanks for making me listen to the song again to find those lyrics, it’s freaking sick
That would be a great name for a future tour of theirs
O H W O W.
TBDM's guitar work has changed so much since bringing in Brandon Ellis, they use more of a thrashy sound nowadays it seems, its a great sound but I like the guitar work they did before "Nightbringers" a bit better. Verminous and Nightbringers are some super cool badasseries tho. But The album's before that are a collection of way awesome radical ultra killer guitar riffs. I wish I could play guitar with these guys. Brian is a rhythm master.
Cómo pueden seguir sonando frescos y al mismo tiempo tan clásicos, TBDM por siempre, cheers
Concuerdo con tigo.
RIP trevor, we will never forget you 💔
This band has really grown into a monster.. They started out as heavy metal lords and they have become like the strongest metal band to happen in my life time..
Or you could have preordered and already be driving around listening to it....like me 😎
Facts
Depending on which box set you got, some didn’t get shipped out yet. I’m one of the unlucky ones lol which is fine because I would’ve waited until it came out on Apple Music. Haven’t opened any of my black dahlia albums since like deflorate
@@terrancecaad932 lol @Apple Music
@@Charles_Anthony this comment made me rethink the past ten years of my life
Dawn of rats has to lyrically be the best one to me, I’m a long long time TBDM fan, but I’m a human effected by real world things in life so it’s nice to see a song that isn’t focused on the rape or on the destruction of an innocent, rather the destruction and execution morbidly of an evil doer to the innocent, I feel there is a vast frame work of amazing lyrical content in which the writer is talking more of a handing out dark justice to evil people rather then the focus being the evil happening to innocent. I digress as in my younger years being fascinated by gore lyrics and it’s intense nature. But then life actually happens to you, yo see some real fucked yo shit and have to be involved in some bad bad things, and on the other side you just want everyone to be safe and happy, so this was a really amazing nice song and change of pace kinda rooting for those fans who love the music and the band but maybe don’t listen to everything they put out cuz maybe it’s really real for some people. All and all it’s music and it’s not real but the music they do make is amazing and real to me, so it’s a intense balance, this album made that so easy and amazing to listen to! Thank you TBDM! From a veteran with a real fucked up life I thank you guys! 🤘🏻
Great to read your comment Bro, i think the exact same. I hate to see that death metal lyrics are, in mayor cases, about gore and violence per se. WTF? Come on people, the world its a very sh**t place to be creating more and more violence. Lets talk about what is happening out there, we are killing each other. The rich people is super rich and we cant even afford rent. That is wy i love Death las years, Chuck understood tis and started talking about philosophy, life and the world that sorrounds us. I would love to see more Death MEtal bands talking and thinking about the world we live in, just like Napalm DEath does, eventhough they are a more grindy band.
Nicolás Gabriel Perlini 100% I do though know and respect that extreme metal is that in fact the horror content which is cool so it’s not like I’m coming into a room that says this through this door is fucked up shit go at your own risk then complaining when I’m in the room, what has personally affected me cannot have an effect on someone’s creativity, I also understand it’s TBDM trademark to lyrically speak through the mind and mouth of the evil doer which is dope, I’m just saying personally it was nice to see them do it in a way that like a Anti hero the rats had become an anti hero like what I think all people like Trevor said the underworld we subscribe to, we are affected or attracted to dark corners of our minds for a similar reason thus we ourselves feel connected at least I do to the anti hero identity, like dawn of rats is about a molesting priest getting what he truly deserves in retribution to the raped, that’s fucking anti hero glory right there, and it hits all my favorite marks still mitigating the evil doer and all that jazz but it was for a just cause lmao 😂 the human mind is an enigma but I really enjoyed that story! Thank you guys!
Brandon Barrow righteous! 🤘🏻
@@juansakura2868 That's a very pretentious, solipsist viewpoint. You make it seem as if they created the violence they have simply observed. If you set aside your fragilities; you would see past the gratuity and understand that they are evoking thought unto hidden, macabre facets of reality. The Window is an extremely vile, vulgar song about youth violated, but beyond that, it depicts the heinous deviancy of Gilles De Rais and contradicts the delusions of the idealistic. The song Receipt is about suicide and carries the same purpose; to make apparent the fact that the world is far from perfect. How can one merely champion philosophy when atrocity exists? Do you not proliferate, consume, and destroy?
If you can't see the "life" in the lyrics, you should try roaming past your sensitivities and broadening your scope. It is unfair that you judge others as limited, whilst peering through a narrow bias of cognition.
Christ, that spelling.
throwback to early quarantine listening to the premier stream. the subtle black metal touch on this album is really what makes it great for me!
I'm completely shattered! Hope Trevor is blasting his music across the Universe! 🪐🌌
This album is so damn spicy 😩 call the cdc cause its SO sick. Thank you BDM.
This album is an absolute masterpiece I can't stop listening to it from start to finish! Everything on it is so good!
I'm so glad that after a decade of listening and learning their material on guitar I got to see them live a few weeks ago they hit every fucking note perfectly I love their melodies and black metal tendencies incredible band from every aspect
Sad day... RIP TREVOR STRNAD
Well played, Metal Blade.
I've listened to this album so many goddamn times already. \m/
LOVE this album!
Btw, I feel bad for the bands who released albums this month and half of last month due to the world shutting down... You guys deserve better!
Isn’t it a shame we cannot connect with the thousands of souls who would love to be there for us in our Time of need. When I heard about Trevor I actually wept and listened to several albums that day.
Sunless empire sounds like nothing I've ever heard before from TBDM. But yet I like it so much among the entire album. Initially it felt out of place but the second half of the song is a whole new experience. I'm extremely satisfied and relieved the new line up is shifting and adding more spice to themselves. Most of us would probably be fine with normal TBDM sound we know for close to 20 years. But I enjoy this new flavoring very much.
James Jin prolly the best song of the album in all its components and this is considering that the whole album is ridiculous
The riff at 16:34 is the best riff they've ever written.
@@reckoningchino unfortunately you're right. I was wowed by the album at first. But it soon washes out on me. I do enjoy and appreciate what Brandon bought to the table. But I find I enjoy the older albums of riff masterclasses better. Way more dark, brutal and powerful. This album felt a bit more "mainstream" to me. Especially the last two songs. Made me recall listening hangar 18 or some sort of megadeth tune. And I get it totally after I read a interview that brandon did do covers of megadeth in the deluxe edition of this album while recording and provided ideas on tons of tracks on album. I dont despise or hate that side of things, just that I prefer TBDM for a certain sound they maintained over the years. The grinding part of child at night is my favorite part about this entire album. since 2009 this band started to have tons of great leads and solos and I certainly enjoys it but I would prefer not to let go too much of dark and powerful riffs(think what nocturnal offers in terms of riffing.). It's all about balance and mixing things and this time round the balance is slightly off for me.
Sounds like a great follow up to Nightbringers! My favourites are (after one full listening) Verminous, The Leather Apron's Scorn and Dawn of Rats
The Leather Apron's Scorn is just phenomenal, I have played that over and over, vicious track...album is incredible
The Wereworm's Feast is one of my favorite TBDM tracks ever made and that's from someone who has been aboard since Miasma. Verminous is a way more potent release than Abysmal and even Nightbringers IMO. I don't think they hit this kind of new peak since Ritual, at least in terms of song writing, not so much regarding lineup changes.
I absolutely agree man. Ritual has been their high-mark for me ever since it released. But this album comes damn close to dethroning it...I think there are some better songs on Verminous, but I think overall Ritual still takes it.
It seems we both agree though that this is definitely a leap up from Nightbringers and Abysmal. And Everblack is my least favorite BDM album, so yea.
Nocturnal and Unhallowed is above these two in my opinion, then Verminous and Ritual maybe.
So good boys never a disappointment when the black dahlia murder puts out a new album. This one is on repeat just in time for the pandemic.
If Brian wanted to do a final tour with the black dahlia murder it would only make sense if they got singers from different bands to sing the songs on different dates. There’s absolutely no one on earth that can take the vocal reins after Trevor.
Got a bottle of Jager and a 6 pack of some local IPA for this....let's go! #Heartburn
i agree lml
That sounds like an awful combo
Amateur! Everybody knows metal pairs best with chamomile tea! \M/
Local IPA. Lulz
you are so fucking cool dude.. i wish i could be more like you
Best Band in the World!