SPOTLIGHT ARTIST - THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

Band Name: The Black Dahlia Murder Band Website: The Black Dahlia Murder On Myspace Band Members: Trevor Strnad, Brian Eschbach, John Kempainen, Bart Williams Band Biography: The Black Dahlia Murder is a melodic death metal / metalcore band from Detroit, Michigan named after the unsolved murder of actress Elizabeth Short, often referred to as The Black Dahlia. Their sound is influenced by bands like At the Gates, In Flames, Morbid Angel, Dissection, and Carcass. Their music makes use of the death metal sound, containing elements such as blast beats and fast death metal style riffs. Vocalist Trevor Strnad alternates between both deep, throaty "death metal growls" and a more high pitched scream. The band's most popular songs include "Funeral Thirst", "Miasma," and "A Vulgar Picture". They played in Ozzfest 2005 and also participated in the Sounds of the Underground tour in 2006, which encompasses both the US and Canada. They are also scheduled to play at Wacken Open Air festival in 2007. Current bassist Bart Wiliams left his former band, Detroit's "Today I Wait" to tour with the Black Dahlia Murder. After touring with the band on their co-headlining run with Throwdown and their European dates with Liar, he joined the group full-time. Bart was one of two engineers (the other being Walls of Jericho's Mike Hasty) on the band's first full length, 'Unhallowed'. Their most recent album Miasma peaked at 118 on The Billboard 200. Recently, Pierre Langlois left the band for a more secure lifestyle, and the band is currently continuing their long-time search for a replacement drummerhopefully before the Wacken Open Air festival later this year. PS: The Black Dahlia Murder is currently seeking a drummer so if you're in the Detroit area and you have mad skillz then you could be the next member of their band! Review Of This Band By Reverend Sin: COMING SOON!

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