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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER:
Brian Eschbach – lead vocals
Max Lavelle – bass
Alan Cassidy – drums
Brandon Ellis – lead guitar, backing vocals
Ryan Knight – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Starring:
Alan Cassidy
Brandon Ellis
Brian Eschbach
Ryan Knight
Max Lavelle
Director / Editor:
Robbie Tassaro
Executive Produced by:
E.J. Johantgen & The Black Dahlia Murder
Produced by:
Jake Klarkowski
Director of Photography:
James Marsh
Additional Cinematography:
Marshall Wieczorek
Colorist:
Anthony Tocchio
Statford the Ape:
Nick Marrero
Location:
Calvin Sunday Studios
Redding, CA
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10. UTOPIA BLACK
ACROSS THE WINDS ATOP THE WAVES IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME STARTING AS A SUBTLE CALL A FIRE INSIDE A GROWING PULL ALMOST A VOICE IMAGES COME CLEAR YOUR NEED TO KNOW SINCERE YOUR PLACE IN THE PLAN VISIONS COMMANDS WISHING YOU COULD UNDERSTAND DARK HEARTS STAY STRONG YE BE NOT ALONE WHEN BLACKENED SON COMES IN LOVING ARMS WE'LL ALL BE CARRIED HOME OLDER NOW AND MORE IN TUNE YOU SENSE HIS ROLE FOR YOU INCREASE STATION AWAIT PATIENT ORDERS WILL COME OUR PRIVILEGE TO SILENTLY SERVE CONSTELLATIONS SOON ALIGNING THE BIRTH TO END NAZARENE’S WORLD OUR DEVOTION NEVER UNNOTICED DISDAINED FAITH BROUGHT US HERE GRINNING OUR FATHER WATCHES CHEERING ON OUR THRONG DARK HEARTS STAND TALL NO YE BE NOT ALONE WHEN BLACKENED SON COMES IN LOVING ARMS WE’LL ALL BE CARRIED HOME NO LINEAGE NOR RANK BE OBSERVED THE QUALITY OF YOUR SERVICE IS HOW HIS FAVOR IS INSURED TO DEDICATE OUR LIVES TO THE CAUSE THERE BE NO HIGHER HONOR THERE IS NO SIN OUR ONLY LAW COLD MURDER DECEIT DO WHAT IT TAKE HOLD FAST TO YOUR FAITH PARADISE CHOICES MAKE OR BREAK DEVOTION SHALL BE REWARDED A BLACK UTOPIA WASHING OVER ONE AND ALL
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“Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was going to exist without Trevor.”
That’s THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s co-founder Brian Eschbach telling it like it is. With the tragic passing of the band’s frontman and co-founder Trevor Strnad in 2022, Eschbach, bassist Max Lavelle, drummer Alan Cassidy, and producer/guitarist Brandon Ellis were faced with a decision: Close the door on one of the most beloved death metal bands of the last twenty years, or carry on in their fallen brother’s charismatic spirit?
“Everyone that’s in the band now is someone that Trevor and I searched for,” Eschbach says. “We spent so much time on the road together that everyone understands the mission statement. We don’t really need to talk about it. We just need to make great music and try to make people happy playing it.”
After a period of profound grief and deep soul-searching, Eschbach moved from guitar to vocals, setting aside his lifelong identity as a live guitarist for the survival of the band. Former THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER member Ryan Knight returned to the fold to take Eschbach’s place on guitar. The new lineup made their debut in TBDM’s hometown of Detroit in late October 2022 for a tribute show for Strnad.
Fast forward to right about now: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s new album is the one that many would have thought impossible. Servitude marks Eschbach’s recorded debut as THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s lead vocalist and lyricist—and their first with Knight on guitar since 2015’s Abysmal.
“I just had to lean into it hard,” Eschbach says of approaching Servitude in a completely new role. “Honestly, writing the lyrics for this album was easier for me than writing the music for the three songs that I wrote music for. I’d pick a subject, research it, and just kinda dive in. Even though it’s not something I’d really ever done before, there was a natural flow to it once I started.”
You can hear the thrilling results on “Aftermath,” the ripping lead single, which envisions a post-apocalyptic cannibal scenario. “We wanted that one to be heard first because it’s one of the faster songs on the album, if not the fastest,” Eschbach says. “We wanted that very aggressive BLACK DAHLIA melodic death metal feel coming right at you. Lyrically, it’s about a meteor that fucks up the whole planet, but there’s still people living. Kind of like The Walking Dead, but with no zombies—so you get right to how people deal with it. And by the end, they’re eating each other.”
The members of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER know that some will be skeptical of an album without Trevor’s inimitable presence. But many fans have already embraced the band’s decision to move forward.
“More than pressures or expectations from the fanbase, I feel their trust and support,” Ellis says. “We've always done what we do for them, and they've appreciated our consistency over the years. The global outcry following Trevor's passing has shown us how important the band's music has been to so many people, and how important it is that we continue in his honor. Under all that weight, I think we all knew what needed to be done.”
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER:
Brian Eschbach – lead vocals
Max Lavelle – bass
Alan Cassidy – drums
Brandon Ellis – lead guitar, backing vocals
Ryan Knight – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Starring:
Alan Cassidy
Brandon Ellis
Brian Eschbach
Ryan Knight
Max Lavelle
Director / Editor:
Robbie Tassaro
Executive Produced by:
E.J. Johantgen & The Black Dahlia Murder
Produced by:
Jake Klarkowski
Director of Photography:
James Marsh
Additional Cinematography:
Marshall Wieczorek
Colorist:
Anthony Tocchio
Statford the Ape:
Nick Marrero
Location:
Calvin Sunday Studios
Redding, CA
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10. UTOPIA BLACK
ACROSS THE WINDS ATOP THE WAVES IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME STARTING AS A SUBTLE CALL A FIRE INSIDE A GROWING PULL ALMOST A VOICE IMAGES COME CLEAR YOUR NEED TO KNOW SINCERE YOUR PLACE IN THE PLAN VISIONS COMMANDS WISHING YOU COULD UNDERSTAND DARK HEARTS STAY STRONG YE BE NOT ALONE WHEN BLACKENED SON COMES IN LOVING ARMS WE'LL ALL BE CARRIED HOME OLDER NOW AND MORE IN TUNE YOU SENSE HIS ROLE FOR YOU INCREASE STATION AWAIT PATIENT ORDERS WILL COME OUR PRIVILEGE TO SILENTLY SERVE CONSTELLATIONS SOON ALIGNING THE BIRTH TO END NAZARENE’S WORLD OUR DEVOTION NEVER UNNOTICED DISDAINED FAITH BROUGHT US HERE GRINNING OUR FATHER WATCHES CHEERING ON OUR THRONG DARK HEARTS STAND TALL NO YE BE NOT ALONE WHEN BLACKENED SON COMES IN LOVING ARMS WE’LL ALL BE CARRIED HOME NO LINEAGE NOR RANK BE OBSERVED THE QUALITY OF YOUR SERVICE IS HOW HIS FAVOR IS INSURED TO DEDICATE OUR LIVES TO THE CAUSE THERE BE NO HIGHER HONOR THERE IS NO SIN OUR ONLY LAW COLD MURDER DECEIT DO WHAT IT TAKE HOLD FAST TO YOUR FAITH PARADISE CHOICES MAKE OR BREAK DEVOTION SHALL BE REWARDED A BLACK UTOPIA WASHING OVER ONE AND ALL
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“Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was going to exist without Trevor.”
That’s THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s co-founder Brian Eschbach telling it like it is. With the tragic passing of the band’s frontman and co-founder Trevor Strnad in 2022, Eschbach, bassist Max Lavelle, drummer Alan Cassidy, and producer/guitarist Brandon Ellis were faced with a decision: Close the door on one of the most beloved death metal bands of the last twenty years, or carry on in their fallen brother’s charismatic spirit?
“Everyone that’s in the band now is someone that Trevor and I searched for,” Eschbach says. “We spent so much time on the road together that everyone understands the mission statement. We don’t really need to talk about it. We just need to make great music and try to make people happy playing it.”
After a period of profound grief and deep soul-searching, Eschbach moved from guitar to vocals, setting aside his lifelong identity as a live guitarist for the survival of the band. Former THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER member Ryan Knight returned to the fold to take Eschbach’s place on guitar. The new lineup made their debut in TBDM’s hometown of Detroit in late October 2022 for a tribute show for Strnad.
Fast forward to right about now: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s new album is the one that many would have thought impossible. Servitude marks Eschbach’s recorded debut as THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s lead vocalist and lyricist—and their first with Knight on guitar since 2015’s Abysmal.
“I just had to lean into it hard,” Eschbach says of approaching Servitude in a completely new role. “Honestly, writing the lyrics for this album was easier for me than writing the music for the three songs that I wrote music for. I’d pick a subject, research it, and just kinda dive in. Even though it’s not something I’d really ever done before, there was a natural flow to it once I started.”
You can hear the thrilling results on “Aftermath,” the ripping lead single, which envisions a post-apocalyptic cannibal scenario. “We wanted that one to be heard first because it’s one of the faster songs on the album, if not the fastest,” Eschbach says. “We wanted that very aggressive BLACK DAHLIA melodic death metal feel coming right at you. Lyrically, it’s about a meteor that fucks up the whole planet, but there’s still people living. Kind of like The Walking Dead, but with no zombies—so you get right to how people deal with it. And by the end, they’re eating each other.”
The members of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER know that some will be skeptical of an album without Trevor’s inimitable presence. But many fans have already embraced the band’s decision to move forward.
“More than pressures or expectations from the fanbase, I feel their trust and support,” Ellis says. “We've always done what we do for them, and they've appreciated our consistency over the years. The global outcry following Trevor's passing has shown us how important the band's music has been to so many people, and how important it is that we continue in his honor. Under all that weight, I think we all knew what needed to be done.”
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