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The Black Dahlia Murder To Tour With Nile, Skeletonwitch, And Hour Of Penance This Spring

Jan.19, 2012

The Black Dahila Murder just aren’t resting; they’ve been road warriors ever since the release of their great album Ritual. This time, they’re embarking on a nationwide headlining tour of the U.S. with Nile, Skeletonwitch, and Hour of Penance. I haven’t had the pleasure of seeing any of these bands live, but if their albums are any indication of their live shows, this is a tour you do not want to miss. With this, Summer Slaughter, and the rumored Mastodon/Opeth/Ghost tour, we are in luck this year. Here are the dates:

3/24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
3/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club
3/26 – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
3/27 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
3/29 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
3/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
3/31 – Las Vegas, NV @ Desert Breeze Skate Park (Extreme Thing) *
4/02 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
4/03 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
4/04 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
4/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
4/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater
4/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
4/09 – Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar
4/10 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
4/11 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
4/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4/15 – Toledo, OH @ Headliners (Jamboree Music Festival) *
4/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
4/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
4/19 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/20 – Worchester, MA @ The Palladium (New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)

* indicates The Black Dahlia Murder performs only

- GR

Tags: Hour of Penance, Jamboree Music Festival, New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, nile, Ritual, Skeletonwitch, The Black Dahlia Murder

Farewell, 2011: J Bobski’s Top 15 Albums Of 2011

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.29, 2011

[Not so fast! We have a late addition to our collection of best-of lists! Contributor J Bobski has given us his rundown of albums from 2011 that (bed)rocked thoroughly rocked his shit! - JR]

A lot of cool, progressive, trendy shit came out this year, but I found myself going back to the basics a bit. I definitely favored the things that never go out of style-fat grooves, killer riffs, and memorable songcraft-over adventurous dorkery this year. A lot of ‘djent’ and ‘prog’ albums that you will no doubt find on many a HBIH writer’s list this year simply didn’t do it for me at all. Admittedly, I probably didn’t spend enough time with some of them, but I did try quite a few of them out. I also love me some black metal and grind, but I was so busy jamming the shit out of the albums on this list that I didn’t have much time to get into any of it. I have some catching up to do, no doubt. But for me, 2011 was all about getting hooked on an album and listening to almost nothing else for days, weeks, and maybe months. I listened to my #1 album so many times it’s a wonder I even had time for 14 other albums to fit on this damn list, ya know? Anyhoo, that’s how I tried to structure this list, by how many times I actually listened to an album (so these are my actual favorites, not what I wish were my favorites or what I think you want my favorites to be) Here we go:

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Tags: Aurora Borealis, Born of Osiris, Chimaira, Devin Townsend Project, Drewsif Stalin, Hate Eternal, Keith Merrow, Last Chance To Reason, Machine Head, Obscura, suicide silence, TesseracT, The Black Dahlia Murder, Times of Grace, Unearth, Wolves in the Throne Room

Farewell, 2011: DeusExMachina’s Top 21 List

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.28, 2011

2011 was an absolutely absurd year for not only metal, but music in general. Such marvelous records from the best names in music. But no doubt that you know this, so lets not waste time, eh?

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Farewell 2011: DamienTheOmen’s Top Albums Of 2011

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.27, 2011

You know it’s been a good year for music when:

a) your first draft for the ‘Top 20 For 2011′ initially contains more than twice the required amount and took 5 revised versions to get right
b) you have to miss out on records from some great artists like Fuck The Facts, Pathology, Amon Amath, Autopsy and Hate Eternal due to the sheer volume of great records released

I could easily eat months into 2012 just catching up on those records and the countless other recommendations around the web but I’d much rather bite the bullet and start with a clean slate. So here it is, needless to say I will have probably changed my mind by the time this is posted, but as of the 22th of December this is the best I can do.

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Circle Tours The Square This Fall; The Chariot/Vanna/Listener In The Works

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours

Sep.23, 2011

Aaaaaaaand yet another awesome tour for you North American types this autumn, this time with seminal screamo outfit Circle Takes The Square.

CTTS have been quiet for quite some time now, but they’re set to release their new album Decompositions: Volume I sometime this November, and I’m pretty stoked on that shit.

There’s no set support, but most of the dates will feature several of City of Ships, Touché Amoré and Pianos Become The Teeth. A couple also feature Thou, who are rather excellent.

Here’s what we have at the moment:

10/22 Harrisonburg, VA – Secret show
10/23 Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar (feat. City Of Ships, Pala)
10/24 Philadelphia, PA – Pi Lam (feat. Gholas, Gods and Queens, Full of Hell)
10/25 Blacksburg, VA – 130 Jackson (feat. Pygmylush, Regents)
10/26 Greensboro, NC – Legitimate Business (feat. Pygmylush, Systems
10/27 Savannah, GA – TBA (feat. Howler, Indian Giver)
10/28 Gainesville, FL – The Fest 10
10/29 St. Petersburg, FL – Fubar (feat. Capsule, City of Ships)
10/31 Pembroke Pines, FL – The Talent Farm (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth,City Of Ships)
11/01 Winter Park, FL – The Haven (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, City Of Ships)
11/02 Birmingham, AL – The Firehouse (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, City Of Ships)
11/03 New Orleans, LA – Dragons Den (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, Thou)
11/05 Baton Rouge, LA – Manship Theatre (feat. True Widow, Thou, Leaving)
11/06 TBA – TBA
11/07 Atlanta, GA – TBA
11/08 Athens, GA – TBA

More details to come on those last few shows, and we’ll try and get those to you when they come our way.

There’s are also tentative details coming through about shows from The Chariot with Vanna, The Crimson Armada, Former Thieves and Listener (whose frontman Dan Smith is the guy who does the intense spoken-word section on “David De La Hoz“). More details on that too when they are announced.

So fall’s looking pretty good for you guys as far as tours go. I’m not sure what the national coverage is like, but between the Between the Buried and Me/Animals As Leaders/TesseracT, Devin Townsend Project/The Ocean, Mastodon/Dillinger, Decapitated/Decrepit Birth/Fleshgod Apocalypse, Enslaved/Alcest, Kvelertak/Skeletonwitch, The Black Dahlia Murder/All Shall Perish, Ana Kefr and The Bled runs, you’re bound to be able to see something cool (unless you live in the arse-end of nowhere, eh JR?). Just look at that list. Phew!

- CG

Milhouse Is So Meta(l)

Filed Under: Audio, New music

Aug.17, 2011

“Milhouse is not a meme” is a meme in and of itself, which makes Milhouse some sort of wonky meta-meme. This is why I love the internet.

Trollface, the meme-based demi-supergroup collaboration thing with Tre Watson and Anthony DiGiacomo (known for his work under the name Encircle), have a new song titled “Milhouse Is NOT A Meme.” I’m beginning to greatly enjoy Trollface’s output so far, reminding me of some hybrid of The Black Dahlia Murder, Born of Osiris (Tre’s surprisingly amazing vocal work in particular) and Beneath the Massacre. The song is absolutely killer for the following reasons:

DAT BASS
DEM RIFFS
Lyrics seemingly written as an empowering letter to Milhouse, as if to say “you may not be a meme, but don’t let that get you down!”
Tom Morello-esque solo is nuts

Stream it below, and be sure to like Trollface on Facebook.

- JR

Tags: Anthony DiGiacomo, Beneath The Massacre, Born of Osiris, Encircle, The Black Dahlia Murder, Tom Morello, Tre Watson, Trollface

The Black Dahlia Murder – Ritual

Filed Under: Reviews

Jun.28, 2011

The Black Dahlia Murder

Ritual

01. A Shrine to Madness
02. Moonlight Equilibrium
03. On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood
04. Conspiring With the Damned
05. The Window
06. Carbonized in Cruciform
07. Den of the Piquerist
08. Malenchantments of the Necrosphere
09. The Grave Robber’s Work
10. The Raven
11. Great Burning Nullifier
12. Blood in the Ink

[6/17/2011]
[Metal Blade Records]

The Black Dahlia Murder have been one of the most prominent and loved American death metal bands since the release of their first major record, Unhollowed, back in 2003. They released Miasma in 2005, a record considered their best work by many of their fans. After releasing two very successful records after Miasma, entitled Nocturnal and Deflorate, the band has released Ritual. How does it fare, you say? My answer: it’s the best material they’ve ever recorded, and is sure to overtake Miasma as the favorite of many fans.

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Tags: Arsis, Blood in the Ink, Ritual, The Black Dahlia Murder

Sit Thyself Down And BEGIN THE RITUAL!!!

Filed Under: Audio, Upcoming releases

Jun.15, 2011

STREAM IT! STREAM IT HERE FOR ALL THAT IS (UN)HOLY!

This album is fucking good, and you’ll be doing yourself a service if you do; trust. You’ll need either Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac for Quicktime if you’re super cool like me and like to lick Steve Jobs’ sweaty cornhole on a daily basis. Kind of a dick move, but it’s totally worth it.

If you like what you hear, then it’s, like, totally out on June 21st through Metal Blade! Scandalous.

- CG

Tags: Metal Blade Records, Ritual, The Black Dahlia Murder

Helveticore: Painting With All The Colours Of The Wind

Filed Under: Helveticore

Jun.10, 2011

Today I would like to discuss a recent trend in the field of album artwork as it pertains to metal bands. When you think about the artwork of most metal albums, images of skulls, demons, fire and misogyny spring to mind. Metal is supposed to be evil and the artwork is supposed to reflect that right? In the past this was the case. Cliched imagery, was combined with a mono- or duo-chromatic colour palette to create something dark and unsettling. Blue implies coldness, red symbolizes fire, purple is alien, etc. A combination of sickly green and blue are used to startle and disgust the viewer. Of course there are exceptions to the rule but in the majority of cases, the design and execution of metal album artwork has followed strict, unwritten rules.

But things are different now. Metal musicians can have short hair, merch can be neon, and a genre called djent can exist and be taken seriously. So what does this mean for album artwork? Perhaps you have seen the signs already, noticed the changes, album art is no longer the one colour festival of evil that it used to be. Bands are embracing warm and varied colour palettes, comforting textures, landscape images and even sunshine! Gasp, you say! I’m not just talking about scene golems who have embraced all over print design like your nearest BAPE outlet (LOL at this image). I’m talking about bands that are lauded by critics and recognized as talented and original.

Let’s examine some evidence.

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Yep, Ritual Is Going To Be Amazing

Filed Under: New music, Upcoming releases

Jun.01, 2011

Death metal darlings The Black Dahlia Murder have released another song off their highly-anticipated album, Ritual, entitled “Malenchanments of the Necrosphere”. The song absolutely ignores past TBDM tendencies by ridding themselves of melodious guitar lines and constant blast beat drumming. This song is a full out aural-assault that is definitely new territory for TBDM fans to travel. The first half of the song hardly resembles anything that they have ever done, and this revolution is not only needed, but will certainly well-received. The second half shows the band going back to their melodic side, but bringing 7/8 time into the fold, showing a wonderful progressive side to them. I think it’s safe to say that, going by what the 3 songs have shown us, that a revolution is at hand at TBDM camp. And I dare say, it will surpass everything they’ve ever done.

Ritual is released June 21st in North America and June 17/20 in Europe.