Nocturnal is the third album by American heavy 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 new 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 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 the story of Carl von Cosel.
Track listing
| 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 |
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Total length:
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34:39 |
Personnel
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Trevor Strnad – vocals
- Brian Eschbach – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- John Kempainen – lead guitar
- Ryan "Bart" Williams – bass guitar
- Shannon Lucas – drums
- Production
Chart positions
References
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- Trevor Strnad
- Brian Eschbach
- Max Lavelle
- Alan Cassidy
- Brandon Ellis
- David Lock
- Bill Anderson
- Zach Gibson
- Jon Deering
- Sean Gauvreau
- Cory Grady
- Tony Laureano
- Mike Schepman
- Pierre Langlois
- Kevin Talley
- John Kempainen
- Ryan "Bart" Williams
- Shannon Lucas
- Ryan Knight
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