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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 Picquerist
08. Malenchanments Of The Necrosphere
09. The Grave Robber's Work
10. The Raven
11. Great Burning Nullifier
12. Blood In The Ink
[DOWNLOAD LINKS BELOW THE POST]
Oh, The Black Dahlia Murder… one of my favorite bands to bang my head to a hard cement wall on (and watch my forehead bleed like a river). Their official preview song “Moonlight Equilibrium” excited me (more like eargasm); it featured new elements (for them, at least) on the song and of course, it had a different overall vibe. Most of all, they sounded more like death metal and less of what a douchebag metalhead had told you: “No way man, The Black Dahlia Murder is deathcore! Like uh… chicken shit!”
If their earlier albums “Nocturnal” and “Deflorate” showed us that they’re not deathcore chicken shit, “Ritual” probably shows us (or me, at least!) their worthiness in the death metal realm. Oh, I think I’m hearing things from you like:
“Oh no La:morT… is this album another “Nocturnal”? ‘Cause “Deflorate” is!” I know, and we all know perhaps, that “Deflorate” sounds like “Nocturnal”, but “Ritual”? OH, PLEASE… get a life, boy.
Just like what I said a while ago, the album has a brand new, different vibe, even though they still play their instruments like they played it before. The production crystal clear, the drums still beat like a maniac, the guitars… still have a lot of “triples” in it, and of course Trevor’s vocals. Some say it sucks balls (especially his highs) but I think otherwise. I think they’re awesome, and perhaps an iconic and a very memorable element of their songs. Besides that, he has used his lows more frequently, balancing each other’s use. Now that’s so not “Nocturnal” (wherein his highs are the main feature), right?
Remember that I said that this album sounds different than “Nocturnal” and “Deflorate”? Of course you do, though I can’t promise you that much has changed, which is actually good. If you expect them to have a radical change, are you then expecting them to play some opera? Get outta here.
”Oh no, did I hear something like, “change in The Black Dahlia Murder’s music”!? I smell the scent to sell-out road again!” You’re speaking things again. Get real.
Anyway, to start all this “different vibe’ thing, I should probably mention that “A Shrine to Madness” kicks ass. It just sounds so macabre for a TBDM song, come on! And a forty second symphonic (though faint) intro? Now that’s new from them, and to finish the album off, they also have “Blood in the Ink”, also featuring some symphonic/atmospheric elements, and fortunately, not in the intro. Come on, you listen somewhere from the middle of the song to the outro and you better hear some of that running along the music.
Of course, you can’t expect symphony and/or atmosphere again, or else we’ll have an inferior Septicflesh rip-off… only on speed. So they have other new elements in store for us listeners and especially for their fans, like…
A mid-paced death metal song!
Yeah, you heard that right, a mid-paced death metal song, which came in the form of “On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood”
“Did I just hear SALTED BLOOD?!” Yes, you got that right. I know it’s utterly nothing but weirdness in six words, and also a new take on the band’s sound. They’ve done it right actually, with the growls taking on the spotlight. What a brilliant idea making straight-up death metal… TBDM style!
Probably two songs worth mentioning are “The Window” and “Carbonized in Cruciform”, since the two songs demonstrate what else but, more new elements! The first song featuring an intro a la “typical screamo song”, which maybe is a bummer to you, but don’t worry! It’s much of a song fairly reminiscent of their former stuff (like “A Grave Robber’s Work” and “Den of the Piquerist”), only more sinister (in sound, of course). And the other song, “Carbonized in Cruciform”, is the only song in this album to feature acoustic guitars (albeit little).
“Acoustic guitars in a TBDM song? SELL-OUT!” You better start listening to the song now. And hey, it also has black metal influence, at least as far as I can hear.
This album can’t be perfect, right? Uh-huh, that’s right, unfortunately, though there are only two things that destroyed my desire for more “Ritual”.
First is the part when “Conspiring with the Damned” and “Malenchanments of the Necrosphere” slowed down, in the middle of the song. It sounds nothing short of being out of place, nothing more. Second is that it has 12 tracks. You might say that at least I, as a fan, got more of The Black Dahlia Murder. Unfortunately, it’s more of an overdose to me, or even an overkill, and it just kills me. They should’ve kept the album to ten tracks, if you ask me.
In all fairness, this is much like an excellent change in the band’s sound, and the best part is, the change is not that much. I could say, since I’m trying to end the review and all, that they’ve matured as a band but that’s too much a cliché (and most likely used by 9 out of 10 douchebag album reviewers). And besides, I might add to the notion they’ve *gasp* sold out already, where in fact, they haven’t, even a bit! So if you like their previous albums, you’re gonna like this one too. If you like this kind of music that TBDM plays (read the whole review to find out), you better listen to this. Right. Now.
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 Picquerist
08. Malenchanments Of The Necrosphere
09. The Grave Robber's Work
10. The Raven
11. Great Burning Nullifier
12. Blood In The Ink
[DOWNLOAD LINKS BELOW THE POST]
Oh, The Black Dahlia Murder… one of my favorite bands to bang my head to a hard cement wall on (and watch my forehead bleed like a river). Their official preview song “Moonlight Equilibrium” excited me (more like eargasm); it featured new elements (for them, at least) on the song and of course, it had a different overall vibe. Most of all, they sounded more like death metal and less of what a douchebag metalhead had told you: “No way man, The Black Dahlia Murder is deathcore! Like uh… chicken shit!”
If their earlier albums “Nocturnal” and “Deflorate” showed us that they’re not deathcore chicken shit, “Ritual” probably shows us (or me, at least!) their worthiness in the death metal realm. Oh, I think I’m hearing things from you like:
“Oh no La:morT… is this album another “Nocturnal”? ‘Cause “Deflorate” is!” I know, and we all know perhaps, that “Deflorate” sounds like “Nocturnal”, but “Ritual”? OH, PLEASE… get a life, boy.
And I’ll tell you why “Ritual” is on a different league compared to their previous albums, and of course to your “deathcore chicken shit”!
The Black Dahlia Murder "Moonlight Equilibrium"
Remember that I said that this album sounds different than “Nocturnal” and “Deflorate”? Of course you do, though I can’t promise you that much has changed, which is actually good. If you expect them to have a radical change, are you then expecting them to play some opera? Get outta here.
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| About as macabre as it gets. Ouija board a bonus for those who'll get the limited edition. |
Anyway, to start all this “different vibe’ thing, I should probably mention that “A Shrine to Madness” kicks ass. It just sounds so macabre for a TBDM song, come on! And a forty second symphonic (though faint) intro? Now that’s new from them, and to finish the album off, they also have “Blood in the Ink”, also featuring some symphonic/atmospheric elements, and fortunately, not in the intro. Come on, you listen somewhere from the middle of the song to the outro and you better hear some of that running along the music.
Of course, you can’t expect symphony and/or atmosphere again, or else we’ll have an inferior Septicflesh rip-off… only on speed. So they have other new elements in store for us listeners and especially for their fans, like…
A mid-paced death metal song!
Yeah, you heard that right, a mid-paced death metal song, which came in the form of “On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood”
“Did I just hear SALTED BLOOD?!” Yes, you got that right. I know it’s utterly nothing but weirdness in six words, and also a new take on the band’s sound. They’ve done it right actually, with the growls taking on the spotlight. What a brilliant idea making straight-up death metal… TBDM style!
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| Even thogh the album's awesome, please... ditch the glasses,. |
“Acoustic guitars in a TBDM song? SELL-OUT!” You better start listening to the song now. And hey, it also has black metal influence, at least as far as I can hear.
This album can’t be perfect, right? Uh-huh, that’s right, unfortunately, though there are only two things that destroyed my desire for more “Ritual”.
First is the part when “Conspiring with the Damned” and “Malenchanments of the Necrosphere” slowed down, in the middle of the song. It sounds nothing short of being out of place, nothing more. Second is that it has 12 tracks. You might say that at least I, as a fan, got more of The Black Dahlia Murder. Unfortunately, it’s more of an overdose to me, or even an overkill, and it just kills me. They should’ve kept the album to ten tracks, if you ask me.
In all fairness, this is much like an excellent change in the band’s sound, and the best part is, the change is not that much. I could say, since I’m trying to end the review and all, that they’ve matured as a band but that’s too much a cliché (and most likely used by 9 out of 10 douchebag album reviewers). And besides, I might add to the notion they’ve *gasp* sold out already, where in fact, they haven’t, even a bit! So if you like their previous albums, you’re gonna like this one too. If you like this kind of music that TBDM plays (read the whole review to find out), you better listen to this. Right. Now.
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