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We are the carriers of a plague of knowledge so vile that it could bring the unsuspecting mankind to its knees. We are the pariahs that the world of normality finds loathsome and obscene. The rats and roaches looming in the cracks and crevices of this fallen world. “ We, members of our beloved and hidden world of the heavy metal underground teeming just below the surface, are the verminous. When it came to title the record, Strnad looked around at the scene he has helped nourish for two decades and found his inspiration. A journey from beginning to end that has peaks and valleys.“ We want an album to feel like a wild ride. I do however think it’s been an underlying goal for the last several years to make more diverse music. We prefer to keep things completely organic and just let the music flow when the time is right. “ As usual, there was no discussion nor preemptive planning going into the album. It was definitely intentional on our part – a band can only hope to write a song so good that it would be seen as an anthem.” Likewise, there is more melancholy on the record, particularly on “Removal Of The Oaken Stake” and “Sunless Empire”, adding another dimension to the band’s sound and expanding the dark sonic palette with which they paint, all of this coming naturally. “ ‘Verminous’ has got some really huge parts that I’m sure will resonate greatly with our fans. One of the most immediately evident evolutions is in how anthemic their ninth record is, the band inspiring fist-in-the-air responses, particularly in closing track “Dawn Of Rats”. That this is a new phase for The Black Dahlia Murder is apparent as the compellingly filthy opening title track rumbles to life, and the album remains gripping for each of the nine tracks that follow. Each one is a living, breathing entity that will stand on its own as some of the best music this band has ever created.“ Plenty of delicious little Easter eggs woven into the fabric of each song. “ It’s a very colorful, moody, and charismatic album that experiments with new sounds and ideas without losing the cutthroat Black Dahlia edge. We stoked the creative fires with 2017′s ‘Nightbringers’ and it’s gone much further now in ‘Verminous’,” states vocalist Trevor Strnad. “ I think this is the biggest evolutionary leap we’ve ever taken from one album to the next. Verminous is The Black Dahlia Murder‘s most dynamic, rousing and emotional release to date, and it achieves this without compromising one iota of heaviness. As I said before, everything sounds relatively the same except the vocals which were a bit more raspy and the guitars and bass are a bit more distorted rather than having that cleaner sound that they now have.Brian Eschbach: Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocalsīrandon Ellis: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals If you are one of those people, back track on this band a little and listen to this first. Most people found out about these guys when they released Unhallowed. Even though I do not think that this is the highlight of the album, it is still badass.Įven though I was rather blunt with this review, I hope that it will still convince you to listen to it if you haven't already. This song is just rediculously fast and has breakdowns all over the place. Some say that this is the highlight of the EP, but I have to disagree. PAINT IT BLACK: Ah yes, the infamous cover of the Rolling Stones song. Everything on this song just seems to sound better than on the demo. I think it sounds much better than the original, but that is just me. The same applies here as for Closed Casket Requiem.īURNING THE HIVE: This is the newer version of this song. THE BLACKEST INCARNATION: Again, this is the original recording of this song. It is pretty much the same thing as the newer version except Trevor's vocals are a bit different (seeing as he had a sinus infection) and the music is a little bit slower. This EP was their step into Death Metal.ĬLOSED CASKET REQUIEM: This is the original recording of this song.
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This EP has four songs: two new (at the time) songs, one re-recorded song, and a cover song. Here we have The Black Dahlia Murder before they were signed to Metal Blade.