The Black Dahlia Murder is an American <!--DO NOT CHANGE OR REMOVE ANY INFORMATION FROM THE LEAD WITHOUT CONSULTING THE TALK PAGE-->
heavy metal band from
Waterford, Michigan, formed in 2001. Their name is derived from the 1947 unsolved murder of
Elizabeth Short, often referred to as
Black Dahlia. The band comprises vocalist Trevor Strnad, guitarists Brian Eschbach and Ryan Knight, bassist Ryan "Bart" Williams and drummer
Shannon Lucas. Out of their five studio albums, the latest four of them charted on the US
Billboard 200, with 2009's
Deflorate peaking at #43 and their latest album
Ritual reaching #31.
History
Formation, Unhallowed and Miasma (2001–2006)
The Black Dahlia Murder began its inception during late 2000 and gained the final band line-up in January 2001. The group released their
demo entitled
What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse, and a four-track EP,
A Cold-Blooded Epitaph, the latter of which the group released on Lovelost Records. After appearing in concerts such as the Milwaukee Metal Fest. The Black Dahlia Murder signed to
Metal Blade Records in 2003.
Current bassist Bart Williams left his former band, Detroit's Today I Wait, to tour with the Black Dahlia Murder. After touring with the band on their co-headlining gig with
Throwdown and their European dates with Liar, he joined the group full-time, replacing former bassist David Lock. Frontman Trevor Strnad said that Lock was fired for...
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