Everblack (The Black Dahlia Murder album)

Everblack is the sixth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. The album was released through Metal Blade Records on June 11, 2013. It is the first release by the band to feature drummer Alan Cassidy and bassist Max Lavelle.

Everblack
Studio album by
the Black Dahlia Murder
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
Studio
GenreMelodic death metal
Length44:33
LabelMetal Blade
Producer
  • The Black Dahlia Murder
  • Ryan Williams
The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Ritual
(2011)		 Everblack
(2013)		 Abysmal
(2015)
Singles from Everblack
  1. "Into the Everblack"
    Released: April 9, 2013[1]
  2. "Goat of Departure"
    Released: May 28, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
About.com[4]
Blabbermouth.net[5]
Metalsucks[6]

The album sold 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at #32 on the Billboard 200.[7]

Background

Everblack is the first album to feature new drummer Alan Cassidy, who replaced Shannon Lucas, and new bassist Max Lavelle, who replaced Ryan "Bart" Williams. Vocalist Trevor Strnad has stated in an interview that the album's name and content was an artistic rebuttal to the speculation that the band had "changed direction" as a result of participating in the 2013 Warped Tour.[8] Everblack was recorded at various studios: the drums were recorded at Rustbelt Studios, the guitar and bass parts were recorded at Regal Fecal, and the lead guitar and vocal parts were recorded at Audiohammer Studios. Former bassist Ryan Williams served as co-producer and engineer for the album. The cover art was created by artist Nick Keller.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad; all music is composed by the Black Dahlia Murder

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."In Hell Is Where She Waits for Me"5:20
2."Goat of Departure"3:52
3."Into the Everblack"4:34
4."Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn"4:33
5."Phantom Limb Masturbation"5:10
6."Control"3:26
7."Blood Mine"3:26
8."Every Rope a Noose"3:52
9."Their Beloved Absentee"5:01
10."Map of Scars"5:19
Total length:44:33
Japanese Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
11."Seppuku"3:51

Personnel
The Black Dahlia Murder
Additional personnel
  • David Mahler - Hammer Dulcimer
  • Mike McKensie - Intro speech on "In Hell Is Where She Waits for Me"
  • Jannina Norpoth - violin
Production
  • Produced by the Black Dahlia Murder, Ryan "Bart" Williams
  • Mixing by Jason Suecof, Ryan "Bart" Williams, Alan Douches
  • Mastering by Alan Douches

Chart positions
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 180
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 161
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 91
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 151
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 8
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14] 25
US Billboard 200[15] 32
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 13

References
  1. "The Black Dahlia Murder Into the Everblack (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. "Everblack". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  3. Heaney, Gregory (2013-06-11). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. "about.com review". Heavymetal.about.com. 2013-06-11. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  5. "Blabbermouth review". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  6. Rosenberg, Axl. "review". Metalsucks.net. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  7. The Black Dahlia Murder's "Everblack" debuts at #32 on Billboard Top 200 - Jun. 19, 2013, metalblade.com
  8. The Black Dahlia Murder – Everblack - Jun. 03, 2013, metalblade.com
  9. "Ultratop.be – The Black Dahlia Murder – Everblack" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  10. "Ultratop.be – The Black Dahlia Murder – Everblack" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  11. "Officialcharts.de – The Black Dahlia Murder – Everblack". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  12. エヴァーブラック. Oricon. Oricon. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  14. "2013 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  15. "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  16. "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  17. "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.


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