Deflorate (album)

Deflorate
Studio album by
the Black Dahlia Murder
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009
Studio
GenreMelodic death metal, death metal[1][2]
Length34:00
LabelMetal Blade
Producer
The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Nocturnal
(2007) 		Deflorate
(2009) 		Ritual
(2011)
Singles from Deflorate
  1. "A Selection Unnatural"
    Released: August 11, 2009[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
AllMusic[5]
Blabbermouth8.5/10[6]
Lambgoat7/10[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]

Deflorate is the fourth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. Released through Metal Blade Records on September 15, 2009. The album sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position #43 on the Billboard 200.[9]

Background

Deflorate is the first album to feature new guitarist Ryan Knight, who replaced John Kempainen. Trevor has stated in an interview that the album has more of a "classic feel" and that the drums have more of a "live sound". Trevor has also touched on the lyrical subjects of some songs, such as "I Will Return" being about cryogenic freezing. The third track of the album, "A Selection Unnatural", was made available for streaming on July 7, 2009, through the Revolver website. The cover art was painted by Tony Koehl. The album comes with a bonus DVD titled "We're Going Places (We've Never Been Before)" that contains tour footage from around the world as well as in-studio recording footage. A video for "Necropolis" was made available at the Revolver website on September 4, 2009. "Necropolis" is also a free song for the IOS rhythm game Tap Tap Revenge 3 and was a part of the soundtrack for the 2011 video game Saint's Row: The Third. The album reached to #43 on the Billboard 200 in one week.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Black Valor"Brian Eschbach3:09
2."Necropolis"Eschbach3:30
3."A Selection Unnatural"
  • Ryan Williams
  • Eschbach
2:50
4."Denounced, Disgraced"Eschbach3:43
5."Christ Deformed"
  • Williams
  • Eschbach
3:31
6."Death Panorama"Eschbach1:54
7."Throne of Lunacy"
  • Ryan Knight
  • Eschbach
3:34
8."Eyes of Thousand"Eschbach3:13
9."That Which Erodes the Most Tender of Things"Eschbach3:01
10."I Will Return"
  • Knight
  • Eschbach
5:35
Total length:34:00

Personnel

The Black Dahlia Murder
  • Trevor Strnad – vocals
  • Ryan Knight – lead guitar
  • Brian Eschbach – rhythm guitar
  • Ryan Williams – bass
  • Shannon Lucas – drums
Production
Additional personnel

Album charts

Chart (2009) Peak position
US Billboard 200[9] 43
Billboard's Top Independent Albums 5
Billboard's Top Hard Music Albums 4
HITS Top 50 Albums 50
Canada Billboard Charts 52
Top Independent Albums 3
Top Hard Music Albums 6

References

  1. ^ BBC review
  2. ^ Greene Jr., James (September 15, 2009). "CD Review: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Deflorate". Metal Injection. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder A Selection Unnatural (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. ^ About.com review[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Allmusic review
  6. ^ Blabbermouth review Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER 'Deflorate' Album Review". Lambgoat. October 23, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Begrand, Adrien (October 29, 2009). "The Black Dahlia Murder: Deflorate". PopMatters. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ a b The Black Dahlia Murder's 'Deflorate' Cracks U.S. Top 50 – Sep. 23, 2009 Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Blabbermouth.net


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