''Abysmal'' is the seventh studio album by American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
The Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on September 18, 2015 through
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
. It was produced by
Mark Lewis, who also produced The Black Dahlia Murder's albums ''
Deflorate
''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 an ...
'' and ''
Ritual
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'', and the band's former bassist Ryan Williams, who also produced their preceding album ''
Everblack''.
It is the band's final album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight before his departure in February 2016, and return in 2022.
Track listing
Personnel
;The Black Dahlia Murder
* Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
* Brian Eschbach – guitars, backing vocals
* Ryan Knight – guitars
* Max Lavelle – bass
* Alan Cassidy – drums
;Additional personnel
* Mitch McGugan - violin
* Rhianon Lock and Rachel Dawson - cello
* Bertie Anderson - classical vocals on "Vlad, Son of the Dragon"
* Ryan McCullough - MIDI voicings
;Production
* The Black Dahlia Murder – production
*
Mark Lewis – recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
* Ryan "Bart" Williams – recording, engineering
* Daemorph – artwork
Charts
References
2015 albums
The Black Dahlia Murder (band) albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Albums produced by Mark Lewis (music producer)
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