''Unhallowed'' is the debut studio album by American

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band The Black Dahlia Murder. It was released through

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on June 17, 2003. An enhanced version of the album was released that included photos and info about the band. Metal Blade released a limited edition vinyl version of ''Unhallowed'' on August 20, 2013 in honor of the album's tenth anniversary. The band performed the album in its entirety on their spring 2016 tour with

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and Disentomb. The intro and outro to this record come from the guide ''Butchering the Human Carcass for Human Consumption'' by The Church of Euthanasia. The intro is a narration of the section "Gutting" and the outro is from the section titled "Beheading". The songs "The Blackest Incarnation" and "Closed Casket Requiem" originally appeared on the EP '' A Cold-Blooded Epitaph'' and were re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Black Dahlia Murder * Trevor Strnad – lead vocals * Brian Eschbach – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * John Kempainen – lead guitar * David Lock – bass * Cory Grady – drums ;Additional * The Black Dahlia Murder – production * Mike Hasty – production, engineer * Ryan "Bart" Williams – engineer * Jason Clifton – mastering * Brian Ebert – photography * Adam Wentworth – artwork (graphic design) * Jon Zig – artwork (logo)

References

{{Authority control The Black Dahlia Murder (band) albums 2003 debut albums Metal Blade Records albums