As expected, The Black Dahlia Murder will be releasing a new album this summer. Due out through Metal Blade on June 21st (June 17th in Europe), the effort carries the title of “Ritual” and was recorded with producer Mark Lewis (Trivium, Bury Your Dead).
Speaking on the album, band frontman Trevor Strnad had the following to offer:
“The whole thread of the songs is more tied together than ever before. Part of it was kind of like, ‘What can we do that’s the most Black Dahlia Murder thing? What’s going to be the most quintessential Black Dahlia Murder thing we can do?’ That’s kind of what we set our foothold in. And ‘Ritual’, it just lends itself to that — it’s mysticism and magic and all of that. Everyone has an association with some kind of ritual, so we just thought it was the next logical step.”
A special deluxe box set version of the album limited to 2000 copies is being readied and will feature a witch board (‘Ouija”), magic wand, sage, incense sticks and coffin nails. A special exclusive digibook will also be featured in the set.
The track listing for “Ritual” runs as follows:
01 – “A Shrine To Madness”
02 – “Moonlight Equilibrium”
03 – “On Stirring Seas Of Salted Blood”
04 – “Conspiring With The Damned”
05 – “The Window”
06 – “Carbonized In Cruciform”
07 – “Den Of The Picquerist”
08 – “Malenchanments Of The Necrosphere”
09 – “The Grave Robber’s Work”
10 – “The Raven”
11 – “Great Burning Nullifier”
12 – “Blood In The Ink“
