Metal Anarchy

The Black Dahlia Murder have revealed the details for their new album “Servitude.” The effort will be released on September 27 and it will serve as the band’s first new music since the tragic passing of frontman Trevor Strnad.

“Servitude” Track Listing:

01. “Evening Ephemeral”
02. “Panic Hysteric”
03. “Aftermath”
04. “Cursed Creator”
05. “An Intermission”
06. “Asserting Dominion”
07. “Servitude”
08. “Mammoth’s Hand”
09. “Transcosmic Blueprint”
10. “Utopia Black”

Co-founder Brian Eschbach commented:

“Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was going to exist without Trevor. Everyone that’s in the band now is someone that Trevor and I searched for. We spent so much time on the road together that everyone understands the mission statement. We don’t really need to talk about it. We just need to make great music and try to make people happy playing it.”

He also opened up about stepping into the frontman role:

“I just had to lean into it hard. Honestly, writing the lyrics for this album was easier for me than writing the music for the three songs that I wrote music for. I’d pick a subject, research it, and just kinda dive in. Even though it’s not something I’d really ever done before, there was a natural flow to it once I started.”

Producer/guitarist Brandon Ellis added:

“More than pressures or expectations from the fanbase, I feel their trust and support. We’ve always done what we do for them, and they’ve appreciated our consistency over the years. The global outcry following Trevor’s passing has shown us how important the band’s music has been to so many people, and how important it is that we continue in his honor. Under all that weight, I think we all knew what needed to be done.

We put in everything we had, and this is the album that felt right to make. I’m proud of it and proud of the five of us. You can never please everybody, but I know that this music will be a healing and positive force for those who embrace it!“

A video for the album’s first single, “Aftermath,” can be found below. Eschbach also commented on that track:

“We wanted that one to be heard first because it’s one of the faster songs on the album, if not the fastest. We wanted that very aggressive Black Dahlia melodic death metal feel coming right at you. Lyrically, it’s about a meteor that fucks up the whole planet, but there’s still people living. Kind of like ‘The Walking Dead,’ but with no zombies-so you get right to how people deal with it. And by the end, they’re eating each other.”