Deflorate (album)

Deflorate is the fourth album by American 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.[6]

Deflorate
Studio album by
The Black Dahlia Murder
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009
GenreMelodic death metal
Length34:00
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerThe Black Dahlia Murder, Jason Suecof, Mark Lewis
The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Nocturnal
(2007)		 Deflorate
(2009)		 Ritual
(2011)
Singles from Deflorate
  1. "A Selection Unnatural"
    Released: August 11, 2009[1]
  2. "Necropolis"
    Released: September 4, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
BBC(favourable)[4]
Blabbermouth[5]

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.

According to the lyric booklet, the album's outro solo is credited to producer Jason Suecof.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Black Valor"Eschbach3:09
2."Necropolis"Eschbach3:30
3."A Selection Unnatural"Williams, Eschbach2:50
4."Denounced, Disgraced"Eschbach3:43
5."Christ Deformed"Williams, Eschbach3:31
6."Death Panorama"Eschbach1:54
7."Throne of Lunacy"Knight, Eschbach3:34
8."Eyes of Thousand"Eschbach3:13
9."That Which Erodes the Most Tender of Things"Eschbach3:01
10."I Will Return"Knight, Eschbach5:35
Total length:34:00

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

Album charts
Chart (2009) Peak position
US Billboard 200[6] 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. "The Black Dahlia Murder A Selection Unnatural (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. About.com review
  3. Allmusic review
  4. BBC review
  5. Blabbermouth review Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 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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