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Abysmal
Metal · 2015 · 10 tracks · 37m

Abysmal

The Black Dahlia Murder

A high-velocity collision of Swedish melodic sensibility and American death metal savagery. Relentless blast beats meet surgical, neoclassical guitar harmonies.

September 15, 2015 · Metal Blade Records

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Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 37m
01
Receipt
4:02
02
Vlad, Son of the Dragon
2:57
03
Abysmal
3:42
04
Re‐Faced
3:50
05
Threat Level No. 3
3:46
06
The Fog
3:50
07
Stygiophobic
3:14
08
Asylum
3:39
09
The Advent
3:42
10
That Cannot Die Which Eternally Is Dead
4:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The cinematic orchestral swell that opens Receipt before the guitars tear the floor out.
The dizzying neoclassical solo in Vlad, Son of the Dragon that feels like a descent into madness.
The sudden, suffocating shift to a sludge-heavy tempo during the bridge of Stygiophobic.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Abysmal sound next to the rest of The Black Dahlia Murder's catalogue?

Studio Polished+0.8σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

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