Abysmal is the seventh studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on September 18, 2015 through Metal Blade Records. It was produced by Mark Lewis, who also produced The Black Dahlia Murder's albums Deflorate and Ritual, and the band's former bassist Ryan Williams, who also produced their preceding album Everblack. It is the band's final album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight before his departure in February 2016, and return in 2022.
Track listing
Personnel
The Black Dahlia Murder
Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
Brian Eschbach – guitars, backing vocals
Ryan Knight – guitars
Max Lavelle – bass
Alan Cassidy – drums
Additional personnel
Mitch McGugan - violin
Rhianon Lock and Rachel Dawson - cello
Bertie Anderson - classical vocals on "Vlad, Son of the Dragon" Ryan McCullough - MIDI voicings
Production
The Black Dahlia Murder – production
Mark Lewis – recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
Ryan "Bart" Williams – recording, engineering
Daemorph – artwork
Charts
References
2015 albums
The Black Dahlia Murder (band) albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Albums produced by Mark Lewis (music producer)