The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia Murder,源自美国犯罪史上最著名的谋杀案之一,至今未破,中文叫“黑色大丽花谋杀案”,简称“黑色大丽花”——这是这支来自美国密歇根州沃特福德镇的当红技术派死核(deathcore)乐队的名称缘起,而乐队本身真正具备的却不是从名字中所获得的黑暗能量——他们仅凭一支demo作品和一张EP作品便获得了金属音乐业界巨擘的Metal Blade公司(俗称“金属刀片”)的一纸合约,从而开始了他们引领重型音乐界新风潮的征程! 随后乐队发行了两张专辑,第二张《Miasma(瘴气)》即已进入公告牌第118位(Billboard 200),但真正的突破来自乐队第三张专辑《Nocturnal(夜曲)》,它展现了乐队对于旋律死亡金属与金属核之间最佳的平衡掌握,不仅突破公告牌100位获得第72位的好成绩,凭借这张专辑成为当年死亡金属界大拿与劳模的Cannibal Corpse(食尸鬼)的巡演嘉宾,更领衔了2008年初开始的一系列巡演与金属音乐节。而这些巡演与金属音乐节的参与者,不仅有同时代新晋战友例如3 Inches of Blood、Whitechapel、Despised Icon等,更有业界多年赫赫成名者,例如Hate Eternal、Decrepit Birth、Kataklysm、Cryptopsy、Vader等等(噢My God,这些乐队可是真正的业界良心乐队!他们都成为了“黑色大丽花”的助力甚至陪衬)…… 从中足可见“黑色大丽花”横跨新派死核界与极端金属乐界,得到了苛刻的前辈与同辈们的双重认可。这就和Suicide Silence这样商业化更明显、结构更趋简单直接的同业死核乐队有着明显区别——“黑色大丽花”更强调技术性发挥与结构性延展,音乐性经得起更深一层的咀嚼与推敲,甚至更受极端金属乐迷推崇! 其后的4th.专辑《DeFlorate(昨日黄花)》成绩更进一步,公告牌总榜no.43、公告牌独立音乐专辑榜no.5、公告牌硬派音乐榜(Top Hard Music Albums Chart)no.4……对于一支偏极端金属的技术派死核乐队来说,这样的成绩足够令重型乐迷赞叹不已! 其后“黑色大丽花”接连发行了《Ritual(祭礼)》(2011)、《Everblack(无尽黑暗)》(2013)两张专辑,坐实了他们作为新一代横跨新派死核界与极端金属界当红乐队的王座,并参与了2013当年所有北美洲的Vans Warped tour的演出。 by Ed Rivadavia Detroit's the Black Dahlia Murder actually sounds like they should live in Scandinavia, whence originates much of the frenetic brand of death and black metal that inspires them. Formed in January 2001, the group followed their six-song What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse demo with the four-track A Cold-Blooded Epitaph EP, which was released on their own Lovelost Records. With a number of acclaimed concerts appearances like the Milwaukee Metal Fest already under their belts, the group -- comprised of vocalist Trevor Strnad, guitarists Brian Eschbach and Jon Kemppainen, bassist David Lock, and drummer Cory Grady -- then signed with Metal Blade in 2003 and were soon recording their debut album, Unhallowed.