THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: 'Majesty' DVD Details Revealed

April 8, 2009

Metal Blade has set a May 12 release date for "Majesty", the brand new DVD from the Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. This first-ever look into the group's relentless touring lifestyle is described as a "side-splitting peek into the hard-working band's humor-laced brand of daily life [that] will have you smelling the funk of the van from coast to coast and keep you coming back for more. Brimming with bone-crushing live performances and hilarious after show antics, 'Majesty' is your ticket to ride. Witness the real history as told by the band! Behold the ravenous legions of fans! Learn the secrets of the ape! What you hold in your hands is the ultimate BLACK DAHLIA experience… now shut up and get in the van!"

"Majesty" will contain the following:

Disc 1:

* Feature documentary consisting of ridiculous tour antics, live footage, and band interviews.

Disc 2:

Footage of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER performing the following tracks all over the world:

* Elder Misanthropy
* Funeral Thirst
* I'm Charming
* Flies
* A Vulgar Picture
* Statutory Ape
* Miasma
* Everything Went Black
* Worship
* What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse
* Deathmask Divine

Music videos:

* "Contagion" (directed by Jason Joseph)
* "Funeral Thirst" (directed by Jason Joseph)
* "A Vulgar Picture" (directed by Matt Bass)
* "Statutory Ape" (directed by Doug Spangenberg)
* "Miasma" (directed by Joe Lynch)
* "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse" (directed by Robbie Tassaro)
* "Everything Went Black" (directed by David Brodsky)

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER drummer Shannon Lucas and new guitarist Ryan Knight during the Helsinki Metal Meeting, which was held February 12-14 at the Cable Factory in Helsinki. Watch the nine-minute chat below.

Former ARSIS guitarist Ryan Knight joined THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER as the replacement for John Kempainen, who "abruptly" left the fold in November. The news was revealed by Trevor Strnad in an interview with HardTimes.ca on December 17, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. During the 10-minute chat Strnad also revealed that the band "almost died" after flipping its trailer twice earlier that day (December 17) and the group's van ended up in a ditch.

Regarding the band's latest addition, Strnad said, "He shreds, man. We've been sending him new songs from the [upcoming] album — we've got four songs so far — and he sent them back and just shredded them into pieces. So I have a boner right now. [Laughs] I'm so excited to fucking play with this kid. We've toured with them before, we've toured with ARSIS, and we know he's cool. It's hard, because we love ARSIS, but he was already leaving them. He was actually… Some people were gonna hook him up with DEICIDE, but we swept him just in time."

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's latest album, "Nocturnal", was released on September 18, 2007 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Miasma" was recorded with Eric Rachel (who mixed "Miasma") and was mixed by Jason Suecof.

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