Abysmal

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Abysmal
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015
Studio
Genre Melodic death metal
Length37:07
Label Metal Blade
Producer The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Everblack
(2013)
Abysmal
(2015)
Nightbringers
(2017)
Singles from Abysmal
  1. "Vlad, Son of the Dragon"
    Released: June 24, 2015 [1]
  2. "Receipt"
    Released: July 22, 2015 [2]
  3. "Threat Level No. 3"
    Released: August 19, 2015 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. [7] 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 . [8] It was the band's last album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight before his departure in February 2016, until his return in 2022 and performance on Servitude in 2024. [9]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad, except "Der Ton" written by Brian Eschbach; all music is composed by the Black Dahlia Murder

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Receipt"4:02
2."Vlad, Son of the Dragon"2:56
3."Abysmal"3:41
4."Re-Faced"3:50
5."Threat Level No. 3"3:46
6."The Fog"3:50
7."Stygiophobic"3:14
8."Asylum"3:38
9."The Advent"3:41
10."That Cannot Die Which Eternally Is Dead"4:29
Total length:37:07
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."We Dead Are Best Left Underground"3:00
12."Hellion"1:05
13."Der Ton"1:20
Total length:42:32

Personnel

The Black Dahlia Murder
Additional personnel
Production

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 126
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 113
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 66
US Billboard 200 [13] 45
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 15

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