Deflorate (album)
2009 studio album by the Black Dahlia Murder
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Deflorate is the fourth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. Released through Metal Blade Records on September 15, 2009. The album sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position #43 on the Billboard 200.[7]
- John Blanche, Birmingham, Michigan (drums)
- Top Thrill, Birmingham (guitars and bass)
- Audio Hammer, Sanford, Florida (vocals)
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| Released | September 15, 2009 | |||
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| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 34:00 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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| About.com |    [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Blabbermouth | 8.5/10[4] |
| Lambgoat | 7/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
Background
Deflorate is the first album to feature new guitarist Ryan Knight, who replaced John Kempainen. Trevor has stated in an interview that the album has more of a "classic feel" and that the drums have more of a "live sound". Trevor has also touched on the lyrical subjects of some songs, such as "I Will Return" being about cryogenic freezing. The third track of the album, "A Selection Unnatural", was made available for streaming on July 7, 2009, through the Revolver website. The cover art was painted by Tony Koehl. The album comes with a bonus DVD titled "We're Going Places (We've Never Been Before)" that contains tour footage from around the world as well as in-studio recording footage. A video for "Necropolis" was made available at the Revolver website on September 4, 2009. "Necropolis" is also a free song for the IOS rhythm game Tap Tap Revenge 3 and was a part of the soundtrack for the 2011 video game Saint's Row: The Third. The album reached number 43 on the Billboard 200 in one week.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Valor" | Brian Eschbach | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Necropolis" | Eschbach | 3:30 |
| 3. | "A Selection Unnatural" |
| 2:50 |
| 4. | "Denounced, Disgraced" | Eschbach | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Christ Deformed" |
| 3:31 |
| 6. | "Death Panorama" | Eschbach | 1:54 |
| 7. | "Throne of Lunacy" |
| 3:34 |
| 8. | "Eyes of Thousand" | Eschbach | 3:13 |
| 9. | "That Which Erodes the Most Tender of Things" | Eschbach | 3:01 |
| 10. | "I Will Return" |
| 5:35 |
| Total length: | 34:00 | ||
Personnel
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Trevor Strnad – vocals
- Ryan Knight – guitar, guitar solos
- Brian Eschbach – guitar
- Ryan Williams – bass
- Shannon Lucas – drums
- Production
- Produced by Jason Suecof, Mark Lewis and the Black Dahlia Murder
- Additional personnel
- Jason Suecof – outro guitar solo on "I Will Return"
Album charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 43 |
| Billboard's Top Independent Albums | 5 |
| Billboard's Top Hard Music Albums | 4 |
| HITS Top 50 Albums | 50 |
| Canada Billboard Charts | 52 |
| Top Independent Albums | 3 |
| Top Hard Music Albums | 6 |
