The Black Dahlia Murder will release their seventh album, Abysmal, on September 18.
Guitarist Ryan Knight revealed in February that they were working on the follow-up to 2013’s Everblack.
Now frontman Trevor Strnad says: “It sees the band in a darker, faster and more melancholic place than anything we’ve done to date. It’s wrought with emotion on a scale that we haven’t reached with our previous attempts. It’s dripping with urgency, and an undeniable sincere life and death purpose.”
He adds: “There’s a tremendous pressure to deliver for our fans. I want to wow them every time we come back, and for our new material to keep them excited about us.”
The band have revealed the cover art and a tracklist will follow in due course. They tour Australia and New Zealand later this month before a run of shows across Europe:
Jun 17: Brisbane Crowbar, AU
Jun 18: Perth Capitol, AU
Jun 19: Adelaide Fowlers Live, AU
Jun 20: Melbourne Northcote Social Club, AU
Jun 21: Melbourne Northcote Social Club, AU
Jun 23: Wellington Valhalla, NZ
Jun 24: Auckland King’s Arms, NZ
Jun 25: Cambridge Newcastle, AU
Jun 26: Canberra The Basement, AU
Jun 27: Sydney The Factory, AU
Jun 28: Brisbane Crowbar, AU
Jul 11: Ballenstedt Rockharz Festival, Germany
Jul 12: Warsaw Hydrozagadka, Poland
Jul 13: Wroclaw Liverpool, Poland
Jul 14: Pecs Rockmaraton, Hungary
Jul 15: Munich Kranhalle, Germany
Jul 16: Neukirchen-Vluyn Dong Open Air, Germany
Jul 17: Dour Festival, Belgium
Jul 18: Dieburg Traffic Jam Open Air, Germany
Jul 19: Nilvange Thionville, France
Jul 20: Paris Le Perit Bain, France
Jul 21: Pratteln Mini Z7, Austria
Jul 22: Dornbirn Conrad Sohm, Austria
Jul 23: Pisa The Jungle w/ Suicide Silence, Italy
Jul 24: Tolmin Metal Days Festival, Slovenia
