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German pressed 2024 music cassette. Clear cassette with black text. Limited 666 copies

Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was going to exist without Trevor. That’s The Black Dahlia Murders co-founder Brian Eschbach telling it like it is. With the tragic passing of the band’s frontman and co-founder Trevor Strnad in 2022, Eschbach, bassist Max Lavelle, drummer Alan Cassidy, and producer/guitarist Brandon Ellis were faced with a decision: Close the door on one of the most beloved death metal bands of the last twenty years, or carry on in their fallen brother’s charismatic spirit? After a period of profound grief and deep soul-searching, Eschbach moved from guitar to vocals, setting aside his lifelong identity as a live guitarist for the survival of the band. Former member Ryan Knight returned to the fold to take Eschbach’s place on guitar. With Ryan Knight’s return to the band adds a third but familiar guitarist to the writing team, as well as allowing for a twin lead guitar element that the band never previously had. This all opens new terrain creatively. Where some doors have closed, new doors have opened. Servitude, is the first album without Trevor and the band’s tenth full-length album. Servitude is the album that many would have thought impossible. Brian Eschbach says; We put in everything we had, and this is the album that felt right to make. I’m proud of it and proud of the five of us. You can never please everybody, but I know that this music will be a healing and positive force for those who embrace it.

Track list:
1. Evening Ephemeral
2. Panic Hysteric
3. Aftermath
4. Cursed Creator
5. An Intermission
6. Asserting Dominion
7. Servitude
8. Mammoths Hand
9. Transcosmic Blueprint
10. Utopia Black