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.The Black Dahlia Murder's 'Deflorate' Cracks U.S. Top 50 – Sep. 23, 2009 , Blabbermouth.net
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
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 US Billboard 200 43 Billboard's Top Independent Albums 5Billboard's Top Hard Music Albums 4HITS Top 50 Albums 50 Canada Billboard Charts 52 Top Independent Albums 3Top Hard Music Albums 6
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