Brandon Ellis Quits The Black Dahlia Murder, on The Eve of Postponed Tour Dates

Posted on February 20, 2025 by News Team

According to a report from our friends at Lambgoat, Brandon Ellis has announced his departure from The Black Dahlia Murder. This is likely the reason for the unexpected tour cancelation this week, as the band as about to embark on their highly-anticipated run of South American concerts. Ellis joined TBDM in 2016 and played on the band’s last three albums: 2017’s Nightbringers, 2020’s Verminous, and 2024’s Servitude, all with Metal Blade Records. Prior to that time, Ellis was a member of Arsis, Cannabis Corpse, and others. Earlier today (Thursday, February 20), Ellis issued the following statement via social media: which you can read below.Continue reading →

CONCERT REVIEW: The Black Dahlia Murder – Phobophilic – Fuming Mouth – Frozen Soul – Terror, Live at Irving Plaza

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Omar Cordy

The night of April 16h, 2023, was a momentous occasion for music fans as Phobophilic, Fuming Mouth, Frozen Soul, Terror, and the New York return of The Black Dahlia Murder, shook the walls of Irving Plaza. With a revamped lineup for TBDM since the tragic passing of vocalist Trevor Strnad, I like a lot of people were curious to hear this new version. Guitarist Brian Eschbach took over vocals and replacing him is former guitarist, Ryan Knight, keeping it in the family. It was emotional, to say the least.

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On the Road… with The Black Dahlia Murder

Posted on December 31, 2015 by News Team

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For over a decade IndieMerchStore has been an indispensable partner to bands and record labels as a great place to sell band merchandise and music. You may not know this, but many bands only make money off of stuff they sell on tour and with the prowess and power of IndieMerchStore, they have a partner with a vested interest in making online sales easy and seamless. In the time since the company formed, they have also been a great help to the touring industry, sponsoring huge tours all the way down to small, get-in-the-van type artists. This holds especially true for underground bands in rock, metal, and death metal. So to celebrate their 10^th year the brand booked a tour featuring death metal acolytes The Black Dahlia Murder and a cadre of killer bands. These tours also represented TBDM’s first tours in support of their recent album Abysmal (Metal Blade) Booked in two legs across the USA, the recently completed second leg featured Goatwhore, Iron Reagan, Entheos and Artificial Brain. Each band brought their own special something to the tour. It was loud, it’s was sweaty and in general, everyone raged. Ghost Cult’s Meg Loyal of Meg Loyal Photography caught up with the tour for us at The Sinclair in Boston, and you can see for yourself a sample the energy delivered each night.