Nocturnal

Nocturnal
Studio album by The Black Dahlia Murder
Released	September 18, 2007
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	34:59
Label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	Jason Suecof
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The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Miasma (2005) Nocturnal (2007) Deflorate (2009)

Nocturnal is the third album by heavy metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Nocturnal was released by Metal Blade on September 18 2007. Nocturnal is the first album to feature new bassist Bart Williams, who replaced Dave Lock, and drummer Shannon Lucas, who replaced previous touring drummer Pierre Langlois. The second track's name, "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse", is taken from the name of the band's first initial release, which in turn is a quote from the 1980 video game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. This song is also featured on the soundtrack for the video game Saints Row 2 and as downloadable content for the Rock Band series, where it is widely considered the hardest drums song in the game's history. The song "Virally Yours" is about a man who gets work at a hospital just to be around the dead. Kristian Wåhlin did the cover art for the album. The end of the song "Nocturnal" features an audio clip from the movie The Monster Squad. The song "Deathmask Divine" appears to be inspired by the story of Carl von Cosel.

Track listing

1. "Everything Went Black" – 3:17
2. "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse" – 3:50
3. "Virally Yours" – 3:02
4. "I Worship Only What You Bleed" – 1:59
5. "Nocturnal" – 3:12
6. "Deathmask Divine" – 3:37
7. "Of Darkness Spawned" – 3:22
8. "Climactic Degradation" – 2:39
9. "To a Breathless Oblivion" – 4:57
10. "Warborn" – 4:40

Credits

• Trevor Strnad - Vocals
• Brian Eschbach - Guitar
• John Kempainen - Guitar
• Ryan "Bart" Williams - Bass
• Shannon Lucas - Drums