“I spent a lot of time investigating cults and they’re out there. I believe that there’s more going on than we know about”: how The Black Dahlia Murder shone a spotlight on real-life human evil with Ritual

The Black Dahlia Murder in hooded robes.

Led by the late, great Trever Strnad, The Black Dahlia Murder were proud standard bearers for death metal throughout the 2000s and 2010s. But with their fifth album, 2011’s Ritual, the Michigan band took a turn for the really dark, delving real life human evil. In this classic interview from the time, Trevor told Hammer about his journey to the dark side.

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