Ready to kick off their USA headlining tour this April, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER is now launching a new video for the track, 'Threat Level No. 3', taken from their recently released album, Abysmal. Written, directed, and animated by Adam Avilla (www.adamavilla.com), the 'Threat Level No. 3' video can be viewed below:

Adam Avilla comments: "It isn't often that a band that you have listened to for fifteen years approaches you and wants you to draw four minutes of sheer madness for their new record. It's insane. Such a great honor. And the song rips!"

The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad (vocals) comments: "Adam has done an amazing job of bringing the fiendish character behind 'Threat Level No. 3' to life in all his despicable glory. This is by far the best video we've ever brought forth and the best part of all...You don't have to look at our ugly faces once!"

This spring, The Black Dahlia Murder will be touring the USA in support of Abysmal, and as an added treat, the band will also be playing their first full-length, Unhallowed (2003), in its entirety during the trek -- and performing at intimate venues across the country that haven't seen the band since their debut was released! See below for all upcoming tour dates.

The Black Dahlia Murder tour dates w/ Fallujah, Disentomb

Apr. 8 - Dayton, OH - Oddbody's Music Room
Apr. 9 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
Apr. 10 - Lemoyne, PA - The Champ
Apr. 12 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft
Apr. 13 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground (Side Room)
Apr. 14 - Amityville, NY - Amity Music Hall
Apr. 15 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium **New England Metal & Hardcore Fest**
Apr. 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
Apr. 17 - Philadelphia, PA - The Voltage Lounge
Apr. 18 - Virginia Beach, VA - Shaka's Live
Apr. 19 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Apr. 20 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
Apr. 21 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Apr. 22 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
Apr. 23 - Orlando, FL - The Social
Apr. 24 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive
Apr. 26 - Tallahassee, FL - 926 Lounge (formally Pug's)
Apr. 27 - Birmingham, AL - Zydeco
Apr. 28 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl
Apr. 29 - Houston, TX - Eastdown
Apr. 30 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
May 1 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sports Cafe
May 3 - Albuquerque, NM - Blu Phoenix Venue
May 4 - Tucson, AZ - Club XS
May 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
May 6 - Las Vegas, NV - Divebar
May 7 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
May 8 - Glendale, CA - The Complex
May 9 - Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza
May 10 - Fresno, CA - Strummers
May 11 - San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar Music Hall
May 12 - Sacramento, CA - Boardwalk
May 13 - Portland, OR - The Analog Cafe and Theatre
May 14 - Spokane, WA - The Big Dipper
May 15 - Boise, ID - Mardi Gras
May 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
May 18 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theatre
May 20 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District
May 21 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
May 22 - Madison, WI - Frequency
May 23 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
May 24 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
May 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theater
May 26 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
May 27 - Kent, OH - The Outpost
May 28 - Howell, MI - Bled Fest

End of July doesn't break records as far as number of releases, but on the other hand this might be our most varied list so far, style wise. I believe from the genres that we cover, past week only misses some variants of doom/sludge to make this list fully complete and that's pretty impressive considering the dog days of summer. In other news, our new website is performing a lot better than the previous version (I hope I didn't just jinx it) and so far there were no threats on my life for changing the layout from black to white. I consider this a win!

Till next week...

Thrash metal from India: Sabotage - The Order Of Genocide (Independent)

Deathcore from United States: Carnifex - World War X (Nuclear Blast)

Death metal from Estonia: Deceitome - Flux Of Ruin (Redefining Darkness Records)

Thrash, heavy metal from Finland: Excuse - Prophets From The Occultic Cosmos (Shadow Kingdom Records)

Folk metal from Germany: Finsterforst - Zerfall (Napalm Records)

Gothic metal from Italy: Levania - Episode 0 (Sliptrick Records)

Black, death metal from Sweden: Mylingar - Döda Själar (Amor Fati Productions)

Power metal from Sweden: Narnia - From Darkness To Light (Independent)

Power metal from International band: Northtale - Welcome To Paradise (Nuclear Blast)

Heavy, NWOBHM metal from United Kingdom: Sacrilege - The Court Of The Insane (Pure Steel Records)

Blackened Death metal from United States: Sons Of Famine - As Razors Gnaw Like Wolves (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions)

Death, crust metal from Estonia: Swarn - Black Flame Order (Redefining Darkness Records)

Black metal from Germany: Total Hate - Throne Behind A Black Veil (Eisenwald)

Black metal from United States: Olkoth - The Immortal Depths & Treasures Of Necromancy (Signal Rex)

Thrash, black metal from Brazil: Holocausto - Diário De Guerra (Nuclear War Now! Productions)

Death metal from United States: Nunslaughter - Antichrist (Helldprod Records)

Sabotage, Carnifex, Deceitome, Excuse, Finsterforst, Levania, Mylingar, Narnia, Northtale, Sacrilege, Sons Of Famine, Swarn, Total Hate, Olkoth, Holocausto, Nunslaughter