Verminous

Verminous is the ninth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on April 17, 2020, through Metal Blade Records.^[4] This is the band's final album to feature original member and lead vocalist Trevor Strnad before his death on May 11, 2022.^[5]

Verminous
Studio album by the Black Dahlia Murder
Released	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
Studio	The Pipeyard Studio in Plymouth, Michigan (drums) Shred Light District in Morristown, New Jersey (guitars, bass and vocals)
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	35:52
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	The Black Dahlia Murder Brandon Ellis
The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Nightbringers (2017) Verminous (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Exclaim!	^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad, except where noted; all music is composed by the Black Dahlia Murder, except where noted

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Verminous"	3:50
2.	"Godlessly"	3:28
3.	"Removal of the Oaken Stake"	4:26
4.	"Child of Night"	3:38
5.	"Sunless Empire"	3:58
6.	"The Leather Apron's Scorn"	3:34
7.	"How Very Dead"	3:07
8.	"The Wereworm's Feast"	4:36
9.	"A Womb in Dark Chrysalis"	0:48
10.	"Dawn of Rats"	4:28
Total length:		35:52

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sabre the Dog Theme"	1:18
Total length:		37:10

European Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Their Thwarted Patience"		1:16
12.	"Go to Hell" (Megadeth cover)	Dave Mustaine David Ellefson Nick Menza	4:37
Total length:			41:45

Personnel

The Black Dahlia Murder

• Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
• Brian Eschbach – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Brandon Ellis – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Max Lavelle – bass
• Alan Cassidy – drums

Additional musicians

• Michaël Ghelfi – sewer ambience (track 1)

Production and design

• The Black Dahlia Murder – production
• Brandon Ellis – production
• Ryan Williams – recording (drums)
• Brandon Ellis – recording (guitars, bass and vocals)
• Tue Madsen – mixing
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Josh Dillon and Nick Morris – drum assistance
• Juanjo Castellano – cover art
• Shoggoth Kinetics – artwork
• Fetusk - – design
• David E. Jackson – photography
• Brian Slagel – executive producer

References

1. "Verminous". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
2. "Verminous". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
3. "The Black Dahlia Murder's 'Verminous' Adds Old School Metal to the Mix". Exclaim!. April 16, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
4. "The Black Dahlia Murder releases new album, 'Verminous'". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
5. Segarra, Edward (May 11, 2022). "Trevor Strnad: Frontman of The Black Dahlia Murder dies at 41". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2022.