The Black Dahlia Murder have announced “Two Decades Of Nocturnal”, a European headline tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed 2007 album, Nocturnal. The Michigan melodic death metal veterans will perform a special set featuring numerous songs from the landmark release alongside fan favorites from across their catalog, bringing one of extreme metal’s most celebrated records back to European stages for a string of headline shows this winter.
Comments vocalist Brian Eschbach: “Super excited to announce this celebration of Nocturnal‘s 20th anniversary which we will present across Europe this winter. The set will feature a great deal of material off the band’s third release. Can’t wait to see y’all again”
Released on September 18, 2007 via Metal Blade Records, Nocturnal marked a defining moment in The Black Dahlia Murder‘s career and in American extreme metal at large. Recorded with Eric Rachel at Trax East and mixed by Jason Seucof at Audiohammer, the album debuted at No. 72 on the Billboard 200 and earned the band Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods Award for Best Underground Band. With its visceral combination of flesh-searing riffage, mind-bending guitar solos, and disgustingly poetic lyricism, Nocturnal pushed the boundaries of melodic death metal with an intensity and craft that resonated far beyond American shores. It remains, nearly two decades on, widely regarded as the gold standard of modern US melodic death metal and one of the most important extreme metal records of the 21st century.
The Black Dahlia Murder have faced extraordinary challenges since Nocturnal‘s release and emerged from each one stronger. The passing of beloved co-founder and vocalist Trevor Strnad in 2022 threatened to end the band entirely, but the remaining members – led by co-founder Brian Eschbach, who stepped into the vocalist role – chose to honor Trevor‘s legacy by carrying the band forward. Their tenth studio album, Servitude (Metal Blade Records, September 2024), marked Eschbach‘s recorded debut as lead vocalist and lyricist, and was met with near-universal critical acclaim across Europe and beyond.
“Two Decades Of Nocturnal” tour dates:
January 14, 2027 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
January 15, 2027 – Cologne, Germany – Essigfabrik
January 16, 2027 – Bochum, Germany – Matrix
January 17, 2027 – Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater
January 18, 2027 – Hamburg, Germany – Grünspan
January 20, 2027 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
January 21, 2027 – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
January 22, 2027 – Oslo, Norway – John Dee
January 23, 2027 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Filmstudion
January 24, 2027 – Hannover, Germany – Faust
January 25, 2027 – Prague, Czechia – Futurum
January 26, 2027 – Kraków, Poland – Kwadrat
January 27, 2027 – Budapest, Hungary – Dürer Kert
January 28, 2027 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Kino Šiška
January 29, 2027 – Vienna, Austria – Flex
January 30, 2027 – Salzburg, Austria – Rockhouse
January 31, 2027 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
February 2, 2027 – Paris, France – Petit Bain
February 3, 2027 – Lille/Wasquehal, France – The Black Lab
February 4, 2027 – London, United Kingdom – The Dome
February 5, 2027 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Next Stage
February 6, 2027 – Drachten, Netherlands – Drachten Deathfest
February 8, 2027 – Nantes, France – Le Ferrailleur
February 9, 2027 – Toulouse, France – Le Rex
February 10, 2027 – Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
February 11, 2027 – Winterthur, Switzerland – Gaswerk
February 12, 2027 – Audincourt, France – Le Moloco
February 13, 2027 – Metz, France – Haunting The Chapel
February 14, 2027 – Karlsruhe, Germany – Substage
