If there's a band that can rightfully claim the attributes "brutal" and "melodic" as their own, it has to be THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER! Those charming yet crazy kids have proved this on three acclaimed albums already, with the last one, "Nocturnal", being especially successful within the young extreme metal scene. So it's no wonder that their many (headlining) tours and festival shows (Wacken, Summer Breeze, With Full Force a.o.) have been nothing short of triumphant. This band is definitely the hottest the extreme fraction has got to offer nowadays. But let's get back to the "crazy" bit for a second: There's no better place to experience this character trait of theirs than the tour bus and several backstage rooms.
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