I SCENE IT: Cannibal Corpse, Black Dahlia Murder

October 3, 2007 at 9:58am

Despite�the�reference to slick noir lore, The Black Dahlia Murder looked more like a bunch of blue-collar dudes who love pizza. Last night the band opened for Cannibal Corpse and pummeled Water Street Music Hall with a lot of double-kick as�a foundation, but broke�into cool grooves at least once a song either as a respite or a hook. The stage show was non-existent (no pretense, just rock) with singer Trevor Strnad stomping around the stage howling, fist-pumping, and throwing his arms in the air like a ref confirming a field goal.

Cannibal Corpse followed with its legendary from-the-bowels-of-hell tone and relentless pounding. The synchronized head banging was full-on Broadway. The vocals were buried and sounded more like a long, drawn out dry heave, but such is the style these days. The mosh pit was packed with more sweaty, shirtless dudes than a Roman bathhouse, but masculinity prevailed in a hail of elbows and knuckles. Plenty of heavy out there folks, but none heavier than these guys.

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Jim Edwards said on Aug. 04, 2009 at 9:59am

The show was awesome last night. The Black Dahlia Murder is a great opener to get the crowd a little taste of the insanity to come. Behemoth came out with painted faces and slaughtered my ears. Soon after Cannibal Corpse came on and I got thrown into the pit as bodies blurred by and bounced off of me. It was really intense and recommend it for anyone who loves Death Metal or just wants to get crazy!

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