Abysmal

Abysmal is the seventh studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on September 18, 2015 through Metal Blade Records. It was produced by Mark Lewis, who also produced The Black Dahlia Murder's albums Deflorate and Ritual, and the band's former bassist Ryan Williams, who also produced their preceding album Everblack. It is the band's final album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight before his departure in February 2016, and return in 2022.

Personnel

 * The Black Dahlia Murder
 * Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
 * Brian Eschbach – guitars, backing vocals
 * Ryan Knight – guitars
 * Max Lavelle – bass
 * Alan Cassidy – drums


 * Additional personnel
 * Mitch McGugan - violin
 * Rhianon Lock and Rachel Dawson - cello
 * Bertie Anderson - classical vocals on "Vlad, Son of the Dragon"
 * Ryan McCullough - MIDI voicings


 * Production
 * The Black Dahlia Murder – production
 * Mark Lewis – recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
 * Ryan "Bart" Williams – recording, engineering
 * Daemorph – artwork