The Black Dahlia Murder - Mammoth’s Hand (Official Video)

Buy here: “Mammoth’s Hand” is partly inspired by a scene from Don Coscarelli’s 1982 swords ‘n’ sorcery epic, The Beastmaster. “We usually like to give some idea of what kind of diversity is gonna be on the album with the first two tracks we release,” vocalist Brian Eschbach offers. “[guitarist] Ryan Knight wrote the music for this, and the slow rhythm made me think of these barbaric warriors riding mammoths out in the snow or that scene from The Beastmaster when the Jun horde takes the village.” Eschbach further elaborates, “‘Mammoth’s Hand’ is a romp through a fictitious frozen tundra in which a clan of nomadic mammoth riding cannibals conquer villages in a time devoid of technology. The slow groove of this song is a vibe not often implemented by the group but immediately inspired a vision in my mind of a slow moving yet gigantic and powerful beast of antagonistic nature.” THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s first single from Servitude, “Aftermath,” was released in June to mass critical acclaim. Wrote Revolver upon its release, “THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s much-anticipated comeback single — the band’s first piece of new music since the passing of founding vocalist Trevor Strnad — is both a graceful return to form, and a ruthlessly ripping masterclass in death-metal dynamics.“ THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s first single from Servitude, “Aftermath,” was released in June to mass critical acclaim. Wrote Revolver upon its release, “THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s much-anticipated comeback single — the band’s first piece of new music since the passing of founding vocalist Trevor Strnad — is both a graceful return to form, and a ruthlessly ripping masterclass in death-metal dynamics.“ Guitars, bass and vocals for Servitude were recorded at guitarist Brandon Ellis’ home studio in New Jersey while drums were recorded by Mark Lewis in Nashville, Tennessee where the album was also mixed. Servitude was mastered by Ted Jensen. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: Brian Eschbach – lead vocals Max Lavelle – bass Alan Cassidy – drums Brandon Ellis – lead guitar, backing vocals Ryan Knight – lead guitar, backing vocals