“Mammoth’s Hand” is the latest single from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The track comes by way of the band’s upcoming tenth studio album, “Servitude”, set for release on September 27th via Metal Blade Records.
“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.”
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, who are currently in the midst of a European tour, will join DYING FETUS for a North American co-headlining tour this Fall. The Beg To Serve 2024 tour will begin on October 3rd in Cleveland, Ohio and make its way through over two dozen cities, the journey coming to a close on November 10th in Chicago, Illinois. Support will be provided by SPITE, ANGELMAKER and VOMIT FORTH.
w/ DYING FETUS, SPITE, ANGELMAKER, VOMIT FORTH:
10/03/2024 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
10/04/2024 Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
10/05/2024 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
10/06/2024 Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN
10/08/2024 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
10/10/2024 The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
10/11/2024 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
10/13/2024 Neptune – Seattle, WA ^
10/14/2024 Rickshaw – Vancouver, BC ^
10/15/2024 Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR
10/17/2024 UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
10/18/2024 The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
10/19/2024 Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA *
10/20/2024 The Novo – Los Angeles, CA *
10/21/2024 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
10/23/2024 The Factory At Deep Ellum – Dallas, TX
10/24/2024 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX
10/25/2024 Warehouse Live Midtown – Houston, TX
10/27/2024 The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL
10/28/2024 Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
10/30/2024 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
10/31/2024 Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
11/01/2024 Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
11/02/2024 Palladium – Worcester, MA
11/03/2024 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
11/05/2024 M-Telus – Montreal, QC
11/06/2024 The Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
11/09/2024 Royal Oak Music Hall – Detroit, MI
11/10/2024 Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
^ No AngelMaker
* No Spite
