Nightbringers

Nightbringers is the eighth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. This is the first album to feature Brandon Ellis on lead guitar, replacing Ryan Knight. It was released on October 6, 2017, through Metal Blade Records.^[4] Nightbringers became the best-selling direct-to-consumer pre-order in Metal Blade Records' history.^[5][6]

Nightbringers
Studio album by the Black Dahlia Murder
Released	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
Studio	The Pipeyard Studio in Plymouth, Michigan (drums) Regal Fecal Studios in Warren, Michigan (rhythm guitars and bass) The Shred Light District in Wyckoff, New Jersey (lead guitar) Castle Strnad in Auburn Hills, Michigan (vocals)
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	33:16
Label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia Murder chronology
Abysmal (2015) Nightbringers (2017) Verminous (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[2]
Metal Injection	[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Strnad; all music is composed by the Black Dahlia Murder.

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Widowmaker"	3:21
2.	"Of God and Serpent, of Spectre and Snake"	3:49
3.	"Matriarch"	3:24
4.	"Nightbringers"	3:35
5.	"Jars"	3:37
6.	"Kings of the Nightworld"	3:13
7.	"Catacomb Hecatomb"	3:37
8.	"As Good as Dead"	3:34
9.	"The Lonely Deceased"	5:06
Total length:		33:16

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Gone But Not Forgotten"	01:15
11.	"This Mortal Coil" (Carcass cover)	03:47
12.	"The Swarm" (At The Gates cover)	03:19
13.	"Abysmal" (live)	04:06
14.	"When the Last Grave Has Emptied" (live)	03:30
Total length:		49:13

Personnel

Musicians

• Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
• Brian Eschbach – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Brandon Ellis – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Max Lavelle – bass
• Alan Cassidy – drums

Additional personnel

• The Black Dahlia Murder – production
• Ryan Williams – recording (drums, rhythm guitar, bass)
• Brandon Ellis - recording (lead guitar)
• Joe Cincotta - recording (vocals)
• Ross Trinkaus - production (intro on "Widowmaker")
• Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
• Kristian Wåhlin – artwork
• Kevin Wight – design
• Brian Slagel – executive production

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	136
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9]	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	97
US Billboard 200[12]	35
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14]	6