i love these re-issues. it's a nice treat to hold a shining coloured copy of a great record in your hands, without spending an ass full of money for used stuff because you weren't there the first time around. exactly this happened in 2003. it was the year where the black dahlia murder's first full length album saw the light of day, released on metal blade records.
metal blade pressed an, to me unkown amount of black vinyl eleven years ago. but to be honest i wasn't even around for the cd release in 2003. a good friend of mine bought it and handed it over to me for listening reasons but i couldn't really warm up with it. it required the album 'miasma' to get me hooked on tbdm. anyway, since i never saw a black copy on ebay or elsewhere, this record flew a bit of under my radar.
with hindsight i was even lucky so because the look of this re-press is way more pleasing for the eye than boring black. on a regular check through nuclear blast's new stuff i stumbled upon this and didn't hestitate to order. i have to say that the songs aged pretty well for me. i definitely enjoy this recod more now than then. not total death metal perfection but damn close!
the european version of this re-press comes on stunning 'dusk blue' vinyl. the american comes on clear vinyl. if you hold 'dusk blue' up to the daylight a great marble effect emerges. love the look of the vinyl! the record comes in a gatefold sleeve and with a poster of course. released in celebration of the 10th anniversary. metal blade records. 2003/2013.
