The Black Dahlia Murder will release their new album, Everblack, June 11. In anticipation, the band has partnered with Revolver to stream new song “Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn,” an ode to one of frontman Trevor Strnad’s favorite horror movies, Evil Dead.

In an article previously published on Bloody-Disgusting.com, Strnad recalled the impact of the movie: “I remember the first time I saw Evil Dead… It was at my friend’s birthday party in 7th grade. It was recommended by the same older sister that had gotten us all into punk and heavy metal music…so we knew we were in for the real deal. The movie scared the unholy 13-year-old shit out of us… We were terrified. I remember the possessions really affecting me…the way the people would contort and writhe was disturbing. The possessed had that awful way that they sounded when they spoke and howled…pretty insane as well. The vine rape scene was intense… I love the idea of the forest coming alive…so much so that I wrote a song about it many years later.”

Follow along with the lyrics while listening to the song below.

“Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn”:
Dense dark forest dismal fog a spectral force perverts these woods flight prevails frantic escape the unearthly horrors at each turn they wait wandering roots they creak and move slithering toward what mortal life intrudes terrified eyes opened wide ensnare her flailing limbs to the earth they are tightly tied raped in hatred by vines of thorn by the evil dead to ribbons ripped and torn raped in hatred by vines of thorn pierced from within her child is skewered unborn raped in hatred by vines of thorn twisted in halves in this gruesome tug-of-war raped in hatred by vines of thorn flora possessed suckling the gore untamed kudzu green cocoon inside her flesh their food death prevails gnarled roots entwine syphon the marrows from her splintered spine animate trees shuffle their roots gathering around this late night rendezvous murderous orgy in full bloom her screams they cut the fog this night on sheer terror the seedlings thrive raped in hatred by vines of thorn behold the wrath of the necromicon raped in hatred by vines of thorn lancing her womb the child inside is gorged raped in hatred by vines of thorn broken in two entwined within the growth raped in hatred by vines of thorn necrotized demonic spores you brought this all unto yourselves should not have tampered with this hell opening the book your last mistake these haunted woods shall be thine grave raped in hatred by vines of thorn by the evil dead to ribbons ripped and torn raped in hatred by vines of thorn pierced from within her child is skewered unborn raped in hatred by vines of thorn twisted in halves in this gruesome tug-of-war raped in hatred by vines of thorn flora possessed suckling the gore

Brandon Geist
Editor in Chief

Morbid Angel, Illud Divinum Insanus
“It doesn’t come out til June 7, but, dude, the new Morbid Angel album, their first with original vocalist David Vincent in 16 years, is fucking awesome—and wacky as all shit. There are classic-sounding church-burners like ’10 More Dead’ and ‘Nevermore,’ but then there are also stripped-down, almost nu-metally chant-alongs like the totally badass ‘I Am Morbid’ and Rob Zombie-ish industrial-metal stompers like ‘Radikult.’ You gotta hear it to believe it.”

Sixx:A.M., This Is Gonna Hurt
“I was pretty much hooked on Sixx:A.M.’s hit single, ‘Life is Beautiful,’ as soon as I heard it back in 2007. It’s just too damn catchy. And this new album is full of similarly hooky, hard-rock anthems that have already been stuck in my head for weeks just from hearing them in demo version. In particular, the title track and ‘Live Forever,’ which has a soaring chorus worthy of Muse, are pretty much irresistible.”

Down, NOLA
“Wow, how bummed I am about missing Down’s recent NYC show? Phil Anselmo gets his head sliced open by Pepper Keenan’s guitar during their second song and ends up performing the whole show with blood-streaming down his face, GG Allin-style. Bad. Ass. (I hear that after the show Phil was told he needed to get staples but refused them.) Relistening to Down’s classic debut album is small consolation for missing the gory epicness, but holy crap, does it still crush. ‘Hail the Leaf’!”

Bathory, Blood Fire Death
“Every few months I come back to this album and it always blows me away—a Viking metal classic, through and through. My favorite track is ‘Dies Irae.’”

Morbid Angel, Illud Divinum Insanus
“That’s right. I’ve heard it. Some of it will absolutely knock your socks off. And the song with the Celtic Frost referencing title—’I Am Morbid’—is a reverent nod to extreme metal’s forefathers.”

Sister, “Bullshit & Backstabbing”
“We premiered this track by the Swedish sleaze metallers earlier this week, and I gotta say—I can’t get it out of my head. It reminds me of ’80s Swedish glam metallers Shotgun Messiah right before they became an industrial-metal group.”

Josh Bernstein
Creative Director

Municipal Waste, Hazardous Mutation
“From ‘Bangover’ to ‘Guilty Of Being Tight,’ Virginia’s Municipal Waste, lay waste to 15 thrash-crossover classics here. Fast, aggressive, precise, and actually fun. With a cover painted by Ed Repka, how can you lose?”

Sex Pistols, The Great Rock & Roll Swindle
“After getting to meet the coolest Sex Pistol ever at the Golden Gods (hint: not Johnny or Sid), I had to dig out my old Great Rock & Roll Swindle album and check out some of the deeper cuts. For a band that only released one real album, this collection of B-sides, demos, covers, and oddball disco and classical versions of their hits is truly insane and should find a home in anyone’s music library.”

FEAR, The Record
“Their first, their best. Lee Ving still sounds dangerous, insane, racist, and frankly one of the best and most compelling frontmen ever. I can see why the SNL execs freaked out in 1981 and banned them for life…”

Josh Hart
Web Producer

Explosions in the Sky, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
“It’s amazing in this age of short attention spans that a band that routinely writes 8-10 minute long instrumentals could have a Top 20 album, just over a month after a headlining show at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. ‘Trembling Hands’ and ‘Be Careful, Creature’ are favorites.”

Atomic Rooster, Atomic Rooster
“Progressive (don’t let that word scare you off) rock from the early ’70s featuring members of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Later releases may have been heavier, but the first album will probably always be my favorite.”

Eisbrecher, Eisbrecher
“Those unfamiliar with the German industrial music scene (what, are you living under a rock?) might be surprised to know there are actually quite a few bands in the Rammstein vein floating around Deutschland. There are definitely more than a few copycat albums that will send you running for your copy of Mutter, but Eisbrecher’s self-titled effort ain’t half bad, even by Rammstein standards.”

Jimmy Hubbard
Photography Director

A Storm Of Light, As The Valley of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade
“Fourth record from A Storm of Light and easily my favorite. After three great records, it sounds like these guys really figured out their own sound and it’s a lot different than I was expecting. Still has a lot of the Neurosis, Isis vibe, but kind of has a cool industrial thing going on. These guys touring with Tombs is going to make an awesome bill.”

Indian, Guiltless
“Another awesome band from Chicago and another awesome sounding album produced by Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, Minsk, Buried at Sea). Great, brutal doomy metal, great organic sounding record. Band also features Will Lindsay of Wolves in the Throne Room and Nachtmystium.”

The Black Dahlia Murder, Ritual
“I have been listening to a lot of Black Dahlia Murder recently, mostly because we just finished an awesome feature on them. (Wait ’til the next issue!) But, yep, as I expected, this record is great! Sounds like BDM, with a bit more black metal influences, sounds like someone has been listening to a little Deathspell Omega….”

Brandon Geist
Editor in Chief

Sebastian Bach, Angel Down
“Getting to hang out with Baz at the Revolver Golden Gods was probably my personal highlight of the whole trip out to L.A. Dude is beyond cool and killed it as both our Black Carpet host and as a guest performer with Asking Alexandria. When we were having drinks at a local wine bar after soundchecks the night before the big show, his song ‘American Metalhead’ from this album randomly came on the stereo, and I was blown away by it, so I dug up the record, and, shit, it’s rocking my head off. Dude, I know Revolver hasn’t been giving you your due for the last, oh, 10 years, but I only took over as Editor in Chief a year and half ago, and as you can tell as of late, that shit is changing! Love ya, man. Can’t wait to hear the new tunes.”

Coalesce, OX
“I’m a huge fan of these guys’ 1999 album, 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening, with all its blues-infused mathcore riffs and Sean Ingram’s distinctively burly roar, but I think this comeback record might even be better. Techy and angular while still irresistibly groovy and resolutely human. Put something new out soon, dudes!”

Static-X, Wisconsin Death Trip
“When I was a teenager, I was almost as into industrial music as I was into metal, so when this album came out, fusing the two styles in a uniquely simple and sublime way, I was all about it. I returned to the record recently, inspired by seeing frontman Wayne Static at the Golden Gods, and it still gets my head bobbing. Too bad the band never could match it.”

Diamond Head, Singles
“After seeing the Big Four last week, I got on an N.W.O.B.H.M. kick listening to Paul Di’Anno–era Maiden and of course the kids who wrote ‘Am I Evil?’—Diamond Head. This has some pretty great songs on it that didn’t make their über-essential Lightning to the Nations, including ‘Dead Reckoning’ (compare the breakdown riff with Metallica’s ‘Frantic’) and the catchy ‘Streets of Gold.’”

Soundgarden, Louder Than Love
“Some Soundgarden Greatest Hits comp was playing before Slayer took the stage at the Big Four. The songs on Louder Than Love are the best, especially ‘Hands All Over,’ ‘Get on the Snake,’ and ‘Big Dumb Sex.’ I usually skip over ‘Full On Kevin’s Mom.’ I suggest you do the same.”

Swans, Children of God
“This record is utterly crushing. If you want to feel like you’ve been put through a meat grinder, listen to ‘New Mind’ and ‘Real Love’ over and over and over again until you’re in a padded room wearing a straightjacket.”

Josh Hart
Web Producer

TV Ghost, Cold Fish
“A great post-punk revival record, it also kind of sounds in places like a garage-rock version of Mr. Bungle. The whole album is 10 songs clocking in at under 25 minutes, so this might be a good album if you’re coming off of a Dream Theater bender.”

Anthrax, The Greater of Two Evils
“I could write a long commentary on the state of a certain band’s lead vocal situation, but I’d rather this pick just speak for itself.”

Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2
“OK, so this album isn’t exactly metal, but given these guys more or less invented rap metal and had Kerry King on their first album, I’m including it anyway. Fanfare about their cameo-filled video for ‘Make Some Noise’ aside, the album is pretty solid all around, despite a lack of any mega-hits ala ‘Intergalactic’ or ‘Sabotage.’ It’s an album that sounds like the guys who made it enjoyed making it, and more so, knew they had nothing to prove to anyone. Also, ‘Lee Majors Come Again’ is probably the best hardcore track I’ve heard this side of Fugazi.”

Jimmy Hubbard
Photography Director

Psychic Limb, Queens
“Great new local band here in Brooklyn. Great classic sounding grindcore, but very well executed. Short, fast and creatively structured grind. I would def. recommend grind fans check these guys out.”

Hate Eternal, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
“Blistering and brutal new record from Erik Rutan & Co. Rutan is easily one of my favorite death-metal guitar players, and in my opinion one of the most creative. His riffage is technical and savage, creating dense and textural dissonant sound. I am also a fan of Rutan’s production, seems like he gets better with each record he does. Excited to hear what he did with the new Morbid Angel record as well!”

The Black Dahlia Murder, Nocturnal
“Listened to this record quite a bit this week while working on our Black Dahlia photo shoot for the July/Aug issue of Revolver. Forgot how good it was, easily my favorite Dahlia record. Looking forward to hearing their new record!”

Emily O’Neill
Marketing Coordinator

Skid Row, Skid Row
“After hearing the amazing Sebastian Bach sing ‘Youth Gone Wild’ last week at the Golden Gods Awards, I’m more obsessed with him than ever. He truly sings like no one is listening, dances like no one is watching, and lives like heaven is on earth. Love him.”

Metallica, Metallica
“This is one of my favorite albums of all time, and I’m sure it’s on everyone’s top 5 list. ‘Sad But True’ is my No. 1 track!!!”

Volbeat, The Strength/The Sound/The Songs
“Their Golden Gods performance of ‘I Only Wanna Be With You’ with Scott Ian was absolutely awesome. Scott Ian rules, too.”

Cody Thomas
Editorial Intern

Isis, In the Absence of Truth
“I know Kory and I disagree on the best era of Isis. Personally, I think Isis was at their best between 2000 and 2009. Yep, that’s right: pretty much their entire careers. But this was my first Isis album (give me a break, I’m not old enough to rent a car yet), and it’s special to me. It’s like if the Grateful Dead played metal, kind of.”

Swallow the Sun, New Moon
“When I heard the title track of this album a few years ago, right before it came out, I was pissed. I thought it sucked in comparison to their older stuff like ‘Doomed to Walk the Earth,’ which is unbelievable funeral doom that you absolutely need to look up on YouTube if you haven’t already heard it. I bought this anyway, just because I’m such a huge fan of the band, and it’s amazing. Lesson learned, don’t judge an entire album on one song.”

Cobalt, Gin
“I know I’m way behind on this one, but I simply hadn’t heard Cobalt until a week ago. Brandon gave it to me as a suggestion, and I’m forever indebted. It’s quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. It’s like if Isis played black metal.”

Brandon Geist
Editor in Chief

Meshuggah, Obzen
“We’re working on a ‘nu-prog’ roundup story for Revolver, and a shitload of the bands covered in that cite Meshuggah as a primary influence. That inspired me to brush off my copy of the Swedish math-metal maniacs’ last album, and damn, it still crushes. ‘Bleed’ and the title track, in particular, are among the heaviest songs they’ve ever laid down.”

Jesu, Ascension
“Godflesh are one of my favorite bands, and as loyal fan, I’ve followed main man Justin Broadrick into the more mellow territory of his current project Jesu. I’ve liked a lot of the Jesu shit in the past—the Heart Ache and Silver EPs, and the split with Envy come to mind—but this new one is just boring and doesn’t really bring anything new to the formula. Focus on a new Godflesh album, J.K., and bring that band to the U.S. already!”

A Pale Horse Named Death, And Hell Will Follow Me
“The way I consume music is I usually latch on to a particular band or album and listen to it pretty much nonstop for a few weeks until it makes me physically nauseous to hear it again. Two weeks and counting on this one.”

Primate, Draw Back a Stump
“Brandon shared this with me because he knows I’m a major fan of Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth fame. At first I wasn’t too impressed with it. The group—which also features Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher—plays kind of sloppy first-wave hardcore. But on that same note, the track that’s making me come around to it is their cover of Black Flag’s ‘Drinking and Driving.’”

Jane’s Addiction, Ritual de lo Habitual
“I’ve lately been pretty excited about hearing the forthcoming Jane’s album—mostly because I hope it’s better than their last reunion album, Strays. As such, I recently revisited Ritual, which was one of my favorite records when it came out. No band since—including Jane’s Addiction—has found the sweet spot between hardcore, metal, reggae, hippie jams, and pop heard here. I’m just happy this still holds up, and I’m cautiously optimistic for their new album.”

Merciless, The Awakening
“One of my all-time favorite death-metal albums. This was the first release on deceased Mayhem guitarist Euronymous’ Deathlike Silence label. It kicks off with a song called ‘Pure Hate’ and only gets more pessimistic. It’s too bad more people don’t know it—this record ranks up their with early Morbid Angel and Obituary releases, as far as death metal goes, plus the lyrics sound genuinely threatening.”

Josh Bernstein
Creative Director

Sucking the ‘70s, Parts 1&2
“This is a great stoner-rock compilation that came out a few years back. Easy concept: Take killer ’70s songs like ‘Working for MCA’ and ‘Honky Cat’ then make it heavy as shit. Sold! Definitely good driving or sitting on your couch music.”

Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
“The DK’s first and arguably their best record. Spy guitars, manic rhythms and Jello’s enraged vocals still sound as fresh today. Why aren’t bands this upset anymore? There’s way more bullshitty political things going on now… Speaking of bands that need to come back and get super angry…”

Rage Against the Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
“This is their last record of original music and it is much more accessible and crushing than I originally remember it. Nice to dust off some old records and hear some real hidden gems like the songs found here. Maybe in some weird alternate universe Rage and the DKs can play a double bill together…”

Josh Hart
Web Producer

The Ruts, The Crack
“I could probably list this one for most weeks out of the year. One of the best punk records ever? Without a doubt.”

Wire, Pink Flag
“Saw them live at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday night and have been listening to Pink Flag ever since…mainly because I didn’t hear any of it on Wednesday.”

Queens of the Stone Age, Rated R [futureusgalleryDeluxe Edition]
“What more needs to be said about this one than: ‘Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy, and alcohol’? I’ll tell you what: ‘C-c-c-c-c-cocaiiiine’”

Stephen Goggi
Art Director

Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
“They are the best alternative band to come out of the ’90s. Better than Nirvana, better than Pearl Jam. 1979? Yes, please.”

The National, High Violet
“I’m a bit late to this album, but better late than never. Stroke my inner hipster.”

Mineral, The Power of Failing
“Because my pussy hurts.”

Emily O’Neill
Marketing Coordinator

Guns N’ Roses, Use Your Illusion I
“I was madly in love with Slash as a child..xoxoxo.”

Black Dahlia Murder, Miasma
“Love this album!!! I’m shocked that someone who looks like Trevor can sound like this.”

Metallica, Garage Inc
“My favorite cover ever is ‘Whiskey in the Jar.’”

Jimmy Hubbard
Photography Director

Bloodlet, The Seraphim Fall
“Been a huge ’90s hardcore kick this week! A lot of Deadguy, Kiss it Goodbye, noisy stuff! But Bloodlet were such a different brutal band, techy, evil, intense, and just kind of weird. I loved the previous album, Entheogen, and was initially thrown of by the production of The Seraphim Fall. But it’s a great record, stands up still!”

Tombs, Path of Totality
“New record out this June, angry, noisy blackened metal with some great dark almost gothic parts, but still with a New York hardcore attitude. Best record they have done. On this release, they really come into their own!”

Graveyard, Hisingen Blues
“I’ll be honest, I did not think I was going to like this record. I love a lot of the ’70s metal/rock throwback stuff like Witchcraft (also from Sweden), Witch, and Blood Ceremony, but just kind of thought the new Graveyard record was going to be ‘meh.’ But it’s great: awesome production, great songs, memorable melodies, and great playing and still heavy.”

Cody Thomas
Editorial Intern

Deathspell Omega, Paracletus
“I’m not a huge black-metal fan, but these French dudes do it different. It’s like if Gojira went black metal.”

Alban Berg, Wozzeck
“I saw this atonal Austrian opera at the Met on Wednesday. Unbelievable music. It drips with unsettling atmosphere.”

Behemoth, Demigod
“After Wozzeck, I had this weird urge to listen to Behemoth. Both seem to blend dissonance and sensuality so well.”