The Black Dahlia Murder
Interview with The Black Dahlia Murder at MayhemFest 2009
by sidine on Feb.17, 2012, under Interviews, The Black Dahlia Murder
Live Interview with Shannon and Ryan from the band The Black Dahlia Murder conducted by Miranda Wilson (Aka Sidine). I would personally like to take this opportunity to thank the guys of The Black Dahlia Murder’s for sitting down with me and taking the time to answer a few questions, it was truly a pleasure to speak with them.
Miranda: How long have you guys been together?
Shannon: The band has been together as a whole for about 6 years. There has been a few member changes over the years but this is seems to be it, it feels very solid.
Miranda: How did you guys choose the name “The Black Dahlia Murder”?
Shannon: Um actually that was our singer Trevor’s decision, When the band was forming in the late teenage years. I guess any time a bands forming and they go “Oh we need to think of a name” you’re constantly going through what’s left, you know what hasn’t been taken. I guess Trevor had heard about the stories of The Black Dahlia Murder and was very intrigued by it, it’s a great story it’s creepy and chilling and it sounds cool and nobody has it.
Miranda: Who influenced you to play the instruments you chose?
Ryan: man, that could be a long answer but um, I don’t know just people like Bad Religion in the early days, Slayer, and guys like Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Eric Johnson really made me want to play the guitar. I saw him on Austin city limits one night when I was like 16 or something and I said WOW! That’s how you play guitar, so there you go.
