The Black Dahlia Murder - Vocalist Trevor Strnad Dies
Michigan-based The Black Dahlia Murder shared tragic news about the loss of their vocalist and founding member Trevor Scott Strnad. He was 41 years old. Rest in peace.
The band's statement is the following: "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved son, brother, and Shepard of good times, he was loved by all that met him. A walking encyclopedia of all things music. He was a hugger, a writer, and truly one of the world’s greatest entertainers. His lyrics provided the world with stories and spells and horror and whimsy. It was his life to be your show."
While no official cause of death has yet been revealed, the band shared the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at the end of their post.
The band's statement is the following: "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved son, brother, and Shepard of good times, he was loved by all that met him. A walking encyclopedia of all things music. He was a hugger, a writer, and truly one of the world’s greatest entertainers. His lyrics provided the world with stories and spells and horror and whimsy. It was his life to be your show."
While no official cause of death has yet been revealed, the band shared the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at the end of their post.
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Sad news RIP 
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What a horrbile night to have a curse... RIP Trevor.
---- Liebe ist für alle da.
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So damn sad. This dude was not only a great guy but also helped up and coming bands a lot. He will be missed.
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I'm so damn upset about this. TBDM was one of the bands that got me into extreme metal when I was 13. This is the worst news to me since when Alexi of Children Of Bodom died. RIP Trevor. 
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| A Real Mönkey Posts: 1176  |
I always thought Trevor had one of the most distinct voice in death metal, so much so that I could even pick him out when he guessed on an Aborted song or even a freaking Kanonenfieber song. RIP one of the best. "To my brothers who've fallen before me, I will walk with you again."
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I'm in shock. I just got into TBDM in April. I listened to them a ton. I was thinking to myself "how dope it would be to attend a show of theirs". At no point did I consider that something like that could happen so soon. As others above pointed out, he was so young. Rest in peace man 
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Sad news. I remember the first time I listened to Unhallowed/Funeral Thirst. I was just getting into death meta/deathcore and it blew my mind.
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Wow, I just seen TBDM in March and did they kick ass! Trevor looked like he was having a great time while performing and interacting with the audience. Crazy seeing him two months ago and now he is gone, RIP.
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What a tragedy. He was a killer vocalist. I've always heard these guys were all really nice too.
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When I look back at 2022 with all its horror stories, the death of Trevor Strnad was probably the biggest shock for me personally, at least within the heavy metal world. I always had the feeling that Trevor was "one of us" and not an aloof rock star. Trevor was a true metal fan who, despite his personal fame and success with TBDM, always remained down to earth and could still get really excited when there was a new underground band somewhere in the world to discover and support. I'm sure no American death metal musician has done as much for the underground scene in the last 10 years as he has, his numerous guest appearances and countless tweets are witness to his endless dedication to the music. The fact that he did not die of natural causes but ended his life by his own hand makes everything even sadder. How desperate must he have been in his last hours that he saw only this one and final way out? What a terrible loss... I don't want to sound too sentimental, but there was a time when TBDM had a pretty big impact on the development of my musical taste. When I stumbled upon Deflorate in 2009, melodeath had degenerated into the most boring music genre ever. The Gothenburg scene was only a shadow of its former self, and most bands were copying each other and courting sales and MTV airplay with a sound watered down by cheap keyboard noodling and way too much clean vocals. The Black Dahlia Murder, however, had a very different approach. They brought fresh energy and spontaneity back into the scene and reached a whole new level of aggressiveness through their hardcore influences that I hadn't heard since At The Gates' Slaughter Of The Soul. They definitely helped me find fun in melodeath again. Thanks for that, Mr. Strnad! RIP
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