Nocturnal is the third full length album from Detroit band The Black Dahlia Murder. Nocturnal was released by Metal Blade on September 18 2007. Nocturnal is the first album to feature new bassist Bart Williams, who replaced Dave Lock, and drummer Shannon Lucas, who replaced previous touring drummer Pierre Langois. The second track's name, "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse", is taken from the name of the band's first album, which in turn is from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. The song "Virally Yours" is about a man who gets work at a hospital just to be around the dead. Kristian Wåhlin did the cover art for the album. The end of the song "Nocturnal" features an audio clip from the movie The Monster Squad. The song "Deathmask Divine" appears to be inspired by the story of Carl von Cosel.
