On May 11, 2022, The Black Dahlia Murder announced that their irrepressible, inimitable singer, Trevor Strnad, had died at the age of 41. The band described him as, “A walking encyclopedia of all things music. He was a hugger, a writer, and truly one of the world’s greatest entertainers.” Within minutes, it became abundantly clear that the sense of loss was profound. Through any and every channel they could, metal fans and musicians expressed in clear terms that they wished Trevor was still here, and that he had made the world around him, and heavy metal in particular, a better, brighter, and more fun place to be. As Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton put it on Twitter, “Sending out love & light to the [The Black Dahlia Murder] family and everyone that loved Trevor… which is pretty much anyone that ever met him.”
It was a sentiment repeated often, from fans who met him once for five minutes, to his
