Episode XVIII - "It's just murder. All God's creatures do it."

The Distorted Emporium

Ed Kemper, Ed Gein, Andrei Chikatilo, Albert Fish, and on and on. The list of mass murdering psychopaths that have inspired heavy music is an extensive one to say the least. Their influence isn't genre specific either. As you'll see tonight, death metal, sludge, grunge, thrash... bands of all styles have used these atrocities as inspiration for song. This is an eerie, and at times unsettling episode of The Distorted Emporium so turn out the lights and dive in.
As with previous episodes, I fully intended to say a few more words regarding the episode, however, 2 days ago word broke that The Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad had passed away. I wanted to address that since TBDM is featured in this episode. I was lucky enough to see the band once many years ago here in Bakersfield, and while I never met Trevor, he was the embodiment of all of us in the metal scene. Smart, funny, and as passionate as can be about heavy music... This is a huge loss to the metal community and my heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends, and bandmates.
Please, please, please guys... if you're in any way struggling with mental health I beg you to talk to someone. Anyone. That camaraderie we feel together at shows isn't a superficial, fake sense of belonging. We all have a shared passion for something that joins us together and no one should have to suffer alone. Please reach out. Whether on Instagram or through email. Whatever. If there is anything I can do, I will.
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