The Black Dahlia Murder is an American melodic death metal band from Waterford, Michigan, formed in 2001.

Following the release of a 2001 demo album and a 2002 EP, the Black Dahlia Murder signed to Metal Blade Records in 2003, who released their debut studio album Unhallowed that same year. Out of the nine studio albums the band have released to date, the last eight have charted on the U.S. Billboard 200, with their fifth album Ritual peaking at No. 31 in 2011, marking them as one of the most popular contemporary American extreme metal bands. Their ninth and latest album, Verminous, was released on April 17, 2020.

In November 2023, The Black Dahlia Murder entered the studio to begin recording their tenth studio album for a 2024 release