CRIMSON GLORY Vocalist Midnight Resurfaces With New Band, Tour
Former CRIMSON GLORY singer/songwriter, Midnight, has resurfaced with a new band and is currently putting the finishing touches on his 3rd solo release, titled M2: Descending Into Madness. His re-emergence comes after several months in exile, following his abrupt departure from the much anticipated reunion of legendary Sarasota, FL-based Crimson Glory.
Joining Midnight, among others, is guitarist Matt LaPorte of JON OLIVA'S PAIN (ex-CIRCLE II CIRCLE) and drummer Lee Harrison, best known as the founder and leader of Tampa, FL death metal legends MONSTROSITY. Harrison has also performed with such influential bands as ATHEIST and MALEVOLENT CREATION. The collaboration came about after the two sought out the much-fabled siren, known
for his unique style and mystique.
Says LaPorte: "Lee and I have always been fans of Crimson Glory and Midnight. We have harbored a strong desire for years to work with Mid, one our idols, we both consider it an honor, as well as our duty, to be a part of bringing his magical, angelic voice back to the metal masses."
The two will join Midnight on his July tour of Texas, along with drummer/percussionist/hammer dulcimer master Phil Anderson, whose work on Midnight's 2005 release Sakada (Black Lotus Records), gave the record a very unique sound, which caught many fans of Midnight's work with Crimson Glory off-guard, and entranced many a listener, including LaPorte: "While I was doing a press junket for the last Oliva record, a journalist gave me a promo copy of Sakada. For the next six weeks, while on tour, I listened to it 8-10 times every day, the hammer dulcimer is the most beautiful sound ever to grace my ears."
In addition to finishing the M2 record, Midnight and co. are structuring a set-list for their live shows, which will showcase not only songs from Midnight's acoustic-oriented solo releases, but also honor his famed CG back-catalog, including several compositions from the much-heralded 1988 release, Transcendence
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