R.I.P. MIDNIGHT

We haven’t written about the passing of former Crimson Glory vocalist Midnight because, well, we’re not really Crimson Glory fans. But we know, based on your e-mails, that a lot of you are fans and were saddened by the news, and metal is nothing if not a community.

Our friend Carlos Ramirez has written a little bit about the singer’s death on Noise Creep:

Crimson Glory’s 1988 release, ‘Transcendence‘ is undoubtedly the group’s magnum opus. The album remains one of the touchstones for melodic metal all of these years later. Its 10 songs are filled to the gills with one stunning riff and vocal performance after the other. Midnight’s prowess in the recording booth knew no bounds. On songs like “Lady of Winter” and the piercing “Red Sharks,” he moves through the material with the controlled force of a classically trained vocalist. He also had a distinct tone to his higher range notes that set him apart from many of the guys coming up at the time.

Read the rest of Carlos’ tribute here.

-AR