Midnight (born John Patrick Jr. McDonald, April 29, 1962 – July 8, 2009) was an American musician best known for being the vocalist of Crimson Glory.[1][2][3][4] The band became known for Midnight's "ear-shattering screams", which drew comparisons to Geoff Tate,[5] and "painfully strident delivery."[6]
Midnight
Background information
Birth name
John Patrick Jr. McDonald
Born
(1962-04-29)April 29, 1962
Died
July 8, 2009(2009-07-08) (aged 47) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Midnight joined Crimson Glory in the early 1980s. In 1986, their debut album was issued by Roadrunner Records. It took the newcomers only a couple of years to surpass their debut with their sophomore effort, 1988's Transcendence, a joint release on MCA/Roadrunner. In 1991 they signed to Atlantic Records and released Strange & Beautiful, an album which showed a commercial switch in the band's sound. Not long after the latest release, Midnight left the band and the other members dispersed and became involved with various other acts.
For roughly seven years, Midnight remained out of sight. In the late 1990s, Midnight spent months recording a six-song full-band recording to try to secure a new record deal and some press. Unfortunately, when he left Florida and went to Texas he lost the only original master tape. To recover from this huge setback, Midnight reappeared with a low-budget EP originally titled Songs from the Attic which was later re-released simply as M; produced by Tim Fredenburg and featuring Bobby Kovacs on guitar, it explored a more acoustic direction. Only 500 copies were made. Once again, Midnight vanished, until in late 2004 it was announced that he had joined forces with Black Lotus Records to release his full-length debut solo album, Sakada.[7]
After the release of Sakada, Midnight did a short press tour in Europe which also included several acoustic performances. In 2007, Midnight joined forces with a new group of musicians including Matt LaPorte who also played with the ex-Savatage frontman's band Jon Oliva's Pain, and Lee Harrison the drummer and founder of the death metal band Monstrosity who also previously toured with Obituary and is currently with Terrorizer as well. Together they recorded, in addition to the All Souls Midnight disc, material for a 20-song covers disc simply titled Covers, a 36 song 3-CD set of original songs titled M2 – Descending into Madness, and a 24-clip DVD documenting the final recordings called A Strange Tea Party, all of which remains unreleased. Other musicians involved in these recordings were Phil Anderson (who produced and played on Sakada), John Zahner (Crimson Glory, Jon Oliva's Pain), Zane Black (Kozmic Lords), Chris Tripp (Tripp3), Ronnie Dee (Greg Billings), and Jerry Outlaw (Genitorturers, Jon Oliva's Pain).
Midnight joined forces with Jon Oliva in 2008 to re-record "Painted Skies" from Transcendence.
Death and later developmentsedit
On July 8, 2009, Midnight died of a stomach aneurysm at the age of 47 in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.[3] In memory of their fallen bandmate, the rest of Crimson Glory played a tribute show, headlining 2009's ProgPower.[8] The show featured several guest vocalists, including Todd La Torre, who eventually joined the band as their new lead singer.[9][10]
^"CRIMSON GLORY To Headline PROGPOWER USA 10th Anniversary". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
^"TODD LATORRE To Join CRIMSON GLORY For PROGPOWER USA Tribute Show". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
^"CRIMSON GLORY Announces New Lead Vocalist". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
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Midnight born John Patrick Jr McDonald April 29 1962 July 8 2009 was an American musician best known for being the vocalist of Crimson Glory 1 2 3 4 The band became known for Midnight s ear shattering screams which drew comparisons to Geoff Tate 5 and painfully strident delivery 6 MidnightBackground informationBirth nameJohn Patrick Jr McDonaldBorn 1962 04 29 April 29 1962DiedJuly 8 2009 2009 07 08 aged 47 St Petersburg Florida U S GenresHeavy metalprogressive metalOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1982 2009LabelsRoadrunner MCA Atlantic Black Lotus RecordsWebsitewww wbr allsoulsmidnight wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Death and later developments 3 Discography 3 1 with Crimson Glory 3 2 Solo albums 3 3 Guest appearances 4 References 5 External linksCareer editMidnight joined Crimson Glory in the early 1980s In 1986 their debut album was issued by Roadrunner Records It took the newcomers only a couple of years to surpass their debut with their sophomore effort 1988 s Transcendence a joint release on MCA Roadrunner In 1991 they signed to Atlantic Records and released Strange amp Beautiful an album which showed a commercial switch in the band s sound Not long after the latest release Midnight left the band and the other members dispersed and became involved with various other acts For roughly seven years Midnight remained out of sight In the late 1990s Midnight spent months recording a six song full band recording to try to secure a new record deal and some press Unfortunately when he left Florida and went to Texas he lost the only original master tape To recover from this huge setback Midnight reappeared with a low budget EP originally titled Songs from the Attic which was later re released simply as M produced by Tim Fredenburg and featuring Bobby Kovacs on guitar it explored a more acoustic direction Only 500 copies were made Once again Midnight vanished until in late 2004 it was announced that he had joined forces with Black Lotus Records to release his full length debut solo album Sakada 7 After the release of Sakada Midnight did a short press tour in Europe which also included several acoustic performances In 2007 Midnight joined forces with a new group of musicians including Matt LaPorte who also played with the ex Savatage frontman s band Jon Oliva s Pain and Lee Harrison the drummer and founder of the death metal band Monstrosity who also previously toured with Obituary and is currently with Terrorizer as well Together they recorded in addition to the All Souls Midnight disc material for a 20 song covers disc simply titled Covers a 36 song 3 CD set of original songs titled M2 Descending into Madness and a 24 clip DVD documenting the final recordings called A Strange Tea Party all of which remains unreleased Other musicians involved in these recordings were Phil Anderson who produced and played on Sakada John Zahner Crimson Glory Jon Oliva s Pain Zane Black Kozmic Lords Chris Tripp Tripp3 Ronnie Dee Greg Billings and Jerry Outlaw Genitorturers Jon Oliva s Pain Midnight joined forces with Jon Oliva in 2008 to re record Painted Skies from Transcendence Death and later developments editOn July 8 2009 Midnight died of a stomach aneurysm at the age of 47 in St Petersburg Florida U S 3 In memory of their fallen bandmate the rest of Crimson Glory played a tribute show headlining 2009 s ProgPower 8 The show featured several guest vocalists including Todd La Torre who eventually joined the band as their new lead singer 9 10 Discography editwith Crimson Glory edit Crimson Glory 1986 Transcendence 1988 Strange and Beautiful 1991 Solo albums edit The Lost Tape 1998 unreleased Songs from the Attic 2000 M 2001 Sakada 2005 All Souls Midnight 2008 100 copies on CD R only Covers 2009 unreleased A Strange Tea Party DVD 2009 unreleased M2 Descending into Madness 2014 Through Oceans of Space 2021 released in 2023 Guest appearances edit Genius A Rock Opera 2002 Maindream character Ben Jackson Group All Over You 2005 guest vocals on Rock n Roll Heaven Or Bust References edit Midnight Songs Albums Reviews Bio amp More AllMusic Retrieved December 11 2023 Bush John Crimson Glory Biography Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved August 16 2017 a b Former CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Dead at 47 Blabbermouth net July 8 2009 Retrieved December 14 2014 Begai Carl September 10 2009 CRIMSON GLORY Midnight Eternal Brave Words Retrieved August 15 2014 Rivadavia Eduardo Crimson Glory Crimson Glory Allmusic Retrieved August 22 2017 Rivadavia Eduardo Transcendence Crimson Glory Allmusic Retrieved August 22 2017 Rivadavia Eduardo Midnight Biography Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved August 16 2017 CRIMSON GLORY To Headline PROGPOWER USA 10th Anniversary Blabbermouth net Roadrunner Records July 15 2009 Archived from the original on February 2 2013 TODD LATORRE To Join CRIMSON GLORY For PROGPOWER USA Tribute Show Blabbermouth net Roadrunner Records September 3 2009 Archived from the original on September 10 2012 CRIMSON GLORY Announces New Lead Vocalist Blabbermouth net Roadrunner Records May 13 2010 Archived from the original on February 1 2013 External links editMidnight discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Midnight musician amp oldid 1214520349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
