Midnight Syndicate to create Zombies!!!-themed soundtrack album

Almost 13 years after releasing the first official roleplaying soundtrack to Dungeons & Dragons® game, Midnight Syndicate has teamed up with premier horror game designer Twilight Creations to produce a soundtrack album for the zombie apocalypse-themed Zombies!!! board game. The dark instrumental album, which will feature new and previously recorded material blended with movie-style sound design, is designed to heighten the game play experience. The musical theme will center around the Zombies!!! board game and its 15 expansion sets that pay homage to classic zombie films, especially those of directors George Romero and Sam Raimi.

“I’m a big fan of Zombies!!!,” said Edward Douglas. “With the game celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2016, it seemed like the perfect time to undertake this project. We’re working closely with the Twilight team to create something that really enhances their players’ gaming experience. I think album will also resonate with our fans in the Halloween and haunted house industries."

“Musically, it will be interesting to work in a modern setting,” added Gavin Goszka. “Most of our albums have been set in the Victorian and early 20th century, so this will definitely be something different and exciting for us and our fans.”

“Words cannot express how excited I am to have Midnight Syndicate doing a soundtrack for Zombies!!!,” said Twilight Creations co-founder Kerry Breitenstein. “For many of our players, Midnight Syndicate’s music has already been the unofficial soundtrack to their gaming sessions over the years. To have them working with us to create something specifically for our universe is incredible.”

The soundtrack is tentatively scheduled for release in September in coordination with the release of the Zombies!!! Ultimate Collector Set and Zombies!!! Ultimate Upgrade Kit. To be among the first to hear preview tracks, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to Midnight Syndicate on YouTube!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Remember... THIS year our favorite season doesn't have to end on November 1st! Pick up our ‪haunting‬ new Yuletide-inspired Christmas A Ghostly Gathering album and keep the ghoul times rolling! Just be sure to leave the fire in your hearth burning for any unexpected guests... We're posting more preview tracks from our dark Christmas music‬ album this week - including some of our favorites! In the meantime, have a happy and safe ‎Halloween‬ weekend!! To listen to preview tracks now visit our YouTube Channel.  To be the first to receive notice when new preview tracks are uploaded, subscribe to the Midnight Syndicate YouTube Channel.

Midnight Syndicate on SiriusXM's Scream Radio

We're very happy to once again be featured on SiriusXM's Scream Radio Halloween Music Channel.  If you have SiriusXM, you can listen in on Channel 18 from now through October 31st.  It's a wonderful mix of everything from Midnight Syndicate, Danny Elfman, and other horror music composer movie soundtrack composers to songs from AC/DC, Monster Mash-era Halloween classics, and short ghost stories.

Midnight Syndicate included in Rue Morgue's "50 Essential Horror Albums" list

Midnight Syndicate's Out of the Darkness album was included in Rue Morgue's list of 50 Essential Horror Albums - Discs That Created, Evolved, or Defined Genre Music Over the Decades. "To be included in the same category as Black Sabbath, King Diamond, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, John Carpenter and so many other horror music artists that inspired us is very special," said Edward Douglas. 

"Christmas: A Ghostly Gathering" available on iTunes and Amazon MP3. New preview track, "Night of the Krampus" released.

Midnight Syndicate's new haunted Yuletide-inspired dark instrumental album Christmas: A Ghostly Gathering is now available digitally on iTunes, CDBaby, and Amazon MP3.   A new preview track entitled, Night of the Krampus has been released on Midnight Syndicate's YouTube Channel.

Response to the new album has been amazing. If you'd like to hear what some fans and press are already calling a Midnight Syndicate masterwork, check out all four preview tracks including: Up On The Housetop, Coventry Carol, and Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy on the Midnight Syndicate YouTube Channel.

New Midnight Syndicate album, "Christmas: A Ghostly Gathering" now available on CD. Preview track posted.

Midnight Syndicate's new album, Christmas: A Ghostly Gathering is now available on CD (Midnight Syndicate Store / Amazon).  Orders placed through the Midnight Syndicate Store will receive a set of three limited-edition Midnight Syndicate holiday postcards (while supplies last). The album will be available digitally on October 1st.  You can listen to the first preview track, Up On The Housetop, here now with more coming soon.

The new album features the band’s unique twist on classic holiday carols blended with new and original material. “Our goal was to treat each song in a way that would merge familiarity with originality,” said Gavin Goszka. “There are definitely recognizable elements, but plenty of additional original material as well. It also incorporates the widest instrument palette we've used to date and represents what we consider to be the most varied collection of songs we've ever released. There are serenely beautiful moments here alongside more intense, darker tracks, and the end result is a thoroughly compelling and involving listening experience.” “With so many Christmas-themed albums out there, we wanted to make this collection uniquely our own,” added Edward Douglas. “I think we were able to do that.”

Midnight Syndicate to make appearances at TransWorld's Halloween and Attractions Show and Monsterpalooza

We hope everyone's year is off to a great start!  As Midnight Syndicate gears up for what will be another very exciting 2015, we have two upcoming appearances we'd like to announce.   Midnight Syndicate's Edward Douglas will be at the TransWorld Halloween and Attractions Show in St. Louis March 19-22 in Booth #1222.  In addition to Midnight Syndicate CDs, t-shirts, hoodies, and other great merch, we will also be displaying masks, high-quality prop weapons, and other products from our friends at Screamline Studios.

On March 27-29, Edward will return to the west coast to be on hand for Monsterpalooza in Burbank. In addition to having Midnight Syndicate supplying musical atmosphere for the Museum section of the show, Eliot Brodsky has once again brought together an incredible group of guests which include George Romero and Linda Blair among many others!   

For more information on TransWorld's Halloween and Attractions Show, click here.  For more information on Monsterpalooza, click here.

That's a wrap on Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends 2014!

Wow. What can we say except for a huge THANK YOU! We are so happy to be able to report that Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends 2014 was an amazing success. We want to start out by thanking the incredible folks at Cedar Point for providing the perfect venue and supportive team. To our show's cast and crew, you were amazing - the heartbeat that helped make the run such a success. To the incredible tandem of Screamline Studios and Evilusions, thank you for designing a set that folks couldn't stop talking about! Huge thanks to the absolutely incredible David "House" Greathouse who's encouragement and energy were so instrumental in helping make Midnight Syndicate Live! a reality from the very beginning. Also a huge thank you to our film cast and crew including Mark Rakocy, our friends at Robert Kurtzman's Creature Corps, and 529 Films whose incredible efforts took the film segments of the show to the next level. To the fans (both new and old) who came out to see the show, thank you for coming out and for all of your positive feedback and support!! It was great meeting so many of you in person! And finally... to the thousands of awesome fans across the globe that weren't able to make it out this time, thank YOU for continuing to support Midnight Syndicate. We can say, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we WILL be performing more shows in the years to come and we plan on coming to YOU! Photo by Invertalon Photography.  Read the reviews of the show here.

Happy Halloween from Midnight Syndicate!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN to the best fans in the world from Midnight Syndicate and the cast and crew of Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows (at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends‬ tonight and Saturday).

Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows thrilling audiences at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends

Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows has been thrilling audiences at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends since they opened Friday, September 12th.   The multimedia Halloween music horror music concert is being called "top-notch and ambitious," "brilliant and artistically creative," and "a must see" by audiences and press alike (see Reviews).  "We couldn't be happier with how the show came together," said Edward Douglas.  "We have an incredible cast and crew, the set and films look great, HalloWeekends and the Ghoultime Theatre are a perfect venue, and the response has been absolutely amazing."  In addition to enjoying their first live performances together, both Edward and Gavin Goszka are holding meet-and-greets with guests after every show at the Midnight Syndicate merch tent outside the theater.  "One of the highlights for both of us has been being able to meet and talk with everyone after the shows," added Gavin.  "It's been great getting feedback from both long-time fans as well as new audiences." Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows runs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from now through November 1st.   For showtimes, click here. For more information on Cedar Point's Halloweekends, click here.  Midnight Syndicate Live! was produced in coordination with Robert Kurtzman's Creature Corps, Screamline Studios, and 529 Films.  Photos by Stephen Franczek - Invertalon Photography

Midnight Syndicate Hooded Sweatshirts now available.

Finally! We have Midnight Syndicate hoodies in stock! One of the great things about these is that the image is GLOW IN THE DARK, so you can stay warm at night and look good doing it when you head out this haunt season. You can purchase these zipper-in-front, 50/50 blend, hooded sweatshirts at the Midnight Syndicate Store (www.midnightsyndicate.com/buyshirts.htm) now while supplies last!

Happy New Year

We wanted to wish everyone the best in the new year and hope you had a great Christmas / Holiday season! Here's to an incredible 2014!

"The Dead Matter" available at RedBox locations nationwide

Just in time for Halloween weekend! The Dead Matter is now available at RedBox locations nationwide!  This fun, story-driven, 80s-style horror film directed and scored by Midnight Syndicate's Edward Douglas stars Tom Savini, Andrew Divoff, and Jason Carter.  Visit The Dead Matter website for reviews, trailers, and more information!  The film is also currently available on iTunes, Amazon, and On-Demand!

Rue Morgue Magazine (on Midnight Syndicate)

"And really, if Midnight Syndicate wasn't around this time of year, I think we'd actually have to cancel Halloween." - Rue Morgue Magazine

Jerry Only, the Misfits (on Midnight Syndicate)

"Midnight Syndicate's dark orchestral music is perfect to wind things down and close the night after the last song at a live Misfits show. Its dynamic and eerie at the same time. It leads you into a macabre world where EVERY NIGHT IS HALLOWEEN." - Jerry Only (founding member, Misfits)

Photo by Mick Rock, © 2011, all rights reserved. Used by permission, courtesy of Misfits Records.

Happy Halloween from Midnight Syndicate

Edward and Gavin would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween! Have a great night!

Catch Midnight Syndicate on Sirius XM's Scream Radio

We hope everyone is having fun getting ready for Halloween! Just a reminder, you can listen to Midnight Syndicate on SiriusXM's Scream Radio. This special programming channel which also includes celebrity interviews, movie themes, and ghost stories will be featured through Halloween night. You can catch Midnight Syndicate on AOL Halloween Radio, too! Happy Haunting!

Edward and Gavin share Halloween memories with Zombo's Closet

As we enter the Halloween season, Zombo's Closet sat down with Ed and Gavin and asked them to share some of their favorite Halloween memories and what the holiday means to them. Both were asked the same five questions. You can see Edward's responses here and Gavin's responses here.

New "Dead Matter" 'Mark the Zombie' t-shirts now available

Look fashionable this Halloween season wearing everyone's favorite post-mortem American around town! The new t-shirt is available now at The Midnight Syndicate Store.