"Monsters of Legend" wins BEST CD in 12th annual Rondo Awards

Midnight Syndicate's Monsters of Legend CD has won the category for BEST CD in the 12th annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.   The Rondo Awards are a great honor in the horror industry and we appreciate everyone who voted!  "Our goal with Monsters of Legend was to transport the listener into the world of classic horror," said Edward Douglas. "So to be recognized both by horror fans and an organization like the Rondos which is heavily rooted in classic horror movies, means a lot."  "We really enjoyed being able to draw upon the classic horror scores, themes, and characters to create something uniquely our own," added Gavin Goszka. This award marks the second win for Midnight Syndicate.   The first came in 2011 when they won the BEST CD category for Carnival Arcane.

Vote for Midnight Syndicate in the Rondo Awards!

Monsters of Legend has been nominated for BEST CD in this year's Rondo Awards and we need your support! To vote for the CD, simply follow this link. You do NOT have to vote in every category. The Rondo Awards are a great honor in the horror community and we appreciate your taking time to support Midnight Syndicate!

VOTING ENDS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 4 at 12 MIDNIGHT E.S.T.

Vote for Midnight Syndicate in the Rondo Awards!

Monsters of Legend has been nominated for BEST CD in this year's Rondo Awards and we need your support! To vote for the CD, simply follow this link. You do NOT have to vote in every category. The Rondo Awards are a great honor in the horror community and we appreciate your taking time to support Midnight Syndicate! VOTING ENDS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 5 at 12 MIDNIGHT E.S.T.

"Monsters of Legend" makes FEARnet's Top 13 Horror CDs of 2013

Monsters of Legend has made FEARnet's Top 13 Horror CDs of 2013.   From the article: “The Halloween music masters topped themselves this year with Monsters of Legend, a gorgeous tribute to monsters of the silver screen... One of the best lights-out listening experiences of the year."  Other artists mentioned include Midnight Syndicate influences Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, and Rob Zombie.  Read the full article here.   Listen to Monsters of Legend here!

Midnight Syndicate Live! to launch at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends 2014!

After seventeen years, fourteen studio albums, three soundtracks, and a motion picture, Midnight Syndicate is proud to announce that they are teaming up this fall with world famous amusement park Cedar Point to launch their first live performances! Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows, a multimedia horror-themed concert blending live music, theatre, and film will run Friday nights, Saturdays, and Sundays from Sept. 12 through November 1 at Cedar Point's 18th annual HalloWeekends event.

Midnight Syndicate Live! Legacy of Shadows will mark the first live performances for Edward and Gavin as Midnight Syndicate. In November of last year, the band cancelled their Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter campaign citing an "exciting possible opportunity" that they needed to explore that would result in a "win-win" for both the team and fans alike. "HalloWeekends is the perfect place to launch the first Midnight Syndicate Live! experience," said Douglas. "The venue is awesome and will allow us to fully realize the exciting, one-of-a-kind show we first envisioned. We're also really psyched to be working with a legendary amusement park that Gavin and I grew up with." Charles Bradshaw, Corporate V.P. of Entertainment for Cedar Fair, added, "Working with these industry leading music producers on a live show is an exciting prospect. The final product is going to amaze."

Among those already attached to the project are special effects legend Robert Kurtzman (From Dusk Till Dawn, KNB EFX) and his Creature Corps, David "House" Greathouse (Face Off, Mushroomhead, Dark Legacy), Beki Ingram (Face Off), director Gary Jones (Boogeyman, Axe Giant), 529 Films (Lost), EFX-TEK, and Screamline Studios.

Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, is the largest amusement park in the world. With an unmatched collection of 72 world-class rides, including 17 thrilling roller coasters, three huge kids' areas, live shows, unique and interesting places to eat and spend the night, a mile-long sandy beach and more, it's easy to see why Cedar Point has consistently been named the "Best Amusement Park in the World."

Midnight Syndicate music featured in tonight's premier of "Carvers" on SyFy Channel

 

Midnight Syndicate's music serves as part of the backdrop in the pilot of Carvers premiering on the SyFy Channel at 10|9c TONIGHT. Check out the preview here! Carvers is a show about artists who sculpt using everything from pumpkins and butter to chocolate, cheese, and other unconventional materials. This first show takes place at the mega amusement park Ocean Park Hong Kong who has been using Midnight Syndicate's music in their Halloween attractions for over ten years. We're looking forward to tuning in tonight! Check out the official Carvers Facebook page. 

Edward Douglas appearing at Kirk Hammett's Fear FestEvil

Midnight Syndicate's Edward Douglas will be appearing at Kirk Hammett's inaugural Fear FestEvil Horror Festival, February 6-8th at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. Other guests include: Slash, Scott Ian, Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), Tom Savini, and many more, with live music by Death Angel, Orchid, and a few other surprises. Hope to see you there!

For more information, visit: www.fearfestevil.com.

Midnight Syndicate contributes music to new "Dr. Shocker's Vault of Horror" DVD

Midnight Syndicate recently contributed music to a new Monster Kids-themed DVD entitled, Dr. Shocker's Vault of Horror.

From the squad at Dr. Shockers: "Perfect for the monster fan in your dungeon, Dr. Shocker (Daniel Roebuck) and his lab assistant Igor (Chuck Williams) have cooked up over two hours of Monster Kid entertainment, including their fantastic all-new new shock-u-mentary video MONSTERMANIACS™ narrated by Jorge Garcia and featuring Guillermo del Toro, Rob Zombie, a cryptful of creature feature collectors, experts, fans with music by the critically-acclaimed Midnight Syndicate!

Whether you were an avid subscriber to Forry Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland, a frequent shopper of the Captain Company ads, a ravenous consumer of Imagineering Evil Teeth and Vampire Blood, or a casual collector of monster masks, toys and posters, DR. SHOCKER'S VAULT OF HORROR DVD is a tinsel-time treat you don't want to miss!" 

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!

High praise for Axe Giant Soundtrack

The Axe Giant the Wrath of Paul Bunyan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has been receiving excellent reviews.   Midnight Syndicate's latest movie soundtracks features a fun mix of thunderous, pulse-pounding action themes, creepy atmosphere, and early Americana instrumentation.  To preview tracks, click here.   To purchase a copy and preview tracks, stop by the Midnight Syndicate Store!

MantaRay Pictures – “Impressive. Edward Douglas is a chameleon on this project... (having) Midnight Syndicate branch out to capture the essence of Americana... the soundtrack pretty scary with gnarly brass, chilling strings and high-octane scoring.“

Gross Movie Reviews – “Fun, yet elegant period music that made me actually want to watch the film again to see how it helps blend the scenes together. Midnight Syndicate once again composes a soundtrack that is a must own for movie soundtrack collectors and proves their music is becoming a bigger part of the film than the film itself… I give it 3 ½ out of 4”

Games Gazette (UK) – “What makes this movie most memorable is the excitingly brilliant score that peaks, flows, rises and softens at all the right moments. Perfect background when you are alone in your home with the lights down.”

Pop Culture Previews – “...a nice brooding soundtrack... These are the sort of songs that Midnight Syndicate has mastered like no other... they continue to entertain as this album sounds significantly different than most of their works.”

28 Days Later Analysis – “Arguably, one of the best composers of horror music... unsettling... atmospheric...diverse”

Live interview with Gavin and Edward tonight on Para-X Radio!

Catch a live interview with Gavin and Ed TONIGHT (12/12) at 8pm EST on Para X Radio.

Haunted House documentary, "Screamer" released

For those of you interested in getting into the haunted attraction industry or those of you just interested in seeing what goes into putting together a haunted house, the new documentary, Screamer, is a must see. A few years ago, Midnight Syndicate collaborator David "House" Greathouse gave us a great behind the scenes look at haunted house acting with his documentary Legion of Terror. In this new documentary, director William McHugh gives us a very real (sometimes brutal) look into the world of haunted house design, building, and management.

Following a couple of haunted house builders in Indiana for five years the documentary set out to disprove the idea that the haunted house business is "fun and easy." While documenting their struggle to make a successful haunted house business, the film's two subjects, Matt Kemp and Phil Granger sometimes produce some humorous if unsuccessful results. The film moves around to some of the more successful haunted attractions around the country while maintaining the main story thread that ends with a shocking twist.

The DVD is currently available on EBAY as well as on the film's website, www.screamermovie.com where it is also available as a streaming rental.

In addition to the music of Midnight Syndicate that is heard throughout several of the haunted houses showcased, the documentary also features a brief interview with Edward Douglas from 2006.

Thanksgiving wishes!

On behalf of the entire Midnight Syndicate crew, we would like to wish you and yours have a great Thanksgiving!  We know many of you are anxious to hear about plans for Midnight Syndicate Live! We hope to have an update for you in mid-December.  

New developments with Midnight Syndicate Live!

To our fans and supporters,

Very recently, we were presented with a new and very, very exciting potential opportunity for Midnight Syndicate Live!  We feel strongly that this is something that we need to explore.  Unfortunately, this will take us past the November 10th deadline for this Kickstarter campaign.  And so, in order to give us time to do our due diligence for our fans and backers, we have had to cancel it.

At the end of the day, we feel that we owe it to all of our backers who have pledged their hard-earned money to help create a live Midnight Syndicate concert, as well as to the fans and supporters who have helped us promote this campaign, to thoroughly explore this possibility.

If it were to come to fruition, this new opportunity would result in a win-win situation for everyone who is involved in and has backed Midnight Syndicate Live!  It would entail a live show in 2014.
If things don't work out, we will take what we have learned and launch a second campaign.

To everyone that has supported us and gotten behind this project so far we THANK YOU!   The amazing response we've seen to this campaign just shows us once again that we have the GREATEST FANS IN THE WORLD!

--- Ed, Gavin, and the Midnight Syndicate Live! team

Final week! Support Midnight Syndicate Live!

We've entered the final week of our Kickstarter campaign to make Midnight Syndicate concerts a reality!   This is a really important project for Midnight Syndicate going forward  so if you haven't checked out the Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter campaign yet, please do so!  We have a ton of great rewards available.   This is a chance for you to support Midnight Syndicate in huge way AND be an integral part of a one-of-a-kind Halloween horror multimedia concert experience!! The direct link to the Kickstarter campaign is: http://kck.st/1bCv95j.

Help bring Midnight Syndicate to the stage. Support Midnight Syndicate Live on Kickstarter!

Happy Halloween!!  The Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter campaign is going strong but we still need your help!  Please stop by, check out the great rewards we have available for as little as $15!  

Midnight Syndicate Live! is the next stage in Midnight Syndicate history.  Midnight Syndicate Live! will give us the opportunity to bring Midnight Syndicate's music live to YOUR city, as well as create a one-of-a-kind multimedia experience that you will never forget!   By becoming a backer on Kickstarter, you will be on the inside loop on everything from pre-production to production from Day 1.  Additionally, by joining now, you will forever be a part of Midnight Syndicate history, a new Halloween tradition, and Halloween music history!  Become a part of the team. Support Midnight Syndicate. Join us today!

Listen to Midnight Syndicate 24/7 on AccuRadio

 

Looking for Midnight Syndicate Radio 24/7 ? Check out AccuRadio's The Night Beckons Channel now! They've got Midnight Syndicate running non-stop for your Halloween listening pleasure!

Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter off to a great start!

A huge THANK YOU! to everyone who has contributed to the Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter campaign so far. We're off to a great start! For those of you who haven't made it over yet, we have a TON of really cool rewards. Everything from Kickstarter-exclusive merchandise and a special edition DVD version of the first show to show tickets, special collector bundles, never before released music, self-titled debut CDs, and much, much more!

Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter campaign launched

After sixteen years, plans are underway for Midnight Syndicate Live!, a one-of-a-kind, multimedia, horror-inspired Midnight Syndicate concert experience blending live music, original films, music videos, and theatre! To make this show a reality, we are calling on the greatest fans in the world for your support! We have just launched the Midnight Syndicate Live! Kickstarter campaign. Click here to find out more about the show and how you can be a part of the most exciting and important project in Midnight Syndicate history!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/524932304/midnight-syndicate-live-the-ultimate-halloween-con

Major announcement coming this Monday!

Be sure to check the Midnight Syndicate websites or your email inboxes this Monday, October 7th, for one of the biggest announcements in Midnight Syndicate history!