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Onslaught is looking back at the bands that influenced their music and paying homage to them with the second part of the "Origins of Aggression" release. A guy from Cleveland, Ohio, had a similar idea. Athenar, the driving force behind Midnight, recorded an album with two of his own songs and cover versions of the... Continue Reading →
South Of Heaven is a new open air festival that will take place on June 7th and June 8th, 2025 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. After the first bands have been announced already a few weeks ago some new bands are added to the line up: In Flames Sylosis Dark Angel Decapitated Baest Savage Lands Tenside... Continue Reading →
‘South Of Heaven’, that is a well-resounding name in heavy metal as it is the title of the legendary fourth Slayer album. Next to that it will be also the name of a new open air festival that will start next summer in The Netherlands. South Of Heaven is a festival that will enrich the... Continue Reading →
One of the most thrilling bands these days is Midnight, and it isn’t even a band in the traditional meaning. Midnight is a solo effort by Athenar which started back in 2003 in Cleveland Ohio. Since then, Midnight released five studio albums, flanked by numerous spilt releases, singles and EPs. Not to forget in this... Continue Reading →
One man project Midnight is driven by Athenar. Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio the musician and band took the world by storm. Numerous releases and energetic live shows made Midnight talk of the town. The raw metal and the blend of black and speed metal is inspired by bands like Venom. Now, a further source of... Continue Reading →
Five, four, three two, one … midnight. Witching hour. This time it’s less the witches that appear, it’s the reaper. Scythe, fire and knife, all accessories connect with Cleveland-based metal enthusiast Athenar and his project Midnight. Founded in 2003 Midnight release numerous singles and EP before a full-length debut reached the record stores in 2011.... Continue Reading →
In a time when everybody can create an own list of songs in streaming portals, when YouTube became an important source for promotion of bands and Bandcamp providing a platform for new and established bands, a compilation like Metal Massacre Vol XV feels a bit antiquated. But it is exactly this old-school spirit that makes... Continue Reading →
Latest since Slayer‘s ‚Reign in Blood‘ we all know that a great Metal album isn‘t about running time. You can tell the story in 30 minutes and still deliver a full blast. Why am I telling this? Midnight‘s new longplayer ‚Rebirth By Blasphemy ‘ doesn‘t belong to the epically long records either and still contains... Continue Reading →
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