Year : 1986 - 2000 (Box Set Limited Remastered Edition) (2010)
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Progressive Power Metal
Country : United Sates
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 631 mb
IBio:
The band was originally formed under the name Pierced Arrow in 1979, before changing name to Beowulf in 1982 and finally Crimson Glory in 1983. Ben Jackson and Dana Burnell were the only recognised Crimson Glory members to feature in the original line-up, which also included Tony Lee Wise on vocals, Bernardo Hernandez on guitars and Glen Barnhardt on bass. Jeff Lords took Barnhardt's place briefly before departing to be replaced with John Colemorgan and then later rejoining again. A guitarist briefly preceded Jon Drenning as replacement for Hernandez, and Wise was replaced by Mark Ormes before the band found Midnight in 1983.Shortly after becoming Crimson Glory, the members wore full-face silver masks onstage and in promo photos. Following the release of the debut album these were toned down to smaller half-face masks and then were abandoned after the touring for "Transcendence." Ben Jackson and Dana Burnell both quit Crimson Glory at this point, heralding a shift in the band's direction to a more commercial hard rock sound.Midnight quit the band following the release of "Strange and Beautiful" and after the rest of the band completed their tour dates with David Van Landing on vocals they split up. A brief reunion with Wade Black on vocals came and went in the late 90s to early 2000s before they split up again. Jon Drenning and Jeff Lords went on to form Crush with David Van Landing and then Erotic Liquid Culture, both of which also featured Ravi Jakhotia.The 'classic' line-up agreed a reunion near the end of 2005 - former touring drummer Jesse Rojas was also re-hired to provide additional percussion and vocals onstage. Midnight, however, was replaced by Wade Black for the second time at the beginning of 2007 following substance abuse problems that led to him being arrested for drunk driving (with a suspended license, no less). A new album called ''Metatron, Lucifer and the Divine Chaos'' had been planned but this was shelved after the collapse of Black Lotus Records.Midnight died at the age of 47 in July 2009. The band played a tribute show at the ProgPower USA X festival with eighteen vocalists, including Black, Van Landing and Todd La Torre, who was later hired to be the band's full time vocalist. La Torre quit in 2013 due to frustrations with the band's lack of activity.A rough demo track featuring La Torre called "Garden of Shadows" was made available for online streaming in 2012, but was not officially released.
Album:
Fully 24-Bit remastered, “In Dark Places… 1986-2000“ is a great 5-CD box set containing all of CRIMSON GLORY studio albums: “Crimson Glory”, “Transcendence”, “Strange And Beautiful” and “Astronomica” (plus a Bonus Disc). The box also includes bonus tracks, such as songs taken from singles / B-side, videos, live or demo tracks, plus an awesomely detailed 60-page booklet.This Metal Mind Productions limited to 1,000 numbered copies collector’s release is out of print – and deleted, because the band sued the label alleging ‘not authorized‘ – is a must-have for all fans of the band, one of the most innovative acts from the ’80s.The five discs come in digipack’s, one for each disc. The self-titled debut has “Dream Dancer” attached as bonus track, while “Transcendence” has a great remix of “Lonely”.All the albums were digitally remastered – according to the booklet using a 24-Bit tube (?) technology – whichever it is all sound fantastic. Loudness is not an issue and I found the bass to have a more pronounced effect to enhance the listening experience.The standouts are the extra live bonus tracks featured in the last disc. While the original EP had two live bonus tracks, three more are tacked on and is very entertaining. Hearing Midnight belt out “Lost Reflection” live sent shivers down my spine and his introduction to songs were filled with vigor.I smirked to the intro to “Queen of the Masquerade” when Midnight spews “This is for all the bizarre, strange women out there.” The thumping bass solo beckoning the crowd to shout “Hail” in the middle of the song added some great interaction for the audience.A 60 page booklet is included in the set featuring a biography of the band chronicling their beginnings up until Todd La Torre’s arrival in the group in 2010. All album credits are also issued as well as lyrics for all the songs and some band pictures to look that.There are also snippets of magazine articles all over in a ‘Rock Candy Records’ fashion.It is a shame that Crimson Glory didn’t break through the barrier and become a huge success like Queensryche would, but they certainly left their mark on the scene.“In Dark Places… 1986-2000” is a wonderful box-set and it’s great to have their full discography plus collector’s bonuses in a convenient package. It’s really expensive right now (used copies for U$D 258 at the link below) but worth every cent.
Line-Up:
Midnight (R.I.P. 2009) Vocals (lead & backing) - (tracks: 1-1 to 3-11), Wade Black (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
Jon Drenning Guitars (lead)
Ben Jackson Guitars (rhythm) - (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11, 4-1 to 4-10)
Jeff Lords Bass
Dana Burnell Drums - (tracks: 1-1 to 3-11), Ravi Jakhotia (tracks: 3-1 to 3-11), Steve Wacholz (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
Production:
Producer – Dan Johnson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Jon Drenning (tracks: 3-1 to 3-11, 5-1 to 5-9), Mitch Goldfarb (tracks: 3-1 to 3-11)
Songwriter – J. Lord* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), J. Drenning* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Midnight (5) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Tracklist:
CD1: Crimson Glory [Remastered]
01. Valhalla (03:50)
02. Dragon Lady (04:27)
03. Heart of Steel (06:13)
04. Azrael (05:37)
05. Mayday (03:02)
06. Queen of the Masquerade (05:28)
07. Angels of War (05:27)
08. Lost Reflection (04:50)
09. Dream Dancer (06:54) (Bonus Track)
CD2: Transcendence [Remastered]
01. Lady of Winter (03:59)
02. Red Sharks (04:49)
03. Painted Skies (05:13)
04. Masque of the Red Death (04:13)
05. In Dark Places (06:58)
06. Where Dragons Rule (05:05)
07. Lonely (05:17)
08. Burning Bridges (06:29)
09. Eternal World (03:51)
10. Transcendence (04:31)
11. Lonely (Re-mix) (04:18) (Bonus Track)
CD3: Strange and Beautiful [Remastered]
01. Strange and Beautiful (06:17)
02. Promise Land (05:22)
03. Love and Dreams (05:29)
04. The Chant (03:45)
05. Dance on Fire (05:28)
06. Song for Angels (05:19)
07. In the Mood (05:55)
08. Star Chamber (07:28)
09. Deep Inside Your Heart (05:14)
10. Make You Love Me (04:06)
11. Far Away (04:45)
CD4: Astronomica [Remastered]
01. March to Glory (03:30)
02. War of the Worlds (04:09)
03. New World Machine (04:14)
04. Astronomica (04:59)
05. Edge of Forever (05:46)
06. Touch the Sun (05:56)
07. Lucifer’s Hammer (04:25)
08. The Other Side of Midnight (04:29)
09. Cyber-Christ (05:13)
10. Cydonia (05:47)
CD5: Astronomica Bonus Disc (recorded ’89)
01. War of the Worlds (Remake ’89) (05:03)
02. Astronomica (Demo ’89) (04:56)
03. Touch the Sun (Demo ’89) (05:47)
04. Edge of Forever (Demo ’89) (05:49)
Live at the Manatee Civic Center, FL, Sept 2, 1989
05. Dragon Lady (07:31)
06. Eternal World (04:13)
07. Painted Skies (07:08)
08. Queen of the Masquerade (06:19)
09. Lost Reflection (06:28)
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