Year : 2026 (BraveWords Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Progressive Power Metal
Country : United Sates
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 112 mb
Bio:
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:
Crimson Glory announce their first new album in 26 Years “Chasing The Hydra” on 24 April 2026.The album will be released worldwide on all digital services, CD and vinyl on April 17th via BraveWords Records.The early reviews have been incredible and today the band releases a new track to YouTube for the fans… “Angel In My Nightmare”.Alongside mainstay founding members Ben, Jeff and Dana, the band announced in 2023 the addition of amazing new vocalist Travis Wills and guitarist Mark Borgmeyer. The band have been touring heavily over the past year... making this album one of the most anticipated releases of 2026 within the Heavy Metal Scene! Oh man, they’re back. Crimson Glory are back… It’s classic and it’s so classic sounding… That’s how I want modern Crimson Glory to sound… Amazing stuff. Absolutely brilliant… I fucking love it, man… that was brilliant. - Iridium Rock and Metal.CRIMSON GLORY have returned and, with remarkable generosity, gifted all of us this small miracle. - Forgotten Scroll, Chris Papadakis.Chasing the Hydra is the Crimson Glory album everyone had hoped for without truly daring to expect it any longer: not a mere comeback, but the thunderous rebirth of a legend. - Amarok Magazine.Crimson Glory, an American heavy metal institution that formed in 1983 in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The classic line-up featured vocalist Midnight, guitarists Jon Drenning and Ben Jackson, bass guitarist Jeff Lords, and drummer Dana Burnell. With this line-up, they rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and were considered one of the pioneers of the American progressive metal movement, alongside bands like Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, and Watchtower. With 3/5 of the classic line up still intact, and now joined by acclaimed new vocalist Travis Wills, the band have been touring heavily over the past year... making this album one of the most anticipated releases of 2026 within the Heavy Metal scene!
Line-Up:
Travis Wills - Vocals (2023-present) - See also: Infidel Rising, Valorheart, ex-Millennial Reign, ex-Tyr
Ben Jackson - Guitars (rhythm) (1983-1989, 1999-2000, 2005-2013, 2023-present) - See also: ex-Parish, ex-Ben Jackson Group, ex-Project Terror, Avenging Benji, Sector 9, ex-Beowulf, ex-Pierced Arrow
Mark Borgmeyer - Guitars (2023-present) - See also: ex-Steel Angel, ex-Ben Jackson Group, ex-Alias, ex-Avenging Benji, ex-I.C.U., ex-Tantrum
Jeff Lords - Bass (1983-1991, 1999-2000, 2005-2013, 2023-present) - See also: Gods of Centaurus, ex-Dark Matter, ex-Ben Jackson Group, ex-Beowulf, ex-Crush, ex-Erotic Liquid Culture, ex-G-Lock, ex-Pierced Arrow
Dana Burnell - Drums (1983-1989, 2005-2013, 2023-present) - See also: A Persuasive Reason, ex-Avenging Benji, ex-Beowulf, ex-Pierced Arrow
Tracklist:
01. Redden The Sun
02. Chasing The Hydra
03. Broken Together
04. Angel In My Nightmare
05. Indelible Ashes
06. Beyond The Unknown
07. Armor Against Fate
08. Pearls Of Dust
09. Triskaideka
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