Gruesome Joe’s Musical Morgue

Cleveland, Ohio (April 30, 2010)- The Gothic Halloween music group Midnight Syndicate has released their first official music video, ‘Dark Legacy.’   The video showcases the song ‘Dark Legacy’ from their ‘Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates’ CD as well as clips from the upcoming dark fantasy vampire/zombie film, ‘The Dead Matter.’  ‘The Dead Matter’ movie which stars genre favorites Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, and Tom Savini will be released on DVD July 30,2010.

Produced as a part of Midnight Syndicate’s 13th Anniversary celebration, the video marks the first time band mates Gavin Goszka and Edward Douglas have performed together live.  Also featured in the video are fellow Cleveland music icons Jeff Hatrix and Tom ‘Schmotz’ from the heavy metal band Mushroomhead.

The video was directed by David ‘House’ Greathouse whose music videos for Mushroomhead won him MTV2’s ‘Headbangers Ball Best Music Video of 2007’ award and a spot on the new ‘Saw VI’ DVD.  Robert Kurtzman (creator of ‘From Dusk Till Dawn,’ ‘Wishmaster’) and his company Precinct 13 Entertainment co-produced the video which will also be included as an extra feature on ‘The Dead Matter’ DVD.

‘Dark Legacy’ was shot at the historic and reputedly haunted Phantasy Theatre in Lakewood Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.

Watch the video below or at Midnight Syndicate’s official website: www.MidnightSyndicate.com

‘The Dead Matter’ official website: www.TheDeadMatter.com

About Midnight Syndicate:

Midnight Syndicate has been creating instrumental Halloween music and gothic horror fantasy soundtrack CDs for the past thirteen years.   The group’s music has become a staple of the Halloween season as well as a favorite in the haunted house, amusement park, role-playing game, and gothic music industries.   From Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights and Hugh Hefner’s Halloween parties to Monday Night Football, X-Box games, the classic ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ roleplaying game, and Barbara Walters specials, the music is designed to take listeners on a musical journey into their imagination.

About ‘The Dead Matter’ movie:

A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead.  Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of ‘Lost,’ ‘Wishmaster’ and Tom Savini of ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Dawn of the Dead’) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire hunter (Jason Carter of ‘Babylon 5’) who will stop at nothing to destroy it.

Inspired by ‘Tales From the Crypt,’ and classic Universal and Hammer horror films, this chilling dark fantasy co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (creator of ‘From Dusk Till Dawn,’ KNB FX) features a haunting score by gothic Halloween music composers, Midnight Syndicate.  It’s a mix of classic horror themes with modern twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Greetings Deadites!

As I’ve been laying around here in the Morgue sampling all sorts of gruesomely lovely tunes (many of which I plan to share with you in the coming weeks), I’ve been getting excited for all the coming conventions and festivals! Every time I think about all the spooky stuff that goes on during the summer, I seem to always reacquaint myself with the large body of work produced by Ed and Gavin over at Midnight Syndicate.

And to that end, they have released (very timely, I might add!) a brand spanking new music video for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check it out–you’ve heard my review of the The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates album, now catch the song “Dark Legacy” in its entirety along with some awesome visuals and ambiance. What a perfect way to get our summer going and gear up for the horrible fun to come!

Here’s the video–definitely check it out!

Will be seeing you in the Morgue soon…

GJ

You know–I’ve been doing a little thinking since the last review, and after another listen-through of the Full Moon Archive, disc 1, I have thought of a pretty well known track that was omitted from the lineup.  It wasn’t necessarily the most popular Full Moon film, but I know that it was pretty well received, and they’re still selling it new on DVD–so they had to do something right!  I’m talking about the film Netherworld. 

Full Moon should have definitely put the Netherworld Waltz  theme on the first disc of the Archive Music Collection.  It’s a classic movie with a very unique sound.  Now–because the film’s music wasn’t composed by the standard lineup of Full Moon composers, maybe they had trouble getting the full rights to the track, or maybe they sold it, or maybe it just wasn’t considered as big of a hit as some of the other films represented on the album–but in my mind, it would have been a very cool addition.  Composed by David Bryan, with Edgar Winter and crew contributing performances and original songs as well to the album…

Such a good movie, with such a good soundtrack.  In my opinion, the Netherworld Waltz was the perfect accompanying piece to the strange film–encompassing the spooky yet beautiful nature of the film and subject matter…  What a good song.

And here it is for you to enjoy!

Enjoying and reminiscing with some Thrill Kill Kult this afternoon…  They have a new album out that I haven’t had the chance to pick up yet.  Anybody have any opinions on it?

Ah…. Some of these old songs are just too good…

I’ve been on the hunt for some new musicians of this style–any Deadites out there with any ideas?

What a lovely video… The amazingly talented Jill Tracy with “The Fine Art of Poisioning”