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With each release, they continue to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories, solidifying their status as one of the most influential artists of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hellish-expectations","title":"Hellish Expectations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe notorious and prolific Cleveland cult, Midnight, have been slaying the metal\/punk underground with their own, highly addictive brand of lust, filth, and sleaze dating back to the band's inception in 2003. Filthy, belligerent and obnoxious, Midnight make music to start fights to. One-man-band, Athenar, has been churning out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits and EPs, and in 2024 he returns with Midnight's sixth full-length, Hellish Expectations. Athenar says about the album: \"It’s a knuckle dragger with a fat cutoff. Pure testosterone meat. Probably the most concise and straight to the point Midnight album to date, and all written in a weekend. The album was written on pure reaction upon leaving the studio after listening to raw tracks from the previous album Let There Be Witchery. The final mix of that album was good, but at the time of laying it down in the studio, I didn't like what I was hearing and demanded a new leviathan of an album to be written that weekend.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metal Blade","offers":[{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50389750743371,"sku":"2180763","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389750677835,"sku":"2180749","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_56fd3bbc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726370574"},{"product_id":"sweet-death-and-ecstasy","title":"Sweet Death and Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuided by the twisted muse of mainman Athenar since 2003, this Cleveland cult have been slaying the metal\/punk underground with their own, highly addictive brand of lust, filth and sleaze, subsequently building up a sizable catalog and garnering a rabid fanbase. While there's certainly fanatics for the band's early EP work, it was their debut album, \u003ci\u003eSatanic Royalty\u003c\/i\u003e that entered the band's name into the annals of \"classic.\" Never one to rush things (nor drop an EP along the way), Midnight continued their underground dominance with \u003ci\u003eNo Mercy for Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014, further perfecting their signature sound. Now, with their massively anticipated third album, \u003ci\u003eSweet Death and Ecstasy\u003c\/i\u003e, Athenar and co. return with their darkest and most daring effort yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The crass, but controlled cross-breeding of Bathory and Venom, Cleveland’s Midnight, in their black masked, leather-jacketed glory, have become a cult go-to, the product of no-frills, but punchy death\/thrash. 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The name Midnight has been a cult one for years, but here they prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt - bow down before their \u003ci\u003eSatanic Royalty!\u003c\/i\u003e Recommended for diehards of Midnight, Midnight, and Midnight: there is only Midnight!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metal Blade","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50475399676235,"sku":"1138326","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1f53543e-f703-47ea-aaf8-38eb55699266_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727446642"},{"product_id":"no-mercy-for-mayhem","title":"No Mercy For Mayhem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Midnight is one of the best metal bands going, period. Whether you’re a sucker for the classics, partial to dirty old punk rock, or hooked on speed metal, this Cleveland institution delivers what you need in near-lethal doses and has a hell of a good time doing it. 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