Midnight Syndicate

簡介：盡管不愿承認(rèn)，但也不可否認(rèn)，來自美國的Midnight Syndicate開創(chuàng)了一個(gè)暗黑氛圍的新紀(jì)元。Midnight Syndicate的創(chuàng)始人Edward Douglas打小就是重金屬樂隊(duì)Black Sabbath的忠實(shí)擁躉，在玩了6年金屬后發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不是這行的料，又迷上了哥特藝術(shù)家Joseph Vargo的神秘學(xué)，Douglas對(duì)這種中世紀(jì)黑暗神秘的東西參悟能力很快，并且有了黑金的底子，這種東西很快就上手了。在96年改名Midnight Syndicate后，隨后97年第一張同名專輯就“炮制”出來。這在Bon Jovi流行的美國一下子就火了起來，最大的下載網(wǎng)站MP3.com一周內(nèi)專輯下載量就輕松破了10萬，在文化中心美國的成功也使得Midnight Syndicate全世界名聲大造，這也傳到了中國，現(xiàn)在很多國人還把Midnight Syndicate奉為暗黑圣經(jīng)，也從側(cè)面表現(xiàn)出了其影響。當(dāng)然，這也讓歐洲各位純種暗圍——Ataraxia、Estampie等等郁悶不已。在Gavin Goszka加入后，樂隊(duì)在98年發(fā)行了Born of the Night，其實(shí)也是Joseph Vargo獨(dú)立電影的原聲配樂，這張也被認(rèn)為是Midnight Syndicate真正的成熟之作，伴著中世紀(jì)復(fù)古的背景，永遠(yuǎn)是黑暗的籠罩，管弦樂合成樂器無一不突出一個(gè)主題——無處不在的吞噬一切的黑暗，讓你放棄希望，無奈的接受這黑暗，即使你死掉也要把你從棺材里拖出來。這張專輯后來又再版二次，可以看出其受歡迎程度了。

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by Mario Mesquita Borges

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Inspired by gothic rock and other obscure sounds, Midnight Syndicate creates darkly blended compositions, that also display their pop/rock style influences. The band sustains its dramatic musical scenarios not only by way of their common musical inspirations, ranging from Black Sabbath to King Diamond, but also by a shared wish of portraying the darkest edges of existence. It was in 1991, in Cleveland, OH, that Edward Douglas decided to form Syndicate. However, it was only six years later that Syndicate's first disc, the self-titled Midnight Syndicate, hit the record stores, in 1997. In 1998 and following the later addition of Gavin Goszka, the Cleveland duo released its second full-length, Born of the Night. Following two years of production and rehearsing, the two-team delivered it's third album, Realm of Shadows, in 2000. In 2001, the group emerged with its fourth album, Gates of Delirium. This particular album was a huge success on MP3.com, where it held six spots in their Top 20 positions during Halloween. The next year, Symphonies From the Crypt was released towards the end of the summer.