Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)

Midnight Syndicate - Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)

Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)
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Artist: Midnight Syndicate
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-07-04
Music Label: Entity Productions, Inc.
Product features:
  • Midnight Syndicate is the greatest horror music in the Universe!
Soundtracks:
  1. Realm Of Shadows
  2. Darkness Descends
  3. Born Of The Night
  4. Return Of The Apparition
  5. Legions Of The Night
  6. Eye Of The Storm
  7. Solemn Reflections
  8. Nightstalker
  9. Noctem Aeternus
  10. Haunted Nursery
  11. Sanctuary
  12. Into The Abyss
  13. The Night Beckons
  14. Masque Of Sorrow
  15. Forbidden Crypts
  16. Theme To 'The Dead Matter': 'Vampire's Kiss'
  17. Darkfolk - 'Shadows'
  18. Soliloquy
  19. Beyond The Gates
  20. Eclipse
  21. Scenes From 'The Dead Matter'
  22. Prisoner Of Time
  23. Theme To 'Journey Into Dementia'
  24. Druids

Music reviews of Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)

Music Review: Dark and different
Rating: 5 Stars

Out Of The Darkness is a finely crafted album by Midnight Syndicate. This album consists of re-recordings of some of the best tracks from their self-titled debut album (1997), Born Of The Night (1998), and Realm Of Shadows (2000). The songs sound a little crisper and clearer than the original recordings, with some minor changes made to the arrangements in some of the songs. If you own and like the original Born Of The Night and Realm Of Shadows albums as I do, then you'll like the material on Out Of The Darkness. It is worth it to purchase this album because there are some new and previously unreleased tracks as well.

The songs have a little more depth, sophistication, energy, and clarity to them compared to the original recordings, especially the songs Eclipse, Forbidden Crypts, Sanctuary, and Born Of The Night. For example, the choral voices on Eclipse are more upbeat compared to the original recording, the bells are louder, and the song overall sounds clearer. Forbidden Crypts is more energized, powerful, and clearer -- a huge improvement over the original. Sanctuary features slightly more upbeat choral voices, a slightly better sounding pipe organ, some added percussion, and louder bells. Born Of The Night is much better than the original because the piano is so much clearer and there is no narration in the beginning of the song. Other noticeable improvements are on the songs Masque Of Sorrow and Into The Abyss. They are livelier. The track Scenes From "The Dead Matter" is outstanding and really has a movie soundtrack sound to it. The previously unreleased track Prisoner Of Time is one of my favorite songs on the album. I kind of get the feeling that this song was originally meant for the Gates Of Delirium album. It sounds like it would fit right in on that album, plus the name of the song has the word PRISONER in it, like an inmate of Haverghast Asylum, which is the setting for the Gates Of Delirium album. Another one of my favorite tracks on the album is Theme to "Journey Into Dementia." It has good organ and a good melody. Another outstanding track that has a movie feel to it. The final track, Druids, is excellent and upbeat and above all, different. It features drums and a lot of thunder and lightning sound effects throughout. I kind of get the feeling that it's a song that has to do with the origins of Halloween thousands of years ago in Ireland. Either that or it's a fantasy song. Neat. It originally appeared on Midnight Syndicate's self-titled debut album (1997).

If you're new to Midnight Syndicate's music, this is a good album to start with, being that it showcases material from several albums and it is not focused on one specific theme. Instead, you get a wide variety of haunting music with a wide variety of subject matter and themes. I highly recommend this album. Play it at Halloween parties, for the trick-or-treaters, or listen to it alone in the dark any time of the year. If you listen to this album or any other album by Midnight Syndicate only during the Halloween season, you're shortchanging yourself.

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Description of Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)

"Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999)" features re-recorded, re-mastered horror music instrumental classics from Midnight Syndicate's "Midnight Syndicate," "Born of the Night," and "Realm of Shadows" CDs as well as four rare, previously unreleased tracks. Before the Haverghasts, before the haunted asylum and the Crypts of the Foresaken, there was Arcacia, a ruined village by the sea with a dark past and a sinister link to an ancient tower hidden away among the cliffs of the Northern Jarls. Containing close to 70 minutes of music, "Out of the Darkness" features both the band's and the fans' favorite songs from their first three CDs re-recorded, re-mastered, and sounding better than ever. Looking at it as an opportunity to breathe new life into the material, Midnight Syndicate attempted to maintain as much of the sound and character of the original versions while still making minor changes to the arrangements and performances to bring them closer to what they originally envisioned. The disc also features previously unreleased material including selections from two of Edward Douglas' early horror films ("The Dead Matter" and "Journey Into Dementia"). An updated take on the early signature tracks that helped launch Midnight Syndicate, "Out of the Darkness" invites listeners to return to the haunted village of Arcacia where it all began.

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