The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates
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Background and release
In an interview with Fearnet, composer, Edward Douglas, said this about The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates:
Gavin and I wanted to do a new Midnight Syndicate CD for 2008. It had been three years since The 13th Hour and we were anxious to get back to doing an all-original Syndicate release that wasn’t a movie soundtrack. When we were tossing around ideas for the theme for the new disc we thought, “why not The Dead Matter (2010) movie?" Here we had a movie about vampires, zombies, mysticism, and an Egyptian occult relic... perfect material for a Midnight Syndicate disc. We liked it because, although it gave us familiar ground to work from, it also allowed us to explore new territory and bring back a splash of some fantasy elements reminiscent of our Dungeons & Dragons soundtrack. The bonus track Lost was actually written for the movie and will appear in it.[3]
The album was released and self-distributed into counter-culture music chains like Hot Topic and Halloween retailers like Spirit Halloween, through Entity Productions, one of the largest distributors of Halloween music CDs at the time.[4][5] A music video for the song Dark Legacy was released in March 2010, debuting at the TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show. The video, filmed in Cleveland's Phantasy Theater, was directed by David Greathouse whose work included music videos for the band, Mushroomhead.[6] The video marked the first time Midnight Syndicate performed live together on stage and featured cameos Mushroomhead band members Jeff Hatrix and "Schmotz".[7]
Reception
The album was named runner-up for Best Horror CD in the 2008 Rondo Awards.[8] Craig Harvey of Movement Magazine compared the minimalistic piano lines on certain tracks to early John Carpenter scores.[1] Tomb Dragomir of Rue Morgue Magazine described it as an "eerie offering of dark soundscapes" adding that "if Midnight Syndicate weren't around at this time of year, I think we would actually have to cancel Halloween."[9]
Track listing
Personnel
Production
- Producers – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
- Mastering – Gavin Goszka
- Album cover design – Brainstorm Studios
- Album photography – Darell Day[10]
References
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