Midnight

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ronted by one Athenar (Real Name: Jamie Walters), a man who has had his hand in practically anything heavy metal coming out of Cleveland over the years, originally Midnight was a for-fun side project, but developed into a full-fledged band with a simple formula of raw, Speed Metal-inspired fare, with heavy influences from bands like Tank, Motorhead, and a early Venom. Although the formula varies little between tracks and albums and comes across as simple, Midnight has been tremendously prolific releasing only a few albums but many EPs and split efforts over the years. Using several guest musicians over the years in the form of Count Zigar (Real Name: Robert M. Zeiger; drums), Terry Hanchin (guitars), Filey the Kid (Real Name: Shawn Filey; guitars) and Northern Intruder (Real Name: Joel Fisher; guitars), Modnight would release the White Hot Fire EP (2004), Slay the Spits EP (2007), Farewell to Hell EP (2008), Read All... ⏬