Monsters of Legend

Monsters of Legend
Studio album by Midnight Syndicate
Released July 19, 2013 (July 19, 2013)
Genre Gothic, Neoclassical dark wave, Dark ambient
Label Linfaldia Records
Producer Midnight Syndicate
Midnight Syndicate chronology
Carnival Arcane
(2011)		 Monsters of Legend
(2013)		 Axe Giant: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2013)

Monsters of Legend is the sixteenth album by the band Midnight Syndicate. Advertised as a tribute to the Golden Age of Horror, the packaging features images from Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula.[1] The album features the blend of orchestral instrumental music, sound effects, and audio storytelling that the band has become known for.[2][3]

Reception

Dread Central wrote that "This is what Midnight Syndicate does best: dark, goth instrumental orchestrations that fit a general theme and provide an excellent mental backdrop to all things horror. Monsters of Legend represents the pinnacle of this kind of music."[4] FEARnet included the album in its Best of 2013: Top 13 Horror-Friendly albums of 2013.[5] In May of 2014, the album won the Best CD category in the 12th annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Return to Arcacia"
  2. "Into the Valley of Shadows"
  3. "A Watchful Gathering"
  4. "Inn of the Weeping Sparrow"
  5. "Unwanted Visitor"
  6. "Requiem" (reissue from Born of the Night 1998)
  7. "Witching Hour" (reissue from Realm of Shadows 2000)
  8. "Unexpected Cargo"
  9. "Black Woods" (reissue from Realm of Shadows 2000)
  10. "Twilight" (reissue from Realm of Shadows 2000)
  11. "Carriage Ride"
  12. "Stone Guardians"
  13. "Ancient Portal"
  14. "Dark Tower" (reissue from Born of the Night 1998)
  15. "Building the Monster"
  16. "Lord of the Realm"
  17. "Forgotten Alcoves"
  18. "A Terror Unleashed"
  19. "Cloistered Cemetery"
  20. "It Lives!"
  21. "Beyond the Veil of Time"

References

  1. ↑ Monsters of Legend, Side-Line Magazine, October 2013
  2. ↑ Monsters of Legend, Dread Central, August 2013
  3. ↑ Monsters of Legend CD review, FEARnet, July 2013
  4. ↑ Monsters of Legends Review, Dread Central, August 18, 2013
  5. ↑ FEARnet's Top 13 Horror Friendly Albums of 2013, FEARnet, December 19, 2013
  6. ↑ 2014 Rondo Award Winners, David Colton, May 13, 2014


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