Description
Track Listing
(Preview this album on YouTube and Spotify)
1. Mansion in the Mist
2. Forgotten Path
3. Time Outside of Time
4. Fallen Grandeur
5. Hands of Fate
6. The Drawing Room
7. Mausoleum d’ Haverghast
8. Family Secrets
9. Last Breaths
10. Vertigo
11. The Watcher
12. Cellar
13. Cold Embrace
14. Hand in Hand Again
15. Harvest of Deceit
16. Footsteps in the Dust
17. Veiled Hunter
18. Sinister Pact
19. Grisly Reminder
20. Deadly Intentions
21. The Lost Room
22. Living Walls
23. Gruesome Discovery
24. Return of the Ancient Ones
25. The 13th Hour
Press Reviews
Darklife Magazine – βOrchestrations in βThe 13th Hourβ reach epic dimensions, re-creating the purest gothic atmospheres ever committed to score.β
Gothic Beauty – βthey’re the originals and the plot keeps thickening.β
Mentenebre (Spain – in Spanish) β βTodo un fenΓ³meno musical en los Estados Unidos, aterrizan por fin en Europa de la mano del sello Indar para dar color (oscuro, muy oscuro) a las cada vez mΓ‘s habituales fiestas de Halloween… y a las del resto del aΓ±o.β
Space Junkies Magazine – βI couldn’t praise this album more; it’s truly an epic masterpiece.β
Horror Channel – βWith βThe 13th Hourβ, Midnight Syndicate has raised the bar as high as one can imagine when it comes to a Halloween-worthy soundtrack.β
Nightmare City Halloween – βMidnight Syndicate’s finest recording to date. . . an instant Halloween classic.β
Mourning The Ancient – βI’ve waited quite a while for this new effort by one of the greatest ambient bands of all time. . .and was it ever worth it. Instantly a classic, βThe 13th Hourβ puts Midnight Syndicate in a class all their own.β
Movement Magazine – βTo say Midnight Syndicate is the best gothic/horror soundtrack group around might sound a little bold. Maybe so, but it’s true… With βThe 13th Hourβ, Midnight Syndicate has truly created a horrifying masterpiece…their finest work to date.β
Legends Magazine – β…the original creators of this style, Midnight Syndicate’s continued defining and upping the bar of the Halloween soundtrack format.β
Flames Rising – βA masterful blend of seamless orchestration… βThe 13th Hourβ is truly the best instrumental of its kind.β
Chiller Cinema – βChilling and beautiful, gothic and haunting…their goal was to create the ultimate haunted house album and they may just have succeeded.β
Side-Line Magazine (Belgium) – βListen and you will quickly realize that Midnight Syndicate goes further than most soundtrack composers. The material is extremely developed with a richness of sounds that most soundtracks don’t even have… Midnight Syndicate remains a unique experience.β
Creature Feature – βMidnight Syndicate single-handedly created a whole new genre of music. With βThe 13th Hourβ, Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka have created another horror music masterpiece! …taking their musical richness and complexity to new heights!β
Starvox Magazine – βSimply put, they are the best at what they do. Midnight Syndicate pushes 24 tracks to a new level of horror. . . . you don’t just get orchestration and sound effects, you get to be a PART of the haunted mansion itself.β
DnD Gate (Germany) – βhits the bulls-eye…in every case the CD is more than excellent!β
Games Gazette (UK) – βAlready known for their brilliant suspense-filled background music that has taken role-playing to new heights, βThe 13th Hourβ will chill your blood and tingle your spine. This is what the Old and Deep Onces hum to when they drink in the Arkham Arms on a Saturday night.β – Chris, Games Gazette (UK)
The Gaming Report – βI honestly believe this to be their best work yet (even better than βGates of Deliriumβ). These guys have got it pegged! I am happy to give βThe 13th Hourβ my highest recommendation.β
d20 Magazine Rack – βMidnight Syndicate has done a fantastic job at maintaining a high level of class, performance, and expectations with every release… (βThe 13th Hourβ) is their strongest release yet…
Hauntworld – βI know I don’t have to sell anyone on the music of Midnight Syndicate and using it in their haunted attraction, but I can’t recommend this newest effort highly enough…may already be my favorite from The Syndicate.β
Paragon Magazine – βIt could be broad daylight and this album will still give you the heebie-jeebies. 5 out of 5β
Amazing Sounds (Spain) – βThis CD has an important effect of sonic shock in the listener.β
Bedlam Society – βIt’s a surreal score…Think a pure gothic horror motif.β
Apex Sci-Fi Digest – βThis album marks a new high for Midnight Syndicate.β
Interviews
Scene Magazine – feature story on Midnight Syndicate
Ghost! Magazine – an interview with Gavin Goszka about Midnight Syndicate’s future plans and his experiences with the paranormal
Gruesome Joe / Rotting Flesh Radio – This informative 20-minute segment features a song-by-song breakdown of βThe 13th Hourβ CD with experienced commentary – DON’T MISS!
Oui Magazine – an interview with Edward Douglas in Sep.2005 Issue,Vol.3 No.9
Rue Morgue Magazine – an interview with Edward Douglas is featured in Issue #50
Space Junkies – an interview with Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka
Flames Rising – an interview with Gavin Goszka
Horror Channel – an interview with Edward Douglas
Side-Line Magazine – interview with Edward Douglas featured in Issue # 52