The Dead Matter - Midnight Syndicate

Over the past eleven years, Midnight Syndicate has been creating soundtracks for the imagination. Formed by composer/director Edward Douglas in 1996, the band's music has become a staple of the Halloween season, in addition to making an impact in the gothic music, haunted attraction, and role-playing game industries. With a catalog of CDs that blend dark, orchestral horror and fantasy movie score-style music with sound effects, the band consisting of Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka has had its soundtracks to imaginary films featured in everything from Barbara Walters TV specials and Monday Night Football to X-Box games, tracks by the Academy-Award winning rap act, Three Six Mafia, and concerts by dark music pioneers The Misfits and King Diamond. Every October, Midnight Syndicate's music is featured in hundreds of the world's premiere amusement parks and haunted attractions, as well as in thousands of stores and neighborhoods to provide atmosphere for the Halloween season.

The band has also made an impact in designing music for the role-playing game industry. In 2003, they released the first official soundtrack to the classic role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. In 2006, their CD, The 13th Hour was the first music CD to ever receive the industry's top two awards The Origins Award and the ENnie Award for best gaming accessory.

In February of 2007, the band announced that it would be teaming up with Precinct 13 Entertainment to take on it's biggest project to date. The production of the horror film, The Dead Matter. An updated remake of a film that Edward Douglas produced and directed in 1996, for $2000, The Dead Matter tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother. The atmospheric, story-driven movie will be directed by Edward Douglas with multiple soundtrack CDs to be released by Midnight Syndicate in conjunction with the film. As with their music, The Dead Matter promises to take audiences on a journey into the darkest corners of their imagination and beyond. Production wrapped in September of 2007 after which, the band wrote music for Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights 2007.

In January of 2008, Gavin Goszka's solo project, Parlormuse released, It's Not The Coat Makes The Gentleman. A departure from his dark, atmospheric work with Midnight Syndicate, Gentleman takes popular songs from the Victorian-era and brings them up to date utilizing lush three-part vocal harmonies and a wide range of acoustic and electric instrumentation. In February of 2008, Midnight Syndicate released its first soundtrack to an actual horror film, Robert Kurtzman's late-night show/drive-in thriller, The Rage.

Currently, the band is at work on their next CD, The Dead Matter : Cemetery Gates, which will be released in late-August of 2008. Written in the style of Midnight Syndicate's other CDs, the disc draws listeners into the supernaturally-charged world of The Dead Matter movie . . . taking them on a musical journey into a realm of forbidden relics, druids, vampires, and the living dead. The disc will also feature some music from the score to the upcoming film.

The Dead Matter movie is currently in post-production with an estimated completion date in October and release in late-2008, early-2009.

THE DEAD MATTER: CEMETERY GATES RELEASE DATE : AUGUST 26th, 2008Beyond the cemetery gates the dead do not rest easily. An ancient Egyptian relic, vampires, and the living dead lurk amongst its shadowy crypts. Haunting symphonies and dark soundscape call you into the world of the undead . . .

THE RAGEOFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK RELEASE DATE : FEBRUARY 26th, 2008 Midnight Syndicate's score to Robert Kurtzman's drive-in/late-night horror show thriller, The Rage. Menacing ambience and signature Midnight Syndicate dark soundscape mixed with high octane action and chase themes guaranteed to get your blood pumping.

OUT OF THE DARKNESS RETROSPECTIVE: 1994-1999 RELEASE DATE : JULY 4th, 2006 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 mysterious link to an ancient tower hidden away among the cliffs of the Northern Jarls. Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999) features re-recorded and re-mastered horror music classics from Midnight Syndicate's Midnight Syndicate, Born of the Night, and Realm of Shadows as well as four previously unreleased tracks.

THE 13th HOUR RELEASE DATE : JUNE 7th, 2005 The past does not rest easily... The 13th Hour draws listeners into the halls of a haunted Victorian mansion, through the sinister history of the Haverghast family (Gates of Delirium). A truly interactive listening experience for those ready to take a journey into the dark side of the supernatural.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS RELEASE DATE : AUGUST 12th, 2003 Ancient underground temples, dark knights, mysterious labyrinths, sorcerers, forgotten tombs, enchanted forests, and creatures from the deepest depths all await you on this musical adventure into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. A simple yet dynamic way to enhance any gaming experience.

VAMPYRE RELEASE DATE : AUGUST 13th, 2002Unleash your darkest nightmares as you enter the world of the Vampyre. Echoing from ancient crypts, these haunting symphonies call forth the horror, mystery, and passion of the night that awaits you . . .

GATES OF DELIRIUM RELEASE DATE : MARCH 3rd, 2001

A winding cobblestone road meanders its way deep into the thick forest blanketing the hillside. Up ahead, you can make out several spires rising above the treetops, signaling your arrival at Haverghast Asylum - your new home. As your horse-drawn carriage comes to a stop before its imposing front gates, you catch a glimpse of something scrawled across one of the otherwise-pristine windows high above you. "Turn Back" it says. Just then, a guard emerges from beyond the gate to escort you inside. Haverghast is said to be a place of healing for wayward minds, but there have been whispers of other things as well. Things that are too terrible to speak of...things that, if true, could make your nights here rather...unpleasant...

REALM OF SHADOWS RELEASE DATE : MARCH 6th, 2000 OUT OF PRINT (Copies still available at Entity Store) Far beneath the shadow of the Dark Tower and beyond a clearing known as Raven's Hollow lie the ruins of a village. No one is certain what arose from the deep the fateful night that the village was laid to waste, but travelers now report shadows moving through the deserted streets and a solitary light shining from the old town square. Dare to discover the curse that befell this forsaken place as you venture forth into the "Realm of Shadows."

BORN OF THE NIGHT RELEASE DATE : SEPTEMBER 1st, 1998 OUT OF PRINT (Copies still available at Entity Store) The Dark Tower stands high upon a rocky outcrop, gazing down upon the landscape below with cold, merciless eyes. For as long as anyone can remember, its forbidden halls have been known only to the nightmarish denizens that call it home, as none that have ventured near it have ever returned to tell of their journey. One thing is certain - the Dark Tower is a place best left alone. Whatever horrible secrets it keeps are not meant for the eyes of the living...