CRIMSON GLORY

Release Year: 1988
Artist Origin: USA
Style: dramatic progressive power heavy metal

sophomore longplay by US metal cult with mysterious frontman Midnight balances razor-edged riffs with spectral vocal harmonies and cinematic arrangements that push beyond typical metal structures, crafting a record where melancholy, grandeur, and precision collide in a way few bands of the era achieved, blending technical ambition of progressive rock with the urgency of power metal through intricate guitar layering, unpredictable tempo shifts, and haunting, operatic voice that elevates each track into an almost theatrical experience; it is not just the sound, but the detailed construction and emotional range, from the introspective Painted Skies to the tightly woven dual-guitar architecture of Masque of The Red Death, that makes this opus a lasting benchmark in the genre's evolution; recent European repress comes with authentic design