Born of the Night

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Born of the Night
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Studio album by
Released28 August 1998
Genre Dark ambient
Neoclassical darkwave
Label Linfaldia, Monolith Graphics
Producer Joseph Vargo
Midnight Syndicate chronology
Midnight Syndicate
(1997)
Born of the Night
(1998)
Realm of Shadows
(2000)

Born of the Night was the second album of the band Midnight Syndicate, released in 1998. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Premonition" – 2:31
  2. "Darkness Descends" – 2:01
  3. "Born of the Night" – 3:14
  4. "Lost Souls" – 1:17
  5. "Dark Tower" – 3:16
  6. "The Apparition" – 1:07
  7. "Gargoyles" – 2:49
  8. "Lurking Fear" – 1:02
  9. "Shadows" – 3:05
  10. "Whispers" – 0:28
  11. "Solemn Reflections" – 2:48
  12. "Haunted Nursery" – 2:48
  13. "Woe" – 1:35
  14. "Masque of Sorrow" – 2:08
  15. "Requiem" – 2:58
  16. "Dungeon" – 0:58
  17. "Something Wicked" – 3:03
  18. "Vampire's Kiss" – 2:21
  19. "Nightstalker" – 2:43
  20. "Midnight" – 1:26
  21. "Forbidden Crypts" – 3:52

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References

  1. "Born of the Night - Midnight Syndicate". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 January 2018.