Sakada (Midnight album)

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Sakada
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Studio album by Midnight
Released September 27, 2005
Studio East Avenue Recording Studio, Sarasota, Florida
Genre Hard rock, Heavy metal
Length48:52
Label Black Lotus Records
Producer Phil Anderson and Midnight
Midnight chronology
Sakada
(2005)		 M2: Descending into Madness
(2014) M2: Descending into Madness2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 9/10 [2]
Metal Temple6/10 [3]

Sakada is the first solo album by ex-Crimson Glory frontman Midnight.

Crimson Glory American band

Crimson Glory are an American progressive metal band that formed in 1979 under the name Pierced Arrow. Their current line-up features long-time guitarists Jon Drenning and Ben Jackson, bassist Jeff Lords, and drummer Dana Burnell. The band formed in Sarasota, Florida. As a pioneer of the American progressive metal movement, Crimson Glory rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the early "flagship bands of progressive metal" along with Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, Fates Warning and Watchtower, who were responsible for creating and developing that genre. Crimson Glory has released four studio albums and one EP. They broke up in 1992, but reunited six years later.

Midnight (musician) American heavy metal singer

Midnight was an American musician best known for being the vocalist of Crimson Glory. The band became known for Midnight's "ear-shattering screams", which drew comparisons to Geoff Tate, and "painfully strident delivery."

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Incubus"Scott Gibson, Midnight, Phil Anderson4:56
2."Berber Trails"Midnight, Phil Anderson6:19
3."Little Mary Sunshine"Scott Gibson, Midnight, Phil Anderson4:02
4."Miss Katie"Phil Anderson, Midnight6:20
5."War"Phil Anderson, Scott Gibson, Midnight4:38
6."Pain"Midnight5:46
7."Sakada"Midnight, Ronny Czyrny, Gerd Woelk6:07
8."Lost Boy"Midnight, Phil Anderson, Scott Gibson5:47
9."Cat Song"Midnight, Phil Anderson, Scott Gibson4:57

Personnel

Benjamin Donald Jackson is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist of Crimson Glory. He is also known for his short-lived band Parish, and his solo career consisting of three albums Here I Come, All Over You, and Gold and Dragons.

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References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Sakada at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Grusie, Allan. "Midnight - Sakada". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Midnight - Sakada". Metal Temple (website). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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