The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates

The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates is the tenth album of the band Midnight Syndicate, released in 2008. The album consists of original music in band's orchestral, gothic, horror soundtrack-style inspired by the themes in the horror film, The Dead Matter.[2][3]

The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates
Studio album by
Midnight Syndicate
ReleasedAugust 28, 2008[1]
Recorded2008
Genre
LabelEntity Productions
ProducerEdward Douglas
Gavin Goszka
Midnight Syndicate chronology
The Rage: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2008)		 The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates
(2008)		 The Dark Masquerade with Destini Beard
(2010)
Alternate cover
Alternate cover (current)

Background and release

In an interview with Fearnet, composer, Edward Douglas, said this about The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates:

Gavin and I wanted to do a new Midnight Syndicate CD for 2008. It had been three years since The 13th Hour and we were anxious to get back to doing an all-original Syndicate release that wasn’t a movie soundtrack. When we were tossing around ideas for the theme for the new disc we thought, “why not the The Dead Matter (2010) movie?" Here we had a movie about vampires, zombies, mysticism, and an Egyptian occult relic... perfect material for a Midnight Syndicate disc. We liked it because, although it gave us familiar ground to work from, it also allowed us to explore new territory and bring back a splash of some fantasy elements reminiscent of our Dungeons & Dragons soundtrack. The bonus track Lost was actually written for the movie and will appear in it.[4]

The album was released and self-distributed into counter-culture music chains like Hot Topic and Halloween retailers like Spirit Halloween, through Entity Productions, one of the largest distributors of Halloween music CDs at the time.[5][6] A music video for the song Dark Legacy was released in March 2010, debuting at the TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show. The video, filmed in Cleveland's Phantasy Theater, was directed by David Greathouse whose work included music videos for the band, Mushroomhead.[7] The video marked the first time Midnight Syndicate performed live together on stage and featured cameos Mushroomhead band members Jeff Hatrix and "Schmotz".[8]

Reception

The album was named runner-up for Best Horror CD in the 2008 Rondo Awards.[9] Craig Harvey of Movement Magazine compared the minimalistic piano lines on certain tracks to early John Carpenter scores.[10] Tomb Dragomir of Rue Morgue Magazine described it as an "eerie offering of dark soundscapes" adding that "if Midnight Syndicate weren't around at this time of year, I think we would actually have to cancel Halloween."[11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cathedral Ruins"Edward Douglas3:03
2."Shadowed Grove"Gavin Goszka1:02
3."Meeting of the Acolytes"Gavin Goszka3:19
4."The Revenants"Gavin Goszka3:26
5."Called from Beyond"Gavin Goszka3:04
6."Nightfall"Edward Douglas3:44
7."The Hunt"Edward Douglas2:56
8."Across the Chasm"Gavin Goszka1:16
9."Cemetery Gates"Edward Douglas3:00
10."Entering the Crypt"Gavin Goszka2:09
11."Alchemist's Chamber"Edward Douglas2:50
12."Tear of Osiris"Edward Douglas1:57
13."Forging the Scarab"Gavin Goszka3:24
14."Shadows Descend"Edward Douglas3:06
15."Inside the Scarab"Edward Douglas1:29
16."Exodus"Gavin Goszka3:46
17."Dark Legacy"Gavin Goszka3:38
18."Lullaby"Edward Douglas1:56
19."Lost" (Performed by Gavin Goszka)Gavin Goszka3:55
20."Not Your Saviour" (Performed by Gavin Goszka)Gavin Goszka3:13
21."Theme to The Dead Matter (A.B.T. Remix)" (Remixed by Gavin Goszka)Edward Douglas2:49

Personnel

Production
  • Producers – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
  • Mastering – Gavin Goszka
  • Album Cover Design – Brainstorm Studios
  • Album Photography - Darell Day[12]
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References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/Midnight-Syndicate-The-Dead-Matter-Cemetery-Gates/release/2979118 Discogs
  2. The Dead Matter Cemetery Gates, Craig Harvey, Movement Magazine, October 10, 2008
  3. Darklife Music Reviews, Gianfri, Darklife (Switzerland), April, 2009
  4. Musical Horrors Incarnate: Midnight Syndicate's "The Dead Matter" Gregory Burkhart, October 31, 2008
  5. "A Ghoulish Business", Inside Business Magazine (Cleveland, OH), October 2007, Pg. 15
  6. Syndicate ready for Halloween Carl Feather, Star Beacon (Ashtabula, OH), October 8, 2008, Pg. B1
  7. Midnight Syndicate at TransWorld Mitchell Wells, Horror Society, February 23, 2010
  8. Go Behind the Scenes of Midnight Syndicate's Dark Legacy Music Video Steve Barton, Dread Central, March 12, 2010
  9. 2008 Rondo Award Winners
  10. The Dead Matter Cemetery Gates, Craig Harvey, Movement Magazine, October 10, 2008
  11. Tomb Dragomir, "Music Review: The Dead Matter Cemetery Gates", Rue Morgue Magazine (Toronto, ON), October, 2009, Pg.38
  12. https://www.discogs.com/Midnight-Syndicate-The-Dead-Matter-Cemetery-Gates/release/2979118 Discogs
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