The latest from The Dead Matter

The Dead Matter update

Post-production on The Dead Matter movie is coming along smoothly. Fans can expect new production photos as well as the first trailer in the next few months. Work on the next Midnight Syndicate release, The Dead Matter CD is also underway. That CD will be out September 1st of this year. For more information visit, www.TheDeadMatter.com and www.imdb.com (The Dead Matter).

The Dead Matter post-production rolling

Post-production on The Dead Matter movie is moving right along. Fans will be able to catch the first The Dead Matter trailer in the early part of 2008. All we can say is that the final product will be worth the wait!

Behind the Scenes Trailer

For a look behind the scenes of The Dead Matter check out a trailer for The Making of 'The Dead Matter' feature (produced by Frank Purtiman and Smudgeline Productions) on YouTube.
 
Television Story on The Dead Matter

Cleveland's NBC-affiliate, WKYC, did a story on the film while the crew was shooting at the historic Mansfield Reformatory (Shawshank Redemption, Air Force One). To view the story, click here.

 

The latest from Midnight Syndicate

The Rage reviews are in...

DnD Gate (Germany) (4/13/08) - "On one side, there is the superb style of MS, which one has heard before in other productions, on the other side one can find a new style, which hits the horror film genre perfectly – like the so called fist in the eye . . . smoldering together to an extreme terrifying and dark sound . . ."

Movement Magazine (4/8/08) - "Midnight Syndicate has conjured up a terrifying score that will have you hanging onto the edge of your seat, even in it's most subtle moments . . . All the releases that they have done before have been leading up to an album like this."

Deadbolt Magazine (4/3/08) - "While the driving force of this album lies in its heart-pounding sequences, it truly reaches a zenith in the ominous portions that deliver more subtle nuances of fear."

Doc Gangrene (3/18/08) - ". . . every bit as atmospheric, dark and suspensful as previous Midnight Syndicate releases. . . really first rate"

Bastards of Horror (3/5/08) - "The music is excellent, has a great horrifying feel to it, flows beautifully like the "Hellraiser" movie soundtrack, and with every note you can visualize every scene from the film like a soundtrack should be. . . Midnight Syndicate’s soundtrack to “The Rage” does just that to near perfection."

Fangoria Musick Blog -"Midnight Syndicate has been haunting their listeners for 11 years now, and their experience in creating tense atmospheres can really be heard in this CD." 

Midnight Syndicate's soundtrack to The Rage now available

For the past eleven years, Midnight Syndicate has been taking you on musical journeys into the darkest corners of your imagination with their soundtracks to imaginary films. Now, in 2008, they bring their music to the soundtrack of an actual horror film, Robert Kurtzman's thriller, The Rage. The result is a CD containing menacing ambience and signature Midnight Syndicate dark atmospherics mixed with high octane, pulse-pounding action and chase themes guaranteed to get your blood pumping.

"Being a score to an actual film, The Rage CD is different from our other Midnight Syndicate releases," explains Edward Douglas. "The disc is much more atmospheric with big, dynamic movements that are following the action in what is a very intense, and high-energy horror film. I think fans will find plenty of familiar elements but also a lot of surprises, variety, and new musical twists."

The Rage soundtrack is currently available the new Entity Productions Online Store (www.MidnightSyndicate.com/buymusic.htm) and at Amazon.com and CDBaby in a few days. The Rage soundtrack is now available at Hot Topic stores with music sections. - Visit www.hottopic.com for a store nearest you.. Samples from the CD can be heard at Midnight Syndicate's MySpace Page: www.MySpace.com/MidnightSyndicate.

The Rage film (www.TheRageFilm.com) will be released on February 26th, by Screen Media Films and Universal Home Entertainment. In the independent spirit of the Evil Dead, Phantasm, and Re-Animator franchises, The Rage harkens back to a time when lower budget movies aimed to give audiences the rush they couldn't get from a major studio release. An adrenaline-filled rollercoaster ride of a film born of drive-in and late night horror shows, The Rage tells the story of a once benevolent scientist (played by Andrew Divoff of TV's Lost) whose work and life become twisted as they spin out of his control. Grab your popcorn and buckle up. "A new splatter classic" – Dread Central. "This year's ultimate party movie" – Fangoria.

Gavin's Parlormuse CD, It's Not The Coat Makes The Gentleman is now available!

Gavin's solo project, Parlormuse's debut is now available at www.Parlormuse.com. The CD is comprised of popular Victorian-era songs that have been brought up to date with modern instrumentation and a folk-rock sensibility. It features lush three-part vocal harmonies and a wide range of instrumentation - both acoustic and electric. You can listen to samples at both the Parlormuse website and at www.MySpace.com/Parlormuse.