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Artistic depiction of Azrael, the Angel of Death, by Evelyn De Morgan.

Azrael is the name of the Archangel of Death in some extrabiblical traditions. He is also the angel of death in Islamic theology and Sikhism. It is an English form of the Arabic name ʿIzrāʾīl (عزرائيل) or Azra'eil (عزرایل), the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in some sects of Islam and Sikhism, as well as some Hebrew lore.^[1][2] The Qur'an never uses this name, referring instead to Malak al-Maut (which translates directly as angel of death). It is also spelled Izrail, Azrin, Izrael, Azriel, Azrail, Ezraeil, Azraille, Azryel, Ozryel, or Azraa-eel. Chambers English dictionary uses the spelling Azrael. The name literally means Whom God Helps,^[1] in an adapted form of Hebrew. Also known as Samael

Background[link]

Azrael is the name commonly used for the angel of death in some Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions. Jews are known to pronounce the name as "Azriel," not "Azrael." The similar spelling and pronunciation may be the cause of some confusion or misunderstandings. It has been mentioned^[where?] that "Azriel" and "Azrael" may be two different individuals.^{[citation needed]}

Depending on the outlook and precepts of various religions in which he is a figure, Azrael may be portrayed as residing in the Third Heaven.^[3] In one of his forms, he has four faces and four thousand wings, and his whole body consists of eyes and tongues, the number of which corresponds to the number of people inhabiting the Earth. He will be the last to die, recording and erasing constantly in a large book the names of men at birth and death, respectively.^[4]

In Judaism[link]

In Jewish mysticism, he is commonly referred to as "Azriel," not "Azrael," and is sometimes identified as the embodiment of evil, not necessarily or specifically evil itself.^[1] However, the Zohar (the holy book of the branch of Judaism called Kabbalah), presents a more pleasant depiction of Azriel. The Zohar says that Azriel receives the prayers of faithful people when they reach heaven, and also commands legions of heavenly angels.

In Christianity[link]

Some sources have speculated about a connection between Azrael and the human priest Ezra,^[5] or "Azra" as it is sometimes pronounced or spelled. Azra/Ezra was a scribe and judge over his people, given a collection of laws and punishments from the Archangel Uriel in 2 Esdras, also mentioning he entered heaven "without tasting Death's taint". Depending on various views of that description, it may or may not been seen as Azra ascending to angelic form, which the would give him the suffix "el" to denote him as an angelic being, hence "Azrael" or "Ezraiel". Because Azra was a judge, and given power to enforce laws and punishment, Azrael could be seen as an "avenging angel". However, Esdras' authenticity is disputed, and 2 Esdras is considered fully canonical only in some of the Orthodox traditions.

A story from "Folk-lore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish" by J. E. Hanauer tells of a soldier with a gambling addiction avoiding Azrael. Because the soldier goes to Jesus and asks for help, then later must see Jesus and repent to be allowed back in Heaven, this is seen as a Christian account of Azrael. However, it does not specify whether Azrael is an angel of death, or an angel of punishment in this story.

In Islam[link]

In some cultures and sects, Azrael, also pronounced as ʿIzrāʾīl /Azriel, is the name referring to the Angel of Death by some Arabic speakers. The name is mentioned in a few Muslim books but is argued by some Muslims as having no basis of reference.^{[citation needed]} Along with Jibrīl, Mīkhā'īl, Isrāfīl and other angels, the Angel of Death is believed by Muslims to be one of the archangels.^[6] The Qur'an states that the angel of death takes the soul of every person and returns it to God.^[7] However, the Qur'an makes it clear that only God knows when and where each person will be taken by death,^[8] thus making it clear that the Angel of Death has no power of his own. Several Muslim traditions recount meetings between the Angel of Death and the prophets. The most famous being a conversation between the Angel of Death and Moses.^[6] He watches over the dying, separates the soul from the body, and receives the spirits of the dead in Muslim belief. Rather than merely representing death personified, the Angel of Death is usually described in Islamic sources as subordinate to the will of God "with the most profound reverence."^[9] However, there is no reference within the Quran or any Islamic teachings giving the angel of death the name of Azrael.

A man who was once Jewish and later converted to Islam, Kaab al Ahbar who was described as a companion of the Caliph Omar and was considered to be one of the oldest authorities for Jewish traditions among the Muslims of his time.^{[citation needed]} He was recorded as the man who named the angel of death in Islam as Azrael, as well as his description.^{[citation needed]} However, this has been challenged and disputed by some scholars.

Some Sunni Muslim scholars, while having no negative view of Kaab, doubt the authenticity of the tradition itself.^{[citation needed]} Shaykh al-Albaani and Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen have both also disputed the usage of the name Azrael as it's not used in the Qur'an itself.^{[citation needed]} However, the same can be said about many Prophets and Angels, many of whom aren't mentioned by name in the Qur'an.

Rifian (Berber) men of Morocco had the custom of shaving the head but leaving a single lock of hair on either the crown, left, or right side of the head, so that the angel Azrael is able "...to pull them up to heaven on the Last Day."^[10]

In Sikhism[link]

In Sikh scriptures written by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, God (Waheguru) sends Azrael only to people who are unfaithful and unrepentant for their sins. Azrael appears on Earth in human form and hits sinful people on the head with his scythe to kill them and extract their souls from their bodies. Then he takes their souls to hell, and makes sure that they get the punishment that Waheguru decrees once he judges them. This would portray him as more of an avenging angel, or angel of retribution than a simple angel of death. It is unknown which story of Azrael this view is taken from.

In art and literature[link]

Azrael, as both a character or a more abstract concept has been adopted by many different artists, musicians, poets, and authors over the centuries to express or evoke a variety of different meanings or emotions in the reader – often drawing on the cultural resonance of the name for effect.

Depiction of Azrael by Mikhail Vrubel.

In literature, Azrael has been featured by a variety of authors, across a broad range of styles and countries.

• The Mexican poet Amado Nervo wrote a poem entitled "Azrael".
• Azrael is a character in Arthur Miller's play "The Creation of the World and Other Business".
• Asrael is a symphony by Czech composer Josef Suk, dating from 1906.
• In Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, voiceover artist Saladin Chamcha has a vision of Azrael.
• In Edgar Allan Poe's story "Ligeia", Ligeia's husband "struggled desperately in spirit with the grim Azrael." and in his story Mesmeric Revelation the corpse of the sleep-waker appears as if pressed by Azrael's hand.

In popular culture[link]

• In music, Azrael has been written about in both songs and albums by such varied acts as Toyah, Metallica, Demons and Wizards, Coil, The Nice, Crimson Glory, VNV Nation, Marduk, Masada and Udo.
• In the Kevin Smith movie Dogma, Azrael was a character played by Jason Lee as a fallen muse and demon.
• Azrael's the main character in Anne Rice's Servant of the Bones.
• In Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe, Azrael is an entity of immense scope and size which is to universes what the character Death is to living beings on the Discworld. The Apocalyptic Horseman representing Death in Pratchett and Gaiman's book Good Omens also calls itself Azrael before its final exit.
• In DC Comics, Azrael is an assassin trained by the religious cult of the Order of St. Dumas. The most famous version of the character was Jean Paul Valley, who briefly filled in as Batman during the Knightfall saga. The current Azrael is former Gotham City cop Michael Lane.
• In Marvel Comics, Azrael is the warrior/angel of death whom Wolverine has to fight every time he suffers a lethal wound in order to save his soul, which is returned to his physical body if he is victorious.^[11]
• In Melissa de la Cruz's Blue Bloods series, Azrael is portrayed as the New York City socialite Madeleine 'Mimi' Force.
• The Baron of Hell Azrael, is a character in Paul Doherty's novel The Plague Lord.
• In the episode Stowaway from Fringe, a nun tells Dana Gray the story of The Ascension of Azrael, a sinner condemned to purgatory who the angels interceded to God on behalf of him, but God denied their request to allow him into heaven. Because of this, the angels descended into purgatory and brought Azrael into heaven, telling God he had suffered enough as reason. The combined innocence of the angels outweighed Azrael's sin and allowed him into heaven, similar to Tyconius's rule on The Lord's Bipartite Body, wherein Jesus Christ outweighs any and all sinners in The Church.
• In King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, Azriel is the Lord of Death, the ruler of the Dimension of Death.
• In The Night Eternal, the third and final installment of The Strain trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, Ozryel is depicted accompanying the angels Michael and Gabriel in their judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. Although he is God's prized angel, Ozryel is seduced by the violence and sensuality of Sodom and develops a blood lust, resulting in his banishment and damnation. He essentially becomes the progenitor of the vampire race.^[12]
• Azrael appears as a character in the 2010 French movie Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi.

See also[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Azrael

• Death (personification)
• Sariel
• Islamic view of angels
• Thanatos, the personification of Death in Greek mythology
• Punishment of the Grave

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b c} Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, Entry: Azrael, pp. 64, 65, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757
2. ^ Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 165, "Azraa-eel, the Angel of Death, shall crush them like sesame seeds in the oil-press."
3. ^ Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, Entry: Third Heaven, p. 288, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757
4. ^ Hastings, James, Selbie, John A. (Editors) (2003), Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Part 3, Kessinger Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7661-3671-X
5. ^ Who is Azrael? The Man to the Myth, The Azrael Chronicles: A Compendium of the Books of Azrael ha'Malak, wgOfAzrael.org
6. ^ ^{a b} Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Brannon M. Wheeler, Azrael
7. ^ Qur'an 32:11
8. ^ Qur'an 31:34
9. ^ Hanauer, J.E. (1907), Folk-lore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish, Chapter V: The Angel of Death, at sacred-texts.com
10. ^ El Maghreg: 1200 Miles' Ride Through Morocco, Hugh Edward Millington Stutfield pppp
11. ^ Wolverine, vol.3, #58, writer Marc Guggenheim, artist Howard Chaykin, color artist, Edgar Delgado (Oct. 2007)
12. ^ Del Toro, Guillermo (2011). The Night Eternal. New York: Harper Collins. pp. 139–144; 187–189. ISBN 978-0-06-155826-9. 

Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory performing in Pratteln, Switzerland, 2011
Background information
Origin	Sarasota, FL, USA
Genres	Progressive metal, heavy metal, Power metal[1]
Years active	1979–1992 1998–present
Labels	Roadrunner, MCA Records, Atlantic, Spitfire
Associated acts	Parish, Crush, Erotic Liquid Culture, Sector 9
Website	officialcrimsonglory.com
Members
Jon Drenning Jeff Lords Ben Jackson Dana Burnell Todd LaTorre
Past members
Midnight Ravi Jakhotia Wade Black Steve Wacholz Jesse Rojas

Crimson Glory is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1979 under the name Pierced Arrow (later changed to 'Beowulf'). Their current line-up features long-time guitarists Jon Drenning and Ben Jackson, bassist Jeff Lords, drummer Dana Burnell and singer Todd La Torre. 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 and Fates Warning, 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 decided to reform six years later.

Biography[link]

Formation and debut album (1979–1987)[link]

Crimson Glory was formed in Sarasota, Florida in 1979 under under the name Pierced Arrow (later changed to 'Beowulf'). Pierced Arrow line-up consisted of Tomy Wise on vocals, Bernardo Hernandez and Ben Jackson on guitars, Jeff Lords on bass, and Dana Burnell on drums. Hernandez and Lords were replaced by Chris Campbell and John Colemorgan respectively in late 1981 or early 1982. In 1983 the band changed bassist, guitarist and vocals. Lords rejoined, Chris Campbell was repleaced by Jon Drenning and Tony Wise by Mark Ormes.^[2] Later Mark Ormes left and while searching for a singer, the group found an old school mate of Jeff Lords, John Patrick McDonald, singing on the beach.^[3] They later changed their name to Crimson Glory after a rose hybrid.^[4]

They rehearsed for four years before recording their self-titled debut album, produced by Dan Johnson, on Par Records in 1986.^[2][5] This would later be re-issued after signing on with their new label, Roadrunner Records (then called Roadracer Records). Tight dual-lead harmonies and soaring vocals would feature prominently on this release, as well as the follow-up, Transcendence. They later toured Europe in support of Celtic Frost and Anthrax. They played at the 1987 Hammersmith Odeon.^[2]

In an era of sound-and-lookalike metal bands, Crimson Glory's goal was to be immediately identifiable from the others, so they wore full-face metallic silver masks. They used them on-stage, as well as for all photo shoots and public appearances. ^[6] Vocalist Midnight was the exception to this, as his mask left his mouth uncovered.

[edit] Transcendence (1988–1989)

Their next release, Transcendence was released under Roadrunner Records in Europe and MCA Records in United States. It contained the song Lonely, which was their first hit-single and music video.^[5]

Transcendence was a landmark in the genre, often cited as one of the greatest progressive metal albums of all time, best metal albums of the decade, and an influence by many bands like Cage, Triosphere and Rhapsody of Fire.^{[7][8][9][10]} The album garnered them much praise and attention, both at home and abroad. They were cover of Kerrang! magazine in May 1989.

They later toured North America, Europe and Japan with the bands Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Queensrÿche, U.D.O., Doro, and Anthrax. Their biggest show was in the Metal Hammer Festival in Dortmund, Germany in front of 20,000 fans in the spring 1990.^[5]

While on tour in support of their self-titled debut album, they discovered how hot the masks would be on stage. To keep the mystique, they cut them down into a partial "Phantom of the Opera" style for the Transcendence tour.

While touring behind Transcendence, they performed in front of 5,000 spectators at the Manatee Civic Center in their hometown of Bradenton, Florida on September 2, 1989. This concert was simulcast across America on Z Rock Radio. There were plans to release this show on DVD.^[11] In addition, the band performed "In Dark Places" at the 1989 Tampa Bay Music Awards and walked away with three awards that night – Most Outstanding Male Vocalist (Midnight), Most Outstanding Local Release (Transcendence) and Most Outstanding Metal Band (beating fellow Florida band Savatage for this one).

When the tour ended, drummer Dana Burnell and guitarist Ben Jackson decided to leave the group. Ben Jackson would later form Parish and released an album in 1995.^[12]

[edit] Strange and Beautiful and hiatus (1990–1996)

Burnell would be replaced by Ravi Jakhotia in 1991, who brought a decidedly more “tribal” feel to the band. The material they would write for their next album was more hard rock oriented and based more upon drum grooves as opposed to guitar riffs, on which their first two albums were largely based. Also Midnight became more involved in the composition of the album.^[13] It signified a bold and definite shift away from the metal sound upon which the band had built their reputation. It was at this time the band continued on as a four-piece.

The revamped group was signed to Atlantic Records and released their third album, entitled Strange and Beautiful. Prior to the start of the tour, vocalist Midnight departed as well and retired from the music business for a decade.^[5] Guitarist Jon Drenning recruited vocalist David Van Landing as a replacement for Midnight on what would be a short-lived tour in the US. The biggest show of the tour was at the end of the year in Los Angeles, California at the Concrete Foundations Forum along with Ozzy Osbourne, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains.^[5][14]

Although the band broke up in 1992, Drenning, Lords, Landing and Jakhotia would get together a few years later as Erotic Liquid Culture. They released an album in 1996.^[15][16] The music continued the style the band established on Strange and Beautiful. Drenning, Lords and Jakhotia had also other project with singer Billy Martinez, called Crush which released an album under Paradigm Records in 1995.^[17]

[edit] Reunion, Astronomica and hiatus (1997–2004)

In late-1996, Drenning and Lords wanted to reform Crimson Glory. They contacted Midnight but he wasn't interested nor he wasn't in the right physical condition to record an album up to the band's standards. So they contacted singer Wade Black (from the band Lucian Blaque^[13]) and Savatage drummer Steve Wacholz.^[13] Ben Jackson joined later, after his band Parish broke up.^[13] This incarnation of the group would release “Astronomica” in 1999 after a big delay because the master tapes where stolen and they had to record the album again.^[13] Astronomy sold more than 30,000 copies in Europe in their first few weeks of the release.^[6]

Following the release there was a few warm-up shows in Florida and toured Holland, Germany, France with Vanden Plas, Belgium and Greece with Kamelot and Evergrey.^[6] Troubles began during the tour and after returning to the US the band once again went their separate ways.^[5]

Side projects[link]

In March 2001, Wade Black and Ben Jackson launched project called Sector 9 with drummer Jesse "Martillio" Rojas and bassist Chris Baylor.^[18] In July 2001, Ben Jackson left the band to concentrate on his solo career.^[19] Jesse Martillo and Chris Baylor also left.^[20] Baylor joined Ben Jackson Group and they released an album in 2001.^[21] Wade Black would go on to front Seven Witches in 2000, Leash Law in 2004 and Leatherwolf in 2006.^[22][23][24]

Meanwhile, Midnight was slated to work with guitarist Luca Turilli from Rhapsody.^[25] He later started to work on a demo tape called Songs from the Attic. He asked his fans via Blabbermouth if they will be willing to buy mp3 instead of a CD.^[26][27] The demo was delayed two times. Once because of post-9/11 power outage^[28]. The title was later changed to M and was finally released as an EP on November 30.^{[29][30][31][32][33]} While working on the EP Midnight had joined forces with former Atheist guitarist Rand Burkey. They started composing material for an album, under the projected title of Cookooflower. A demo from Cookooflower was going to be included in the EP. ^[29] He would later drop Cookooflower project and the inclusion of the two songs with Burkey after failing to agree in the contract.^[32][28] Burkey uploaded one song to MP3.com for promotional purposes.^[28]

On March 2002, Ben Jackson performed two shows at Keegan's Clubhouse Lounge in Sarasota where he played all the songs from his solo album Here I Come. Burnell, Lords and Black assisted to the show, while Midnight refused to go. By the same time Midnight's website was taken down by webmaster and partner because of Midnight's lack of involvement in his musical career.^[34][35] A month later his website was re-established under a new domain.^[36]

On June, Wade Black left Seven Witches due to "personal and business-related matters within the band". He started a new band with ex-Nocturnus members Mike Davis and Emo Mowery called Tiwanaku. He also resurrected his old band Lucian Blaque.^[37] Wade appeared as a guest musician on Rick Renstrom solo album.^[38]

Ben Jackson Group performed at the 2002 Diamond Awards Show at Club Diamonds in Bradenton.^[39]

On July 28, 2003, Ben Jackson posted on his website that he wanted Crimson Glory to reunite with the original line-up, that the band has been waiting for a sign from Midnight.^[40] Later Midnight would accept sing in Ben Jackson solo album All Over You.^[41]

Jackson and Midnight performed an acoustic set on July 2004.^[42] Both were later invited to the ProgPower V Festival to a meet and greet and not to perform.^[43] Ben would later be invited to perform a song with Kamelot.^[44] On December, Midnight signed with Black Lotus Records to release his first solo album, Sakada.^[45]

Reunion, Black Lotus Records collapse and hiatus (2005–2009)[link]

On March 2005, the band announced a reunion with the original line-up. The songwriting process of their fifth album entitled Metatron, Lucifer and the Divine Chaos (later changed to Divine Chaos^[46]) begun. Greek heavy metal label Black Lotus Records was going to release DVD of the 1989 concert at the Manatee Civic Center in Bradenton, with other live performances and behind-the-scenes footage from Transcendence tour, as well as a re-release of the two first albums in a box-set entitled Valley of Shadows - Kingdoms of Light.^[47][48] Midnight said he might sing on the album but he will not tour with the band because he was going to tour with his solo-band.^[49][50]

On April 2006, the band confirmed that Midnight would sing on the new album, re-record the vocals for Astronomica and tour with them.^[51][52] On May 1st, the band confirmed for the Rockwave Festival in Greece.^[53] A few days later it was announced that Black Lotus Records closed its doors and all bands were released of their contracts.^[54][55]

After the show in Greece in July, there were plans to toured Europe.^[56][57] On September, Drenning, Burnell, Lords and Jesse Rojas perform as guest musicians with Ben Jackson Group at Kamelot concert.^[58][59][60]

On January 22, 2007, Midnight was arrested, charged with driving under the influence with blood-alcohol level .20 or higher.^[61] Four days later the band part ways with Midnight, citing it would be difficult to work with him "as his current state of mind and his present physical condition would impede plans we have in place for future appearances, releases and recordings". Wade Black, who had reciently quit Leatherwolf, joined the band again.^[62][63] They played two shows in Florida with Vicious Rumors and in the Bay Area Rock Fest.^[64][65] After that they quietly went on indefinite hiatus.^[66][67]

Death of Midnight and recent activities (2009–present)[link]

On July 8, 2009, in hospital with family, friends and bandmates by his side, former singer Midnight died at 3:30am.^[68] Although the press initially stated total kidney and liver failure, the real cause of death was a stomach aneurysm.^[69] In memory of their fallen friend and bandmate, Midnight, the band played a tribute show, headlining 2009's ProgPower in Atlanta, Georgia.^[70] The show featured many special guest vocalists, including Zak Stevens from Savatage, Lance King from Pyramaze, Nils K. Rue from Pagan's Mind, Chris Salinas from Zero Hour, Ronny Monroe from Metal Church, Andy Franck from Brainstorm, Sean Peck from Cage, Danilo Herbert from Mindflow, Joakim Brodén from Sabaton, Michael Eriksen from Circus Maximus, Rob Rock, Mark Boals from Royal Hunt, Clay Barton from Suspyre, Kelly Sundown from Beyond Twilight and former Crimson Glory member David Vanlanding.^[71][72] A few weeks prior to the show, Jon Oliva's Pain guitarist, Matt LaPorte, introduced Todd La Torre to the band and he was added of guest vocalists at ProgPower X.^[73]

In May 2010, the band formally announced Todd La Torre as their new singer.^[74] La Torre made his first public appearance as a full-time member of Crimson Glory at the Pathfinder Metal Fest in Marietta, Georgia on October 30, 2010.^[75] A drummer for 24 years in various hard rock and heavy metal bands in the Tampa Bay area, he was never seeking out being the frontman of a band, "it just happened" [sic].^[76] In May 2012, La Torre joined four members of Queensryche as singer in their new band called Rising West, playing material from Queensryche´s first five albums and with plans to write and record an album in 2012.

In 2011, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their first album, the band toured Europe, playing in Netherlands, at the Keep It True XIV and Bang Your Head!!! festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Karmøygeddon festival in Norway and Belgium.^{[77][78][79][80]} The band is currently working on a new album.^[81]

Discography[link]

	"Lady of Winter" (1988) noicon "Lady of Winter" (Transcendence), demonstrating Crimson Glory's fast tempo, and aggressive musicianship featured in early releases "Love and Dreams" (1991) noicon The third album marked a stylistic departure from the progressive metal. "War of the Worlds" (1999) noicon "War of the Worlds" (Astronomica), featuring Wade Black on vocals
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Albums[link]

• Crimson Glory (1986)
• Transcendence (1988)
• Strange and Beautiful (1991)
• Astronomica (1999)

Singles[link]

• Dream Dancer (1986)
• Lady of Winter (1988)
• Lonely (1988)
• Song For Angels (1991)
• The Chant (1991)

EP[link]

• War of the Worlds (2000)

Members[link]

Current members

• Jon Drenning – lead guitar (1982–present)
• Jeff Lords – bass (1982–present)
• Ben Jackson – rhythm guitar (1982–1990, 1999–present)
• Dana Burnell – drums (1986–1989, 2005–present)
• Todd La Torre – lead vocals (2010–present)

Current touring musicians

• John Zahner – keyboards (1989, 2011–present)

Former members

• Midnight – lead vocals (1983–1991, 2005–2007; died 2009)
• Ravi Jakhotia – drums (1991–1992)
• Wade Black – lead vocals (1999–2005, 2007–2010)
• Steve Wacholz – drums (1999)
• Jesse "Martillo" Rojas – drums, percussion, and vocals (2000, 2006–2007)

Former touring musicians

• David Van Landing – lead vocals (1991–1992)

Timeline[link]

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id:bass value:brightgreen legend:Bass
id:rhythm-guitar value:purple legend:Rhythm guitar
id:keyboards value:purple legend:Keyboards
id:lines value:black legend:Studio albums

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at:01/01/1988 color:black layer:back
at:06/24/1991 color:black layer:back
at:09/10/1999 color:black layer:back

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bar:Dana text:"Dana Burnell"
bar:Jon text:"Jon Drenning"
bar:Jeff text:"Jeff Lords"
bar:Ben text:"Ben Jackson"
bar:Wade text:"Wade Black"
bar:Midnight text:"Midnight"
bar:Ravi text:"Ravi Jakhotia"
bar:Wacholz text:"Steve Wacholz"
bar:Jesse text:"Jesse Rojas"

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bar:Jon from:01/01/1982 till:01/01/1992 color:lead-guitar
bar:Jon from:01/01/1998 till:end color:lead-guitar
bar:Jeff from:01/01/1982 till:01/01/1992 color:bass
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bar:Wade from:01/01/1999 till:01/01/2005 color:vocals
bar:Wade from:01/27/2007 till:05/12/2010 color:vocals
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bar:Jesse from:01/01/2000 till:12/20/2000 color:drums
bar:Todd from:05/13/2010 till:end color:vocals

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Crimson Glory on Myspace
• Tribute to Midnight

References[link]