Reunion stuff

I just heard that Crimson Glory are reuniting with 4/5 of the original line-up. This line-up includes their original singer Midnight who was not part of the band's Astonomica reunion album in 1999. Good choice for Midnight because he released a solo album last year that was just bizarre and not in a good way. The band will be re-releasing their first two albums with new covers, bonus tracks and thick booklets. If you never heard these guys then I would describe them as being somewhat similar to early Queensryche crossed with a touch of early Kind Diamond. Their second album Transcendence (1988) is often considered their best effort. They did three albums between 86 and 91 then broke up and briefly did the one reunion album in 99. I have all but their third album and they are good. Most of the members have worked here and there in other projects, but none as popular as Crimson Glory.

I already knew that Armored Saint were scheduled for numerous festival dates in Europe this summer, but now they have a few dates in California as well. The one that sounds the most promising is on July 7th they are playing the House of blues in West Hollywood with Flotsam and Jetsam and Death Angel. A shame I don't live near there because it sounds like a good show and tickets are $20.