Crimson Glory "Azrael"

[GruppeSechs2004]

I wonder why they decided to call Azrael the Angel of Mercy when he's always been the Angel of Death?

[ablecain68]

Great band! I remember seeing them in germany back in 1988 opening up for queensryche and ozzy. Trancendence was kickass!

[SuperPilaf]

One of the best progresive metal bands of all time.They are not power metal band for your information!!!!!!!!!!!

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@SuperPilaf They are progressive and power metal

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@jdu6 oh...well....good for you!

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@jdu6 oh...well....good for you!

[MrFOUMANTSOU]

@MsMetallou pes ta re karntasina mou pestaaaaaa

[Msmartix1]

So: simply the BEST BAND OF THE WORLD!

[gattinator84]

R.I.P. Midnight

Best singer of the world

[rasomon81]

I fell in love with this song 20 years ago and every time i listen to it is like the first time!!! Lethal!!!!!

[evermetal2]

You know what bothers me the most? That YouTube is full of crappy lists like "Best Power Metal songs" and they are full of Avantasia, Sonata Arctica and Dragonforce!! Where the fuck are songs like this?? Fucking 14 year olds who know only 4 bands...

[karlmoles65]

@evermetal2 Avantasia and Sonata Arctica are good though, not as good as Crimson Glory, but still...

[evermetal2]

@karlmoles65 Alright, I will agree with you on that but doesn't it bother you that ALL the best Power Metal songs come after 2000? Where the hell are the 80s' and the 90s'?

[karlmoles65]

@evermetal2 Ummmm actually a lot of the best Power Metal songs come from the 80s and 90s. Heard of Helloween? Iced Earth? Blind Guardian? Hammerfall?

[TheGreatDuck]

@karlmoles65 I think you misunderstood him. I think he means the people who make these lists don't put any of the older '80s and '90s songs on them.

[karlmoles65]

@TheGreatDuck I kinda was wondering that myself. If so he has a point that I'd agree with.

[evermetal2]

@TheGreatDuck That's exactly my point! THANK YOU dude...

[evermetal2]

@karlmoles65 NOW, do you see what I am trying to say?

[karlmoles65]

@evermetal2 Yep, sure enough and I agree too.

[brmitchell72]

Oh the memories!

[Alamind]

Hiding within your mind? Oh my God he is talking about the Holy Spirit again...

[xMetallicaFan]

@MsMetallou kommatara.kai re gamo tous exasa tr p ir8an kai gia live ellada prwti fora....estw kai xwris ton midnight gamisan...! :/

[Lathander28]

@xMetallicaFan δεν μπορω να τους φανταστω χωρις midnight γιατι ηταν το 1ο συγκροτημα metal που άκουσα πριν 17 χρονια και ειπα οτι αυτη ειναι μουσικη για εμενα.

[xMetallicaFan]

@Lathander28 ontos alla crimson glory ine aftoi..

[buenoramses2000]

kra, que som espetacular, maravilhoso, não conhecia essa grande banda. Pena que o midnight morreu pois tinha uma voz incrível!!!! sonzera!!!

[Romanos82]

Their best song by far. Epic, powerful, with Midnight's supreme voice on highest standards! Hellas salutes the Crimson Glory! Maybe this time are back for good!

[temperamancy]

this is metal that gets girls horney

[danophile07]

6 people couldnt find azrael

[asylumdream]

This song may not be as heavy as some from the same period, but the sound is every bit as epic as the lyrics are beautiful.

[AORMETALGORE]

@asylumdream yep, being heavier does not equal being better

[theexecutioner66]

@MsMetallou συμφωνω απολυτως!!!

[crimsonmidnight2]

EPIC is an understatement

[Coasterdude02149]

You will NEVER be forgotten Midnight. You are missed more than you could ever know

[ibr0kethedam]

my favorite power metal band. this voice will forever be missed. R.I.P. Midnight.

[AllMediaReviewsBlog]

someone needs to sync this up to a clip of Azrael, Gargamel's cat (and NOT with a clip from the new movie, but from the original 1980's cartoon)

[rasomon81]

In my opinion one of the best metal records of all time! R.I.P Midnight....

[devilsmurf]

AZRAEEEL!!

[AsphyxGr]

I believe this is my best CG song. What a band ...

[mujuma]

@AsphyxGr you do realise this isn't your song, therefore it cant be (your) best.

I know what you mean though, it's amazing.

[AsphyxGr]

@mujuma but of course it's mine. i wrote it

[proedros87]

oh shit!!! I must find Azrael......

[AsphyxGr]

@proedros87 xaxaxaxa

[gzapris]

brilliant awesome metal ,unbeleivable voice.hail from valhalla!!!

[124Brainiac]

That's why I fuckin' like Prog Metal! Greetings from Greece!

[jimmyshitbags]

|m|,

[Alamind]

6 persons don't like me :)

[hmcccp]

sounds like the first of queensreich,good pure evil heavy

[hmcccp]

sounds like the first of queensreich

[dakotamanomgwtf]

Take that King Diamond.

[POTIS1]

YES...MAYBE THE BEST SONG EVER.

AT ANY MUSIC.

[POTIS1]

PROSKYNO.....

[kimsterjimi]

GLOORRYYY!!!

[bakos33]

Άγγελος του Θανάτου.

[nick2081000]

NO ONE BEATS KING DIANOND,NOONE INFALSETTO IN THIS GENRE,NOT HALFORD,NOT TATE,AND NOT C.G EITHER GOO BAND BUT CANT TOP K.D

[halfcabdisaster7]

@nick2081000 I can't take King Diamond seriously though, I mean it was hilarious when they used his Grandma song on Clerks 2.

[SpookyCabron]

Crimson Glory, The most epic soul touching band of the 80's. With that mystic and majestic sound

[AgentOfSteel84]

This is the best HM song of all history! 6 persons are fuckin idiots!

[OervTheMighty]

Just read some articles 'bout these guys but never listened to it. BIIIIIIIIG MISTAKE

[nick2081000]

i love this one

[killemall13A]

this song made me love metal many years before...

[zaitmidemha]

The vocal kicks ass to the most hardest level!

[Dshtreeriverfuk]

fuck yes an obscure metal classic! up there with fates warning and queensryche! this album is a metal essential!

[AZsportshut]

You know what I noticed....? that this song is very similar to Judas Priest The Hellion.... have any of you guys noticed it...? just wondering.

[jamesraymondsmith]

Talent means NOTHING anymore.

[Ramk0core]

@jamesraymondsmith Old news I know, but Todd La Torre, Midnight's reincarnation is the new vocalist for Crimson Glory, so there's still hope

Killer song!

[jamesraymondsmith]

Why didn't this guy ever go anywhere. Saddening.

[MultiTotten]

kein Schmalzkuchen schmeckt so gut wie crimson glory (bald ist Osterwiese)

[hardrockgnr95]

this is from all greeks:R.I.P. MIDNIGHT..

[hardrockgnr95]

anatrixila.....

[bigblockelectra]

that is a cool mask

[babylon333]

One of the best metal albums ever!!!

[svetovid777]

That album is one of the best! Every song is awesome, and choosing favourite one is mission impossible!

[JPReimink]

full power metal

[kespec]

@samit

Azrael is one of the four archangels of God, he is Archangel of Death, Lord of N'aziats(means tearers of souls; grim reapers in christian belief.) in islamic belief.

[MockEmpire]

amazing

[Ruberioo]

this is eXtreme. anyone with a unique singing voice could be a good singer back then, everything must be so god damn robotic today.

[akaboo69]

reminds me of queensryche vocals with Ironmaiden style guitars so me likes

[A63NT00lover]

Where can you download the albums of Azrael for free?

[2311kris]

@A63NT00lover



[sotirisp16]

@A63NT00lover you mean CRIMSON GLORY's albums. The song is Azrael. Go buy them, it's worth the money

[evermetal2]

@sotirisp16 It's worth A LOT of money.

[musky70]

I am sorry but you people that think this guy holds a candle to Rob Halford are dillusional. It's cool but please, there is no soul to it. Listen to victim of changes on "unleashed in the east" and you will hear real range and falsetto as done by the master. Keep the faith though, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[SnakeRambo]

Absolutely the coolest song I've ever heard. Thanks for sharing, Wolfgang, this is classic stuff.

[TheGigglesSilly]

My dog is has the same name as the tittle of this song lol

[panfdjjfjkdl]

EPIC!!!

[gijade1872]

the first album i ever brought still a classic today R.I.P midnight.

[supercoop0125]

only 2 people have a better voice than midnight, Geoff Tate and John Cyriis

[supmayne1]

@supercoop0125 I would put Kiske and Hansen up there to... and Tolkki while you are at it

But it has to do with personal taste

[unputonombrehostia]

@supmayne1 Well I don't think Timo has Mid or Kiske's personality singing, too much for reach same stuff.

[RustInPeaceEddie]

@supmayne1,

gotta say, I think Deris and Hansen are both better (at least in an original way) than Kiske. Kiske is sick, don't get me wrong, but that sorta singer was a dime a dozen. Midnight and Tate are testaments to that.

[OervTheMighty]

@RustInPeaceEddie I agree. Deris is way better 'cause nobody is able to sing his way. He can't be replaced, I think PC 69 already noticed this ^^

In my eyes or ears the best singer ever

[eightysjay]

@supercoop0125 nope sorry,Geoff Tate is one.But the other is Rob Halford.

[CrushJehovah]

One of the best songs I have ever heard in my life.

[unputonombrehostia]

@CrushJehovah  Agree 100%

[JoeyNOTShaw]

Their Guitarist Lives In Ocala, FL. And He's Coming to Buy My Old Kramer Strat Today at 2:30. He Lays Concrete Now For A Living.

[eightysjay]

@JoeyNOTShaw that would be Ben Jackson

[psychooo4a]

cant ever believe the beauty of this song

[kalodner666]

I remember hearing a live recording of these together with Flotsam and Jetsom and Metal Church on Radio 1 back in around '85 with Tommy Vance heading the friday rock show. Crimson Glory opened the live show for the other 2 groups and in my opinion blew the others off the stage before they even played!, R.I.P Midnight and R.I.P Tommy Vance

[SpiritAbsorber]

Ultimate...

Invincible...

Unbelievable...

Unrepeatable...

THE ONE AND ONLY...

[MSGDK]

R.I.P man.. Nice to see you live in Greece!!

[Powwahmad]

The best song on this album.

Midnight was the best metal singer world will ever hear, RIP.

[MrSomonestolemyname]

A Metal classic that can stand up to Victim of changes, Number of the beast and

Black Sabbath.

[Mad9977]

Midnight "King of Progressive Powermetal" in my MInd forever

[rombosghost]

Old school CG kicks a*se!!

[azraeldna]

my inspiration

[greyfoxzero]

Midnight was one of the best metal singers ever. Sadly most metal heads don't know this. My friends freak out when they hear this band. This to me is what queensryche should have sounded like.

[44Beats]

Azrael is one of the Arch Angels on a power with Satan, and was Gods harbinnger of death and destruction. Not Satan as many might think. Satan was the Angel of heralding music.

[metz3962]

Wonderful song, wonderful album, wonderful band. Hail Midnight! (R.I.P.) Hail Crimson Glory!

[rickey011]

Good stuff. The vocals remind me of Klaus Meine from scorpions a little bit.

[generosos87]

damnnnnn why did midnight have to die!? RIP oh dear brother of metal we shall see you in valhalla!

[ankar2701]

satan sucks

[55bored]

@ankar2701 Ankar this isn't satanic......

[ankar2701]

@55bored what does it mean this song

[55bored]

@ankar2701 Azrael, and i'm pretty sure that's not satan

[ankar2701]

@55bored its seam to verry evil but thats my unpion but y must say its a nice song the music i mean

[PijnigeR]

@ankar2701 Why? Is google broken?

[ankar2701]

satan sucks

[ankar2701]

satan sucks

[ankar2701]

satan sucks

[POTIS1]

Simple things.

GAMEI KAI DERNEI!

MIDNIGHT.....there is NO one else!

[evermetal2]

Ολοι λενε οτι το δευτερο αλμπουμ ειναι καλυτερο, πιο μελωδικο, τεχνικο κλπ. ειμαι ο μονος που νομιζει οτι το ντεμπουτο τους ειναι τελειο; in your face metal, πωρωτικο οσο δεν παιρνει. Αψογο!!

[POTIS1]

@evermetal2

ΤΕΛΕΙΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΔΥΟ.

ΠΩΣ ΝΑ ΔΙΑΛΕΞΩ ΑΝΑΜΕΣΑ ΣΕ 2 ΔΙΑΜΑΝΤΙΑ?

ΤΟ 1ο ΕΙΝΑΙ ΠΙΟ POWER και το 2ο πιο PROGRESSIVE ΑΛΛΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ 2 ΜΕΛΩΔΙΚΟΤΑΤΑ.

Η ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΠΩΣ ΑΚΟΥΩ ΠΙΟ ΠΟΛΥ POWER ΑΛΛΑ ΔΙΑΛΕΓΩ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ 2...ΕΙΝΑΙ ΥΜΝΟΙ!

[Ilcosodelfuturo]

Midnight voice is so OMFG!!

[ParadoxapocalypSatan]

Great stuff.Azrael (the angel of death) always inspires the best songs,he's even more metal than Satan himself !

[mujuma]

Perfect replacement for Rob Halford when he left Judas Priest, if he were alive. I don't know when he died.

[MasterOfTheWind87]

@mujuma he died one year ago...

[snakekramer]

I couldn't really comment before but I bought the first two albums after hearing some of these songs. Why they don't force kids to listen to this in school is a shame lol. You want to hear a really good band that is waaay underrated check out the song Heroes by Cutty Shark a little more traditional but some great stuff nonetheless. By the way Midnight's opening vocals are beautiful.

[lordchaun]

sounds too much like judas priest..but still ok

[billy510kid]

one of the best metal bands ever!!!

[earthcity1]

just maybe the best metal song ever?

[gerotarnanas]

@earthcity1: I don't know for sure but definitely in the top 10!!

[aztecterrorism]

@earthcity1 ...maybe, i know he's one of the greatest vocalists there ever has been.

[TheGreatDuck]

4:00 the best part.

[FortFrolicLover]

Queen of the Masquarade, one of the best songs ever created and it couldn't be sung better than Midnight did.

[cergeantbeanie]

and Queen of the Masquarade really aint shit compared to everything else they've done...

[TheGreatDuck]

Too bad this band isn't as famous as it should be.

[jkvocalist]

R.I.P Midnight - a truly remarkable vocalist. :(

[steveharrismetalgod]

transcendence was their peak/greatest album as far as I'm concerned!this is still pretty descent but trascedence is just classic!

[roadhogede]

Very great band from my youht

I did not know Midnight was dead ?

I am so sorry wath a voice he had, why is there no song together with Geoff Tate?

Gretings TON [the NEDERLANDS]

[HeadingNorthe]

Noooooo!!!!midnight is gone!!???!?!?!seen that his kidney gave up, i had big problems with 1 of my kidney and can tell that its no joke...had to go unusuall operation and hold at hospital in long time...never been in wors times that that...it was a living hell!...lost many litres of blood until it stopped...dont underate kidney problems...its really horrible

[76majesty]

beautiful song, from an amazing band. R.I.P MIDNIGHT.

[KingOfTheDead77]

Beautiful song.

[metz3962]

Wonderful album, epic music. A true Metal classic. R.I.P. Midnight

[madometal]

SO melodic,soothing and at the same time he could turn vicious .MIDNIGHT was such a unique vocalist very INTENSE one of a kind.The first & second albums LEGENDARY it ranges from pop hard rock to all out DOUBLE BASS POWER METAL Assault!!HE was definately THREE dimentional.I thank GOD that they left behind these classics major label releases so that he will never be forgotten.FOLKS young & old if METAL is what you live for then CRIMSON GLORY is for YOU!!!!

[cergeantbeanie]

@madometal I'm seventeen and I MUTHA FUCKIN' second that notion!!!

[rushkagon]

@cergeantbeanie Yes!

 I bought this LP in 1987 when i was 21 and still cherish my copy as all their others.

Its a great tune and one ive been hearing in my head lately. You must be psychic!

RIP Midnight.

[666shownomercy]

R.I.P. Mdnight Metal lost a true Giant.

[djolesrb]

in my opinion this is one of the best metal songs!R.I.P. Midnight

[metz3962]

Wonderful song. R.I.P. Midnight. You left a remarquable mark in this world.

[fraginat0r]

queensryche...?

[stopher6985]

Love this band .sad they didnt go farther.I think if they had moved to L.A. would have been a different story .....

[68LPC]

haha hey stopher :P i do have to agree with you, these guys are amazing. to bad we dont have another great band to remember from back in the day...

[ONESHOOTER]

When I was in high school ,I helped set up their equipment at the manatee civic center in palmetto Fl. ,met the band,got an autographed poster of the transcendence album, what a great group of guys,sorry for your loss may he rest in peace true musicians \mm/ to much metal for one hand

[12ouncebrew]

Contrary to popular belief, Midnight did not die of Alcoholism or any alcohol related substance. According to Jon Drenning in the ProgPower USA X program, Midnight had a history of Aneurisms and internal bleeding. Also, Drenning said that Midnight could've gotten treatment to prevent his death but that Midnight was extremely stubborn. I apologize if this information is already known, only trying to help shed some light on an untimely death of an all too influencial figure. God bless Midnight!

[SpiritAbsorber]

Rest in peace MIdnight... You finally came to see the other side, which you were singing about... Your masterpieces like this will live forever...

[QueensCrimson]

By the way...Killer track!...Absolute classic...

[QueensCrimson]

Do it Man!...I can't wait so don't wait Kinburst...Upload this gig...2 gigs...

[Kinburst]

I have a gig from 1986 and a gig from 1988 on video, must put them on my computer and upload!!

[hobbsey1]

I saw CG supporting Metal Church and Anthrax years ago and they were great. Fantastic musicians and a great singer - John, you're sadly missed.

[beastatlay]

Midnight, sadly, was a mega alcoholic. He just couldn't stop drinking, despite many people pleading for him to stop. Believe me, he was a right mess come the end. Poor bastard.

[straightcleaner]

How can you have a total kidney and liver failure. Wasnt any transplant available?

[Urggzob]

Rest in Peace, John, and thank you for your music.

[MagicEyes79]

havent heard this in 12 years...amazing...R.I.P. MIDNIGHT..thanx for the chills man...

[CLIFFOWNS]

what did midnight die from? im curuois

Former CRIMSON GLORY frontman Midnight (real name: John Patrick Jr. McDonald) passed away (Wednesday, July 8) from "total kidney and liver failure." He was 47 years old.