The 13th Hour

The 13th Hour
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2005
Recorded2005
GenreGothic, dark ambient, neoclassical dark wave, darkwave, ambient
Length56:23
LabelEntity Productions
ProducerEdward Douglas
Gavin Goszka
Midnight Syndicate chronology
Dungeons and Dragons
(2003)
The 13th Hour
(2005)
Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994–1999)
(2006)

The 13th Hour is the sixth studio album by Midnight Syndicate, released June 7, 2005, by Entity Productions.[1] The album took listeners on a journey through a haunted Victorian mansion through the blend of symphonic gothic horror instrumental music and horror-inspired soundscape the band had become known for.[2][3] Since its release, it has become one of the band's most popular titles,[4] winning awards in the gaming industry [5][6] and inspiring the prequel-themed album, Bloodlines, in 2021.[7]

  1. ^ Midnight Syndicate - The 13th Hour (2005, CD) on Discogs
  2. ^ Heather Adler "Haunted Harmonies", Rue Morgue Magazine (Toronto, ON), October, 2005, Pg. 131
  3. ^ Martin Palicki, "2005 Halloween, Costume, & Party Show Frightens the Masses", InPark Magazine (Kenosha, WI), Spring 2005, Pg. 8
  4. ^ So Much Going On It's Scary News Herald, Mark Meszoros, September 19, 2021, Pg. D6-D7
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference OriginsAwards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference EnnieAwards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Jeff Szpirglas, "Bloodlines", Rue Morgue Magazine (Toronto, ON), September 2021, Pg. 81.