The Midnight Ghost Train

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The Midnight Ghost Train
The Midnight Ghost Train live 2013
The Midnight Ghost Train live 2013
General information
origin Topeka , Kansas , USA
Genre (s) Stoner rock , hard rock , southern rock , sludge
founding 2008
Website www.themidnightghosttrain.com
Current occupation
Steve Moss
Mike Boyne (since 2012)
Brandon Burghart (since 2009)
former members
bass
 Toby Cole (until 2008)
bass
 Keith Harry-Carrey (2008)
bass
 Odie Lallo (2008-2010)
bass
 Dave Kimmel (2010-2012)
Drums
 Jake Levin (until 2009)

The Midnight Ghost Train is an American stoner / hard rock band from Topeka , Kansas . The band was founded in 2008, is signed to Napalm Records and has released four studio albums to date.

history

The band was founded by singer and guitarist Steve Moss to honor his friend John Goff, who died the previous year. Moss returned to his hometown Buffalo and looked for musicians for his band. The first line-up consisted of Moss, bassist Toby Cole and drummer Jake Levin. The band name was taken from the song I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams . Shortly before the band recorded their first EP Johnny Boy , Toby Cole was replaced by Keith Harry-Carrey. This left the band shortly before their first self-organized tour and was replaced by Brandon Burghart. Odie Lallo then took over the bass.

After the tour ended, the musicians moved to Kansas and recorded their self-titled debut album, which was released in 2009. Odie Lallo left the band for health reasons. He was succeeded by Dave Kimmel. With this lineup the band toured in 2010 for the first time through Europe . Two years later, the second studio album Buffalo was released, which was produced by David Barbe and recorded and mixed completely analog . The album contains a cover version of the song Cotton Fields by Leadbelly , which the band performs a cappella . The album was released by Karate Body Records.

Shortly after the album was released, Dave Kimbell left the band. In April 2013 The Midnight Ghost Train played at Roadburn Festival in the Dutch Tilburg . The performance was recorded and published under the title Live from Roadburn 2013 . In May 2014 the band found a new bassist in Mike Boyne. A little later, The Midnight Ghost Train was signed by the Austrian record label Napalm Records . On February 27, 2015, her third studio album, Cold Was the Ground , was released, which was again produced by analogue David Barbe.

A persistent hand injury on Steve Moss put the band out of action for almost a year. After performing at the Graspop Metal Meeting , the band began work on their fourth album. Cypress Ave. published on July 28, 2017 Napalm Records, and includes a guest appearance of Camp Lo - rapper Sonny Cheeba.

style

The music on The Midnight Ghost Train is usually referred to as hard rock or stoner rock. Further style descriptions are Southern Rock , Sludge or Heavy Rock. The Midnight Ghost Train are compared to bands like Clutch , Red Fang or Kyuss . The main influences of singer Steve Moss are blues rock and gospel . Drummer Brandon Burghart, on the other hand, is heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin . With the album Cypress Ave. it came to a musical course correction, the band concentrated in more on blues rock and clear vocals and mariachi - trumpets used.

Discography

  • 2008: Johnny Boy ( EP )
  • 2009: The Midnight Ghost Train (album)
  • 2012: Buffalo (album, Karate Body Records)
  • 2013: Live from Roadburn 2013 ( Live album , Roadburn Records)
  • 2015: Cold Was the Ground (Album, Napalm Records )

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  1. ↑ a b Volume Biography. The Midnight Ghost Train, accessed February 26, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b DOUBLEADOOM77: 20 Questions w / The Midnight Ghost Train. The Sludgelord, accessed February 26, 2015 .
  3. ^ A b Matthias Mineur: Change without intermediate step . In: Metal Hammer , August 2017, page 42
  4. ↑ a b Michael Walzl: The Midnight Ghost Train - Cold Was The Ground. Stormbringer.at, accessed on February 27, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Petra Schurer: The Midnight Ghost Train - Cold Was The Ground . In: Metal Hammer, March 2015, p. 86

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