| Filthy, belligerent and obnoxious, Midnight make music to start fights to. Since 2003, one-man-band Athenar has been churning out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits and EPs – and in 2022 he returns, delivering a catchy mixture of black metal, speed metal, and dirty punk rock. “I always want it to be loud and nasty,” he asserts. “That kinda thing never gets old with me. How funny will that look to see me at age 77 – if I reach that point – sitting on the porch blasting Hellhammer?” The title is a combination of the song titles “Let There Be Sodomy” and “Szex Witchery”, Athenar wanting to maintain the tradition of using six syllables. Lyrically, the record is “unfiltered savage animalisticness”, and the deeper the listener delves, the dirtier they get, which is just the way it should be. When it came to tracking the record, Athenar returned to Mercenary Studios in Cleveland, OH and producer Noah Buchanan, who makes it very easy for him to cut loose and make noise, choosing to once again record all the instruments himself despite having a live band that could step in and help out. “It’s still just me and my science project gone awry. I realize I’m musically handicapped, but there’s a charm to it.” Mulling over the question as to why anyone should actually give a shit about Midnight, he once again comes up with a typically Athenar answer: “If I were to give actual good advice, I would say stay clear of anything to do with Midnight. But I’m not a rational thinker, so as usual, I will give terrible advice and say punish your earholes and play this album as loud as your stereo goes, go out to a gig and mingle with others that you don’t know, lick their faces and rub upon each other’s sweaty torsos to the hellish, neanderthalish noise of a band called Midnight! You gotta release your demons somehow! That’s why you should give a shit, or two.” Let There Be Witchery track-listing 1. Telepathic Nightmare 2. Frothing Foulness 3. In Sinful Secrecy 4. Nocturnal Molestation 5. More Torment 6. Let There Be Sodomy 7. Devil Virgin 8. Snake Obsession 9. Villainy Wretched Villainy 10. Szex Witchery Shortly after record release, Midnight will hit the road with Mayhem and Watain for the “Sanguine Sodomy of North America” tour, before heading to Europe and the UK for an extensive trek with Night Demon. See below for all dates! “Sanguine Sodomy of North America” tour dates w/ Mayhem, Watain, Midnight March 7, 2022 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom March 8, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern March 9, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Nile Theater March 11, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot March 12, 2022 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall March 14, 2022 – Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live March 15, 2022 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk March 16, 2022 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall March 18, 2022 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade March 19, 2022 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum March 20, 2022 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground March 22, 2022 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda March 23, 2022 – Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix March 25, 2022 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium March 26, 2022 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza March 27, 2022 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza March 29, 2022 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage March 30, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Roxian March 31, 2022 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic April 1, 2022 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic April 2, 2022 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre April 3, 2022 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge Midnight European tour dates w/ Night Demon May 24, 2022 – Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo May 25, 2022 – Hamburg, DE – Logo May 26, 2022 – Oberndoprff, DE – Metalheadz Open Air May 27, 2022 – Kirchdorf bei Haag, DE – Bavarian Battle Open Air May 28, 2022 – Vienna, AT – Viper Room May 29, 2022 – Whittlebury, GB – Manor Rest May 31, 2022 – Ljubljana, SK – Orto Bar June 1, 2022 – Milano, IT – Slaughter Club June 2, 2022 – Martigny, CH – Les Caves Du Milano June 3, 2022 – Weinheim, DE – Café Central June 4, 2022 – Oldenburg, DE – Amadeus June 5, 2022 – Gelsenkirchen, DE – Rock Hard Festival June 7, 2022 – Berlin, DE – Lido June 8, 2022 – Leipzig , DE – Neumanns June 9, 2022 – Prague, CZ – Morda Voice June 10, 2022 – Schonberg Kubelberg, DE – Iron Fest June 12, 2022 – Hasselt, BE – MOD June 13, 2022 – Bristol, GB – The Exchange June 14, 2022 – Glasgow, GB – Audio June 15, 2022 – Manchester, GB – Academy3 June 17, 2022 – Derry, IE – Frost & Fireland June 20, 2022 – Brussels, BE – Magasin4 June 21, 2022 – Aarau, CH – Kiff June 22, 2022 – Lyon, FR – Rock n’Eat June 23, 2022 – Barcelona, ES – Boveda June 24, 2022 – Cartagena, ES – Rock Imperium Festival June 25, 2022 – Bilbao, ES – Stage Live June 26, 2022 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest | 
