Cleveland’s resident high priest of sleaze and grime, MIDNIGHT, is back to make your speakers weep with Steel, Rust And Disgust — a full-length covers album hitting the streets May 23rd on Metal Blade Records.

The one-man wrecking crew Athenar delivers ten raw-as-hell covers alongside two brand-new original tracks, all soaked in the rust-belt rage and dirty swagger that’s defined MIDNIGHT for over two decades. This time, it’s a love letter to his birthplace and its gritty musical underbelly.

“The original title was going to be Throw Ups, a nod to Bowie’s Pin Ups,” Athenar jokes. “But I needed six syllables. I just wanted to rip through songs by bands who shared the same sights, sounds, and sewage of my region of birth. Do yourself a favor—check out the original versions… if you want to transform into a total fucking slimebag.”

🎥 Watch the video for “Cleveland Metal”
Directed by My Good Eye Visuals, the video is exactly what you’d expect: loud, lurid, and gloriously unwashed.

💿 Steel, Rust And Disgust Tracklist

1. Cleveland Metal
2. Iron Beast (Kratos cover)
3. I’m Insane (Synastryche cover)
4. Final Solution (Rocket From The Tombs cover)
5. Frenzy (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover)
6. Child Eaters (Rubber City Rebels cover)
7. 3rd Generation Nation (Dead Boys cover)
8. Rock N’ Roll Fever (David Allan Coe cover)
9. Carrions Keep (False Hope cover)
10. Black Leather Rock (Electric Eels cover)
11. Steel, Rust And Disgust
12. Agitated (Electric Eels cover)

🔥 Available Formats

• CD & Digital
• Orange Vinyl (US – Ltd. 600)
• 180g Black Vinyl (EU)
• Orange/Black Dust Splatter Vinyl (EU – Ltd. 500)
• White/Black Dust Splatter Vinyl (Band Exclusive – Ltd. 300)

🎧 Pre-order your copy now

What They’re Saying:

“When MIDNIGHT strikes, they strike harder than Satan himself.” – Kerrang!
“The debaucherous intersection of Hellhammer and Hell Bent For Leather.” – Decibel
“Highly recommended for those guided by filth, lust, and sleaze.” – New Noise
“This Cleveland institution delivers what you need in near-lethal doses.” – SPIN

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