Former CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Dead At 47

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that former CRIMSON GLORYMidnight (real name: John Patrick Jr. McDonald) passed away earlier today (Wednesday, July 8) from "total kidney and liver failure." He was 47 years old.

According to JON OLIVA'S PAIN guitarist Matt LaPorte, who played on some of Midnight's recent solo recordings, the singer spent his final hours surrounded by his mother, brother, daughter as well as members of CRIMSON GLORY, SAVATAGE, and JON OLIVA'S PAIN. His death occurred at 3:45 a.m EST at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

"I will miss my partner Midnight — the greatest voice and friend I've ever known," LaPorte told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. He added, "In spite of his demons, [Midnight] was a beautiful soul who constantly changed the lives of those he met and came into contact with."

Midnight sang on CRIMSON GLORY's first three albums — "Crimson Glory" (1986), "Transcendence" (1988) and "Strange and Beautiful" (1991) — before going into self-imposed exile for almost a decade. He eventually rejoined CRIMSON GLORY
in 2005 but was dismissed in January 2007 following the revelation that
he was arrested in Sarasota, Florida and charged with "DUI [driving
under the influence] with .20 [blood-alcohol level] or higher or having
a passenger under 18" years of age. Midnight, who gave his
occupation as "painter" to the authorities at the time of the arrest,
was also cited for driving with a suspended/ cancelled/ revoked
license.

Last fall, Midnight announced plans to release a new solo CD called "All Souls Midnight" which was to feature the "Acoustic Crimson" EP (four songs) along with the lost "Midnight Mass"
frontman recordings from the late '80s/early '90s plus some other "cool rarities."

- Blabbermouth.net

RIP dude.......

this sucks.

R.I.P.

Ahhh man, that sucks. RIP

Midnight will be missed. Long live Midnight! It is pretty sad that he's gone. After I heard about this news several weeks ago, I listened to that one song of his on youtube called The End. That is a thought-provoking, interesting song, to say the least.