Midgard

Midgard was the project of Dayton, OH, native Ben Bernard. His debut EP, One Man Jam, appeared in 2001; it was a set of guitar-heavy instrumentals approximating a lo-fi Joe Satriani. The full-length metal opus Darkness Descending followed a year later, and 2003 saw the arrival of the more experimental Infinity's Cradle. ~ Johnny Loftus