An Ohio black metal outfit helmed by frontman Jamie Walters (aka Athenar), whose former group, Boulder, had been an integral part of Cleveland's metal and punk scenes, Midnight achieved cult status in 2003 with their punishing debut EP. Uncompromising in both attitude and style (punk, thrash, speed, and death metal also play into the mix), the band waded into the extreme metal mainstream in the 2010s, eventually inking a deal with Metal Blade ahead of the release of 2020's Rebirth by Blasphemy. Let There Be Witchery, their second outing for the label, appeared two years later.