Today, Hells Headbangers Records set December 15th as the international release date for Midnight's highly anticipated third album, "Sweet Death and Ecstasy." The album will be released on 2CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

By now, Midnight needs no introduction. Guided by the twisted muse of mainman Athenar since 2003, this Cleveland cult has been slaying the metal/punk underground with a highly addictive brand of lust, filth, and sleaze, subsequently building up a sizable catalog and garnering a rabid fanbase.

While there's certainly fanatics for the band's early EP work, it was Midnight's debut album, "Satanic Royalty" - released to international fanfare in 2011 by Hells Headbangers - that entered the band's name into the annals of "classic." Never one to rush things (nor drop an EP along the way), Midnight continued its underground dominance with "No Mercy for Mayhem" in 2014, further perfecting the signature sound. Now, with the massively anticipated third album, "Sweet Death and Ecstasy," Athenar and co. return with the darkest and most daring effort yet.

The track listing for "Sweet Death and Ecstasy" is:

1. Crushed by Demons
2. Penetratal Ecstasy
3. Here Comes Sweet Death
4. Melting Brain
5. Rabid!
6. Bitch Mongrel
7. Poison Trash
8. Before My Time in Hell