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Crimson Glory

Crimson Glory

United States

Crimson Glory is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1983 in Sarasota, Florida. It started in 1979 under the name Pierced Arrow, then Beowulf, before settling on Crimson Glory. The classic line-up consisted of the vocalist Midnight, guitarists Jon Drenning and Ben Jackson, bass guitarist Jeff Lords and drummer Dana Burnell. With that lineup, the band rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and was considered one of the pioneers of the American progressive metal movement, along with Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, Fates Warning and Watchtower. To date, the band has released five studio albums and one EP.

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Albums5

Chasing the Hydra

Chasing the Hydra

2026
Astronomica

Astronomica

1999
Strange and Beautiful

Strange and Beautiful

1991
Transcendence

Transcendence

1988
Crimson Glory

Crimson Glory

1986

EPs2

Metal Invader

Metal Invader

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2000

Compilations2

The Roadrunner Years

The Roadrunner Years

2025
In Dark Places... 1986 - 2000

In Dark Places... 1986 - 2000

2010

Live Albums2

The Last Night in Japan

The Last Night in Japan

2009
Live at the Dynamo Open Air

Live at the Dynamo Open Air

1986

Demos1

Crimson Glory / Parish

Crimson Glory / Parish

1999