The Dark Masquerade

The Dark Masquerade is a collaborative remix EP by vocalist, Destini Beard and Midnight Syndicate. The EP blends Destini's original lyrics and vocals with previously released songs from Midnight Syndicate's albums. A previously unreleased gothic rock remix of Troubled Times was used in the title track, Dark Masquerade.^[1][2]

The Dark Masquerade
Remix album by Midnight Syndicate with Destini Beard
Released	July 1, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Gothic, new age, dark ambient, neoclassical dark wave
Label	Entity Productions
Producer	Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
Midnight Syndicate with Destini Beard chronology
The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates (2008) The Dark Masquerade (2010) The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010)

Background and production

In an interview with Black Gate Magazine, Midnight Syndicate composer, Edward Douglas, said The Dark Masquerade came about when Destini Beard sent the band a recording of her singing lyrics over top of one of their songs. The idea to include that song on the movie soundtrack to The Dead Matter (2010) and release an EP, came shortly thereafter.^[3] Working remotely throughout production, Destini would record tracks at Green Valley Recording and then send them to Douglas and Goszka for mixing and mastering. The remixes on the EP used titles that were different from the original recordings in order to reflect the added lyrics.^[1]

Reception

The success of the EP led to a subsequent full-length collaborative remix album entitled, A Time Forgotten, which was released in August 2012.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Awaken" (remix of Vampyre)	Edward Douglas (music), Destini Beard (lyrics)	Vampyre	5:56
2.	"First Encounter" (remix of Mausoleum d'Haverghast)	Edward Douglas (music), Destini Beard (lyrics)	The 13th Hour	2:16
3.	"Farewell Forever" (remix of Noctem Aeternus)	Edward Douglas (music), Destini Beard (lyrics)	Realm of Shadows	2:34
4.	"Fallen" (remix of Cage of Solitude)	Gavin Goszka (music), Destini Beard (lyrics)	Gates of Delirium	2:35
5.	"Internal Struggle" (remix of Procession of the Damned)	Gavin Goszka (music), Destini Beard (lyrics)	Gates of Delirium	3:14
6.	"Dark Masquerade" (remix of Troubled Times - Sign of the Times Remix)	Gavin Goszka (music), Destini Beard (lyrics)	Previously unreleased	5:44

Personnel

• Destini Beard – vocals, vocal arrangements, lyrics
• Edward Douglas – composer
• Gavin Goszka – composer

Production

• Producers – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
• Mixing – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
• Mastering – Gavin Goszka
• Cover art – Ed Beard Jr.
• Layout – Alec Keating
• Engineering – Green Valley Recording