Midnight Haunt True Crime and Twisted Love Review
Midnight Haunt
True Crime and Twisted Love
Self-Released
2024
Germany just keeps spitting out Horror Punk and Horror Rock bands, and the coolest part is most of them aren’t carbon copies of the Misfits. They’re carving their own scars into the genre, bringing new sounds, new moods, and a whole lot of personality to the graveyard.
The latest bunch of creeps to crawl out of Deutschland are Midnight Haunt. They fired up in 2020 and haven’t hit the brakes since. These maniacs have been grinding it out, playing anywhere that’ll have them, sharing stages with anyone brave enough to follow, and stacking up some killer releases while they’re at it. And yeah, that matters. There’s nothing worse than finding a band you dig and realizing they’ve got nothing to back it up. Midnight Haunt came prepared.
Their most recent release, “True Crime and Twisted Love”, dropped back in December 2024, but it still sounds fresh as hell. It’s short, about 19 minutes, but it punches harder than most full-lengths out there right now. This is lean, mean Horror Rock that doesn’t waste a second. The songs come in fast, hit you square in the jaw, and disappear into the fog before you’ve even caught your breath.
What sets these guys apart is that they lean more toward Rock ‘N’ Roll than straight-up Punk. The melodies are slick, the hooks are sharp, and there’s real thought behind the songwriting, especially in the vocals. The riffs are as hot as a crematorium furnace. There’s way more riffage than you’d expect from a Horror band, and that’s what makes this EP shine. Musically, it’s got that Pop backbone wrapped in razor wire - catchy, but still dangerous.
I’m honestly burned out on the parade of “we’re spooky too” bands that hide behind fake blood and bad production. Midnight Haunt skips the gimmicks and brings the goods. “True Crime and Twisted Love” is pure candy-coated Horror Rock - sweet on the surface but laced with cyanide and glass shards underneath.
For such a short ride, this record delivers the full crash - energy, melody, menace. Midnight Haunt sounds hungry, and they’re coming for your blood. If I had to stack them next to anyone, I’d say they land in the same graveyard as Zombiecock and Beneath the Cellar - raw, catchy, and built for the stage.
Hit their Bandcamp, there’s plenty of music and merch that’ll make any Horror Punk junkie happy. Midnight Haunt are the real deal, and if somebody’s smart enough to throw them on the right tour, they’re gonna blow up.
Standouts: “Die For Me,” “Monday Morning,” “Trick or Treat,” “Moor Murders.”