---
title: "Crimson Glory"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/crimson-glory"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1982
---

# Crimson Glory

**Crimson Glory** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1982 to present.

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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Glory

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Crimson Glory |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Sarasota, United States |
| Formed | 1982 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [US Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/us-power-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jeff Lords](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-lords) | Bass guitar | 1983 to present | Current |
| [Steve Wachholz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-wachholz) | Membranophone | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Ben Jackson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-jackson-e2b6c151) | Guitar | 1983 to present | Current |
| [Dana Burnell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dana-burnell) | Membranophone | 1983 to present | Current |
| [Jon Drenning](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-drenning) | Guitar | 1983 to present | Current |
| [Wade Black](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wade-black) | Lead vocals | 1999 to 2010 | Former |
| [David VanLanding](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-vanlanding) | Lead vocals | 1992 to 1992 | Former |
| [Todd La Torre](https://themetalnet.com/musician/todd-la-torre) | Lead vocals | 2010 to 2013 | Former |
| [Midnight](https://themetalnet.com/musician/midnight) | Lead vocals | 1983 to 2007 | Former |
| [Ravi Jahkotia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ravi-jahkotia) | Membranophone | 1989 to 1991 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | [Crimson Glory](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f1b1491-4910-31d6-b328-f0c507026f4d) | Album |
| 1988 | [Transcendence](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d0c2874-b224-3e80-8c98-d11eab5792c8) | Album |
| 1991 | [Strange and Beautiful](https://themetalnet.com/album/1d3f0837-17dd-3cc6-8325-dbd24a3052b7) | Album |
| 1999 | [Astronomica](https://themetalnet.com/album/bc58c8f2-2c84-34f9-8e1c-7b28a9e16fa1) | Album |
| 2000 | [War of the Worlds](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3ecc5b9-4791-3880-a32a-3421ed807ad1) | EP |
| 2026 | [Chasing the Hydra](https://themetalnet.com/album/49104963-1675-45d3-b04c-a98369c8f7bf) | Album |
|  | [Metal Invader](https://themetalnet.com/album/f846d11b-2caa-473b-992a-23c41a53236d) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Savatage](https://themetalnet.com/band/savatage) (listened together)
- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together)
- [Riot V](https://themetalnet.com/band/riot-v) (listened together)
- [Manilla Road](https://themetalnet.com/band/manilla-road) (listened together)
- [Running Wild](https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crimson_Glory/381
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimsonglory
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2B73nUiRlcSwjTyVaIAwhR
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/66001
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCdODWbC4NKUpFtOBxOezSnw
- x: https://twitter.com/crimsonglory
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimsonglory.official/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/204113272
- website: https://theofficialcrimsonglory.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/crimson-glory](https://themetalnet.com/band/crimson-glory). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt