area, he was never seeking out being the frontman of a band, "it just happened". In May 2012, La Torre joined four members of Queensrÿche as singer for two shows under the moniker Rising West. La Torre has since joined Queensrÿche as a full-time member. In 2011, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their first album, the band toured Europe, playing in Netherlands, at the Keep It True XIV and Bang Your Head!!! festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Karmøygeddon festival in Norway and Belgium. The band were said to be working on a new album and had released a raw demo entitled "Garden Of Shadows". However, in 2013, it was announced that vocalist Todd La Torre parted ways with Crimson Glory. He revealed that the band had been suffering a long period of inactivity, and explained: "We had wonderful momentum and we were working within an important window of time within which the new record should have been recorded and released to have the most impact given the bands resurgence. Unfortunately, the record never materialized despite my best efforts, [and] I haven't been contacted to write with Crimson Glory for over six months." Recently in a post on his Facebook page, Ben Jackson commented that Jon Drenning quit during the 2012 writing sessions to focus on raising his son, and that after Todd LaTorre left to join Queensrÿche, bassist Jeff Lords and drummer Dana Burnell decided not to continue with Crimson Glory. The band performed its last show at the festival Rockstad Falun, in Falun, Sweden on August 18, 2012. Side projects In March 2001, Wade Black and Ben Jackson launched a project called Sector 9 with drummer Jesse "Martillio" Rojas and bassist Chris Baylor. In July 2001, Ben Jackson left the band to concentrate on his solo career. Jesse Martillo and Chris Baylor also left. Baylor joined Ben Jackson Group and they released an album in 2001. Wade Black would go on to front Seven Witches in 2000, Leash Law in 2004 and Leatherwolf in 2006. Meanwhile, Midnight was slated to work with guitarist Luca Turilli from Rhapsody. He later started to work on a demo tape called Songs from the Attic. He asked his fans via Blabbermouth if they will be willing to buy MP3s instead of a CD. The demo was delayed two times. Once because of post-9/11 power outage. The title was later changed to M and