▁music ian ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁bass ist ▁of ▁C rim son ▁Gl ory . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁bands ▁Cr ush ▁and ▁E rot ic ▁Li qu id ▁Culture , ▁and ▁currently ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Dark ▁M atter . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁C rim son ▁Gl ory ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁guitar ist ▁Ben ▁Jackson ▁and ▁drum mer ▁D ana ▁Burn ell ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁band ▁Pier ced ▁Ar row , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁Be ow ulf . ▁This ▁band ▁under w ent ▁multiple ▁line up ▁changes ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁later ▁joined ▁by ▁L ords , ▁guitar ist ▁Jon ▁D ren ning , ▁and ▁finally ▁vocal ist ▁John ▁Patrick ▁Mc Donald , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁profession ally ▁known ▁as ▁Mid night , ▁and ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁C rim son ▁Gl ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Since ▁their ▁in ception , ▁C rim son ▁Gl ory ▁have ▁released ▁four ▁studio ▁albums ▁with ▁L ords ▁and ▁D ren ning ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁members ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁each ▁one . ▁Other ▁studio ▁members ▁have ▁been ▁drum mer ▁R avi ▁Jah k ot ia ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁W ade ▁Black , ▁who ▁appeared ▁respectively ▁on ▁Str ange ▁and ▁Beautiful ▁and ▁Astronom ica . ▁The ▁original ▁line up ▁eventually ▁reun ited ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁tent ative ▁plans ▁for ▁recording ▁a ▁fifth ▁album . ▁However , ▁Mid night ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁