Lizzy Borden returns with his first album in 11 years, ‘My Midnight Things’

When I first heard the Murderess Metal Roadshow in 1986, I was hooked in as a Lizzy Borden fan.  As a matter of fact, I can remember getting the VHS live show of this and watching it with my dad who explicitly told me, “DO NOT LET YOUR MOTHER KNOW YOU HAVE THIS.  SHE WILL DIE.”  My dad thought they were kind of cool and said, “This guy could be the next Alice Cooper.”  I followed Lizzy Borden all the way to Master of Disguise but I lost touch with his material after that.  I sadly never got to see Lizzy live but after all these years and lineup changes, it’s so great to see that he’s still pushing on and doing what he loves and does best.

On June 15th, Borden will issue his first album in 11 years, My Midnight Things, via Metal Blade Records. With the hard n’ heavy tracks of the album opening title cut “Obsessed With You” and “The Scar Across My Heart”, the extended layoff between albums has not dulled his desire to rock and shock. “Although we have stayed busy touring all over the world, I missed being a recording artist. I look at the new album as a new beginning, I pushed the restart button on my career,” Borden comments.

The album can be pre-ordered (and the “My Midnight Things” lyric video can be viewed) via this link: metalblade.com/lizzyborden – where the record is available in the following formats:

–limited 1st edition Digipak-CD (includes bonus tracks)

–jewelcase-CD

–180g black vinyl

–clear pacific blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)

–clear burgundy marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)

–olive/black marbled vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 300 copies)

–opaque cool gray marbled vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 200 copies)

* exclusive bundles with a shirt, plus digital options are also available!

Having signed a new contract with Metal Blade on the strength of three demo tracks, Borden opted to produce My Midnight Things himself, with Joey Scott as co-producer, who also handled all the drumming duties. “I knew what I was going for and had doubts that I could find a producer who would understand that,” Borden explains. “My approach is very different than what is happening in today’s current sound.”

The album was also mixed by Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Black Sabbath, Adele, U2) and mastered by Tom Baker (David Bowie, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Tom Petty).

Borden is planning on hitting the road shortly. “I’ve already started working on the ‘My Midnight Things’ show, and I really can’t wait to play these songs live,” Borden adds. “There are so many talented players out there in the world, I know I will find the right musicians to be on stage with me in my touring band in the new show. And just based on what is being talked about so far, it will be the best show I’ve ever done. I really do feel a new excitement that I have not felt in years. The best is yet to come.”

I can only hope that this tour will bring him to Atlanta so that I can FINALLY see the Murderess himself live!

1. My Midnight Things

2. Obsessed with You

3. Long May They Haunt Us

4. The Scar Across My Heart

5. A Stranger to Love

6. The Perfect Poison

7. Run Away with Me

8. Our Love Is God

9. My Midnight Things (Reprise)

10. We Belong to the Shadows