To recover from this huge setback, Midnight reappeared with a low-budget EP originally titled Songs from the Attic which was later re-released simply as M; produced by Tim Fredenburg and featuring Bobby Kovacs on guitar, it explored a more acoustic direction.

Once again, Midnight vanished, until in late 2004 it was announced that he had joined forces with Black Lotus Records to release his full-length debut solo album, Sakada.

Other musicians involved in these recordings were Phil Anderson (who produced and played on Sakada), John Zahner (Crimson Glory, Jon Oliva's Pain), Zane Black (Kozmic Lords), Chris Tripp (Tripp3), Ronnie Dee (Greg Billings), and Jerry Outlaw (Genitorturers, Jon Oliva's Pain).

On July 8, 2009, Midnight died of a stomach aneurysm at the age of 47 in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.[3] In memory of their fallen bandmate, the rest of Crimson Glory played a tribute show, headlining 2009's ProgPower.

[8] The show featured several guest vocalists, including Todd La Torre, who eventually joined the band as their new lead singer.