Midnight Sorcery emerged from the shadows of Mexico City, conjuring epic heavy metal steeped in mysticism, prehispanic ritual, and fantasy lore. With cloaks, candles, and names like Sorcerer of the Black Sun, their debut demo Tales from the Dark channels both Tolkien-inspired myth and local spiritual depth. In this interview, TheNwothm explores the band’s origins, their arcane inspirations, and the spellbinding path ahead.

Interview

TheNwothm: Midnight Sorcery — the name alone conjures spells and shadows. Can you tell us where you’re from and how this mystic fellowship came together?

Midnight Sorcery: We believe in obscurity, in the arcane and in the epic where darkness and light are faced together in an eternal battle, we’re four sorcerers who share similar ideas to create something new, something mystic forged by steel and evil spells.

TheNwothm: What arcane ritual (or coffee-fuelled jam session) led to choosing the name Midnight Sorcery? Was there a long list of other magical monikers?

Midnight Sorcery: Everything was revealed in front of our eyes one night when we gathered, at the time we were only three members, and had a conversation about having a band with an obscure and epic touch to their sound and when it came to thinking names for what we wanted and it came to be “Midnight Sorcery”. Which at the same time according to the lunar phases and astronomical events there was a blood moon happening at that time and made perfect sense to the moment adding a bit of mysticism to the name. 

TheNwothm: Being based in the heart of Mexico City, a place pulsing with history, myth, and chaos, how has the city’s atmosphere seeped into your music?

Midnight Sorcery: Well, one of our band members (Sorcerer Of The Black Sun) is into Mexican prehispanic culture and  he has the deepest interests in our Mexican history which is celebrating life, celebrating death, joining energies with nature through chants and dances.

This at the same time is also a way to connect with music through mind and soul where you channel yourself and let your mind and feelings take you to a place you’ve never been away from everything. During our rehearsals we can say that all four of us are connected in some way, that even the way our music was created flows naturally between us.

TheNwothm: Mexico has a rich legacy of both indigenous mysticism and heavy music. Do you draw inspiration from local legends or spiritual beliefs in your lyrics and themes?

Midnight Sorcery: Our member Sorcerer Of The Black Sun is more fond of this topic, although speaking about inspiration the short answer is YES! We have all sorts of ideas coming from different artists from different periods in Mexico and history and not only related to Heavy Metal music.

In this case one of the ideas we have for future songs are acoustic intros/outros similar to our ending of your Demo (Takes from The Dark), but in this case we would even like to use prehispanic instruments like a Huehuetl (A drum-like handheld percussion instrument).

At the same time this will add to the mysterious atmosphere we want to create to keep our listeners on the edge.

TheNwothm: Is there anything about the Mexican metal scene that you feel the rest of the world doesn’t quite understand yet?

Midnight Sorcery: Yes, it is quite different from elsewhere. Not because of economic possibilities but instead I believe that whoever has the will and determination to create music they will find a way to do it. Here in Mexico not only in the metal scene we see constant street musicians and people cherish them! Sometimes you never know when you’re having a bad day and the musician might cheer you up!

We believe this could be one of the problems and solutions to the metal scene in Mexico, in the same place you can find people who listen and play metal music for a hobby, some because it’s in their family, others because they enjoy it and others because it’s their escape to the real world…

A majority of the metal scene in Mexico speaks about how hard it is really to be a musician fighting against anything really, sometimes music is the only thing we have to face up and make your stand and at the same time it makes us strong. The Mexican metal scene is not just music, it is about resistance and being true to yourself.

TheNwothm: Growing up were there any bands or musicians growing up that you truly idolised — posters-on-the-wall level obsession?

Midnight Sorcery: Definitely! Our Heavy Metal heroes will always be Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Heavy Load, Manilla Road, Saint Vitus, Witchfinder General! Classic Heavy Metal to the vein that will live forever as long as our music goes to 11!

TheNwothm: “Tales from the Dark” is your debut! What was the very first spark that set the concept in motion?

Midnight Sorcery: The idea came from the songs that made it to the demo, it was originally going to have 4 songs but each of the three songs are different from each other, different style, different mood and different vocal techniques were involved. This was done in order to make this as a small compilation of the fantasy world we want to create.

TheNwothm: The title “Tales from the Dark” feels like opening a cursed storybook. Are these tales drawn from personal myth, fantasy, or a blend of both?

Midnight Sorcery: It’s a compound of both, we all admire J.R.R. Tolkien’s work and fables so we decided to add a little bit of our own to our music, based on this we created the songs on the Demo which tell the story of creatures inside Tolkien’s tales making it “Takes from The Dark”

TheNwothm: If you had to pick one of the three trucks which would be your favourite and why?

Midnight Sorcery: Without any doubt “Evil Sorcerers” is our favorite since it was the first song we as a band created and forged the musical path we took until these days.