Legion (album)
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| Studio album by Deicide | ||||
| Released | June 9, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 28:55 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Deicide Scott Burns |
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Legion is the second full length album by the American death metal band Deicide. It was released by Roadrunner Records in 1992.
Legion is more musically ambitious than most other Deicide albums, incorporating more technical riffing and song structures. The album remains a seminal fan favorite and is widely regarded as Deicide's best work. However, the band consider this album as their most difficult and claim it is too chaotic but when the Hoffman brothers quit the band, Eric Hoffman stated it is simply because Glen Benton refused to play longer sets and could not do technical riffing on his bass. Though the album has been praised by fans, "Dead But Dreaming" is the only track of this album that remained in their live set, though as recently as 2010 the band has begun playing "Trifixion" and "Holy Deception" as well. Unlike Deicide's first album, this release did not use any Pitch Shifters or harmonizers on Glen Benton's vocals. However, delay, reverb, multi tracking, were among the studio manipulations used to get the vocal sound on the album. The first track, "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon", features a backward message. At about twenty seconds, a voice can be heard saying "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon".
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[edit] Comments on the album
In an October 2007 interview, Evile frontman Matt Drake described Legion as "just awesome".[1]
"For Legion, I was too busy worrying about how we were going to get a second album out to really think about what it meant, I was just trying to stay in the music business and stay brutal." - Steve Asheim.[2]
[edit] Reviews
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
"... in general a good album, some songs are well executed and with complex musical writing, but there are others that are just very simple and repetitive..." - The Metal Storm[4]
Allmusic's Vincent Jeffries stated that "Legion stands out as a musically complex but familiar offering from the band. Live favorite 'Trifixion' is indeed one of the better cuts from the release, but it's easier to consider this disc (and most records like it) as a whole. Deicide's compositions and performances are solid and serious throughout [...] newer death metal fans will do well to start off their collection with Legion."[3]
[edit] Track listing
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| 1. | "Satan Spawn, The Caco-Daemon" | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Dead But Dreaming" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Repent to Die" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Trifixion" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Behead the Prophet (No Lord Shall Live)" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Holy Deception" | 3:19 |
| 7. | "In Hell I Burn" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Revocate the Agitator" | 2:47 |
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Total length:
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28:55 | |
[edit] Credits
- Glen Benton - Bass, Vocals
- Brian Hoffman - Guitar
- Eric Hoffman - Guitar
- Steve Asheim - Drums
[edit] References
- ^ Morgan, Anthony (2007-10). "“Armoured Assault” - Evile frontman Matt Drake hails gargantuan Thrash masterpiece Enter the Grave". Lucem Fero. http://www.lucemfero.com/evile102007.php. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Deicide interview (06/2006) - Metal Storm
- ^ a b Jeffries, Vincent. "Allmusic Review - Legion". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r59138/review. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Deicide - Legion Review - Metal Storm
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