Legion is one of Deicide's most musically ambitious releases, incorporating more technical riffing and song structures. The band considers this album to be its most difficult, and claims it is too chaotic. When the Hoffman brothers quit the band, Eric Hoffman stated that one of the main reasons was Glen Benton refusing to play longer sets and being unable to perform the technical bass guitar riffing required for Legion's material. Though the album is a favourite of fans, "Dead But Dreaming" is the only song from it to remain in the band's live set (though as recently as 2010 the band has begun playing "Trifixion" and "Holy Deception" as well). Unlike Deicide's first album, no pitch shifters or harmonizers were used on Benton's vocals. However, delay, reverb, and multi-tracking were among the studio manipulations used to achieve the vocal effects on the album.
The first track, "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon", features a backward message. At about twenty seconds, a voice can be heard repeating the song's title.
Steve Asheim said of Legion, "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."[1]
A reviewer for The Metal Storm said, "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".[4]
Vincent Jeffries of Allmusic stated, "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". He also suggested, "newer death metal fans will do well to start off their collection with Legion".[2]
legion, album, legion, second, album, american, death, metal, band, deicide, released, roadrunner, records, june, 1992, legionstudio, album, deicidereleasedjune, 1992, 1992, recorded1992genredeath, metallength29, 01labelroadrunnerproducerdeicide, scott, burnsd. Legion is the second album by American death metal band Deicide It was released by Roadrunner Records on June 9 1992 LegionStudio album by DeicideReleasedJune 9 1992 1992 06 09 Recorded1992GenreDeath metalLength29 01LabelRoadrunnerProducerDeicide Scott BurnsDeicide chronologyDeicide 1990 Legion 1992 Amon Feasting the Beast 1993 Contents 1 Background 2 Reviews 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground editLegion is one of Deicide s most musically ambitious releases incorporating more technical riffing and song structures The band considers this album to be its most difficult and claims it is too chaotic When the Hoffman brothers quit the band Eric Hoffman stated that one of the main reasons was Glen Benton refusing to play longer sets and being unable to perform the technical bass guitar riffing required for Legion s material Though the album is a favourite of fans Dead But Dreaming is the only song from it to remain in the band s live set though as recently as 2010 the band has begun playing Trifixion and Holy Deception as well Unlike Deicide s first album no pitch shifters or harmonizers were used on Benton s vocals However delay reverb and multi tracking were among the studio manipulations used to achieve the vocal effects on the album The first track Satan Spawn the Caco Daemon features a backward message At about twenty seconds a voice can be heard repeating the song s title Steve Asheim said of Legion 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 1 Reviews editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Kerrang nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Metal Storm8 0 10 4 A reviewer for The Metal Storm said 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 4 Vincent Jeffries of Allmusic stated 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 He also suggested newer death metal fans will do well to start off their collection with Legion 2 Track listing editAll songs written by Deicide Glen Benton and Steve Asheim No TitleLength1 Satan Spawn the Caco Daemon 4 262 Dead but Dreaming 3 133 Repent to Die 3 594 Trifixion 2 575 Behead the Prophet No Lord Shall Live 3 446 Holy Deception 3 197 In Hell I Burn 4 368 Revocate the Agitator 2 47Total length 29 01Personnel editGlen Benton bass vocals Eric Hoffman guitars Brian Hoffman guitars Steve Asheim drums Deicide production Scott Burns production mixingReferences edit Deicide interview 06 2006 a b Jeffries Vincent Legion Deicide Allmusic Retrieved May 3 2008 Chirazi Steffan May 30 1992 Rekordz Kerrang No 394 EMAP p 20 a b Deicide Legion Review Metal Storm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Legion album amp oldid 1211113216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
