Back in 2004, when LEGION OF THE DAMNED rose from the ashes of OCCULT in
the Dutch city of Venlo, the music scene yearned for pure and brutal
Thrash Metal. In 2005, Maurice Swinkels (vocals), Erik Fleuren (drums),
Twan Fleuren (bass) and Richard Ebisch (guitar) teamed up with producer
Andy Classen and entered his Stage-One-Studio (Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany) in order to record »Malevolent Rapture« - a real classic of
Euro-Thrash!

About eight busy and productive years later, the quartet comes full
circle and releases their latest album »Ravenous Plague« which harkens
back to their phenomenal debut. Twan Van Geel took over the guitar
duties from Richard Ebisch – who was stressed out by the numerous tours –
and excels on »Ravenous Plague« with his skills on the six string. Van
Geel presents himself much more diversely than his predecessor. He
doesn’t focus solely on pure riff brutality, but enriches the aggressive
LEGION sound with delicate details. No previous album features that
many leads, tempo changes and solos. Hein Willekens joins LEGION OF THE
DAMNED on stage as their second guitarist. All these changes are
examples of the newly lit fire and new found strength of the Dutch, who
almost collapsed creatively with »Descent Into Chaos« (2011). The album
was produced by Peter Tägtgren and showed consistency on a high level,
but it was not a real step forward. The latter was more evident on »Cult
Of The Dead« (2008) which was more diverse and darker than extremely
brutal »Sons Of The Jackal« (2007). A special moment in the history of
the band was the re-recording of the final OCCULT album »Elegy For The
Weak«, which was released under the LEGION-Banner as »Feel The Blade« in
2008. Frequent chart entries and worldwide tours are a constant
companion in the career of LEGION OF THE DAMNED, and this year’s shows
in Chile, Brazil and Argentina are undoubtedly highlights in the band’s
history.

However, also strokes of fate are part of their career. Twan Fleuren,
who was already replaced by Harold Gielen in 2006, commited suicide on
May 20 2011. The band dedicated the re-release of »Malevolent Rapture«
(2012) to his memory. The re-release included numerous bonus material
and a DVD.

2014 might prove to be yet another pivotal year for LEGION OF THE
DAMNED, because »Ravenous Plague« makes it more than clear that the
evolution of the band is far from over. The return to Andy Classen was a
great move, as nobody else knows the band better than his renowned
producer. The intro was done by the famous composer Jo Blankenburg, who
wrote music for blockbusters such as »Harry Potter«, »X-Men« or »300:
Rise Of An Empire«. Wes Benscoter delivered the great artwork, and has
already worked for bands like SLAYER, KREATOR, HYPOCRISY and many more.
There is a storm brewing in the camp of LEGION OF THE DAMNED, and it
won’t be silenced anytime soon.  Face the storm and let the renewed
LEGION OF THE DAMNED blow you away!


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DVD Contents
01. Making Of music video "Doom Priest"
02. Making Of "Ravenous plague" Album
03. South American Report
04. In depth Interview With Lyric writer "Tony Manero"
05. Music video "Mountain Wolves Under A Crescent Moon"

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