10/01/2013 22:48

Legion Of The Damned

Legion Of The Damned: new album 'Ravenous Plague' out in December

Legion Of The Damned finally reveals the album cover of the upcoming album entitled 'Ravenous Plague' set to be released for the 20th of December 2013.

Legion Of The Damned got back together with Andy Classen who was responsible for their early releases such as 'Sons of the Jackal', Cult of the Dead', 'Feel the Blade' and 'Malevolent Rapture'. So expect a masterpiece!

The new album will be released on Napalm Records the band recently signed a contract with.

Track listing:
1. Intro: The Apocalyptic Surge
2. Howling for Armageddon
3. Black Baron
4. Mountain Wolves under a Crescent Moon
5. Ravenous Abominations
6. Doom Priest
7. Summon all Hate
8. Morbid Death
9. Bury Me in a Nameless Grave
10. Armalite Assassin
11. Strike of the Apocalypse

The cover was painted by mastermind Wes Bensecoter (Kreator).

Also the album includes an intro composed by no one less than Jo Blankenburg, his tracks have been used in the advertiseing campaings of major hollywood feature films such as The Hunger Games, Harry potter, X-Men, Hitchock, The Wolfman and Lincoln, to name a few!

(source: Legion Of The Damned)

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Legion Of The Damned has announced to record their next full length album entitled 'Ravenous Plague' with no one less than master producer Andy Classen at the Stage One Studio.

Ever since Legion Of The Damned saw its lights Andy Classen has been producing their albums: 'Feel the Blade', 'Malevolent Rapture', 'Sons of the Jackal' and 'Cult of the Dead'. Only the last recorded album 'Descent into Chaos' was produced by Peter Tägtgren in Sweden at the Abyss studio, and Maurice explains why: "Peter was a super experience to us and it was a hell of a great time, for me it was a personal thing, I was curious to hear the result with a different producer other than Andy Classen, but the beating heart of Legion Of The Damned lies in Bühne, the home town of Stage One Studio in Germany."

The band has been composing new songs for more than a year now and will enter the studio in March 2013.

"Many of the succesful albums of Legion Of The Damned were produced by Andy Classen and therefor we build such a strong team with him," Erik continues; "He can truely push us to our limits, and thats what we need." The band also believes that since its the first Legion Of The Damned album for guitarist Twan van Geel it's a good decision to choose a familiar environment. Former guitarist Richard Ebisch left the band more than a year ago, after serving the band since 1994, although he was to be seen as the mastermind behind all the typical Legion of the damned riffs, Maurice says fans can still expect a true Legion of the damned album: "Richard was the only guitarist, but writing new material in Legion of the damned was never a one man job or decision, everyone is involved, therefor even with Twan van Geel on the heavy strings fans can expect a typical Legion of the damned album since we definitely stay true to our style, although it will have its own special twist of course, since Twan has its own style of playing." Maurice adds: "We can't wait to record the new album 'Ravenous Plague'. It will definitely feel as if we are "coming home"".

"I'm really glad to get the Legions back to Stage One Studio - I always felt like a band member and I love the band and their music. So now we're looking forward to do another killer-Legion of the damned album," Andy Classen comments.

Once again Tony "Skullcrusher" Manero is responsible for the lyrical content of the new album and deals with various aspects of apocalypticism, it deals with what happens when society falls apart when everything lies in ruins and how people manage to survive, the album will be released by Austrian record label Napalm Records where Legion Of The Damned recently signed a worldwide deal with.

When the album will be released is still yet to be announced.

(source: Legion Of The Damned)