Dutch death/thrash metal band Legion of Damned has shared the new single and video “Contamination” from its new full-length “The Poison Chalice,” out June 9, 2023, via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album here.
“’Contamination’ deals with the appearance of a new plague, a manifestation of one of the horsemen of the apocalypse,” the band said. “A rapidly spreading, horribly lethal disease causes dilemmas and ruthless restrictions. Mass death occurs and societies collapse, deprived from their commodities. The title for this song was already floating around for previous albums, but never made it, so it was not directly inspired by the Corona pandemic. It is fair to assume more and perhaps more gruesome plagues will come and cause havoc on mankind. Remember the mass death during the ages of the black plague.”
Founded in 1990 as Occult, the thrash machine around founding members Maurice Swinkels and Erik Fleuren was reborn as Legion of the Damned in 2005. Conquering the European charts for decades, the Legion crowned itself at number 17 in the official German album charts with its previous album “Slaves of the Shadow Realms” (2019).
“The Poison Chalice” track list:
1. Saints in Torment
2. Contamination
3. Progressive Destructor
4. Skulls Adorn the Traitor’s Gate
5. Behold the Beyond
6. Retaliation
7. Savage Intent
8. Chimes of Flagellation
9. Beheading of the Godhead
10. The Poison Chalice
Bonus CD:
1. Werewolf Corpse – Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
2. Pray and Suffer – Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
3. Diabolist – Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
4. Bleed for Me – Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
5. Legion of the Damned – Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022
6. Intro/Slaughtering the Pigs – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
7. Doom Priest – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020’
8. Place of Sin – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
9. Undead Stillborn – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
10. Intermezzo – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
11. Taste of the Whip – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
12. Slaves of the Southern Cross – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
13. The Window’s Breed – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
14. Legion of the Damned – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
15. Dark Coronation/Outro – Live at Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
“The Poison Chalice” will be available in the following formats.
- 1 LP Gatefold Glow In The Dark Vinyl with Slipmat – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide. Napalm Records Shop exclusive
- 1 LP Gatefold Light Green Transparent – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide. EMP exclusive
- 1 LP Gatefold Black
- 2 CD Digipak incl. Bonus CD containing live recordings from Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022 and Dynamo Metal Fest 2020
- Music Cassette Green (strictly limited to 100 copies worldwide)
- Digital Album
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