Artist: LEGION OF THE DAMNED
Album: THE POISON CHALICE LTD. EDIT. (2CD DIGI)

Year: 26.05.2023
EAN/UPS: 840588172344
Media type: CD

"The LEGION slays again! Dutch thrash veterans LEGION OF THE DAMNED have once again entered into an alliance with the devouring depths of black and death metal and unleash another angry beast, The Poison Chalice, on May 26, 2023 via Napalm Records. The shredding monster delivers the most delicious pitch-black brew and tortures dark souls into demonic underworlds.

The Poison Chalice comes to life by spreading its eerily beautiful wings within the first few seconds, then dives headfirst into a hellishly furious storm before the second song ""Contamination"" absolutely kills. In classic LEGION OF THE DAMNED manner, there is no escape as the track relentlessly drives into the abyss.

The album spreads brutal and ice cold thrash soundscapes through relentless attacking drums and incredible guitar harmonies from both lead guitarists, underlined by angry bass lines. Infectious thrash treasures such as “Progressive Destructor”, and the almost seven-minute berserk “Behold The Beyond” break necks with hammering guitar riffs and bloody double bass infernos. “Beheading of The Godhead” delivers what the song title promises, before the past 48 minutes of hate closes with a final deep gulp from “The Poison Chalice” - leaving no one behind.

Together with producer Erwin Hermsen, the band has closed the gates of the underworld in Toneshed Studio and demonstrates that they remain the unchallenged masters of brute and unrelenting death-thrash metal in 2023"

CD/ LP:

01 Saints in Torment
02 Contamination
03 Progressive Destructor
04 Skulls Adorn the Traitor’s Gate
05 Behold the Beyond

06 Retaliation
07 Savage Intent
08 Chimes of Flagellation
09 Beheading of the Godhead
10 The Poison Chalice

BONUS CD:

01 Werewolf Corpse (Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022)
02 Pray and Suffer (Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022)
03 Diabolist (Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022)
04 Bleed for Me (Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022)
05 Legion of the Damned (Live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2022)
06 Intro/Slaughtering the Pigs (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
07 Doom Priest (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
08 Place of Sin (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
09 Undead Stillborn (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
10 Intermezzo (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
11 Taste of the Whip (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
12 Slaves of the Southern Cross (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
13 The Widow's Breed (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
14 Legion of the Damned (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)
15 Dark Coronation/Outro (Live at Eindhoven Effenaar for Dynamo Metal Fest 2020)