Legacy (metal band)
| Legacy | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Medellin , Colombia |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal , speed metal |
| founding | 2004 |
| Current occupation | |
| Carlos Palacio | |
| Yeison Orozco | |
| Camilo Montoya | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Daniel García |
Electric bass |
Jorge Restrepo |
Electric guitar |
David Restrepo |
Electric bass (live) |
Dave Rivera |
Legacy is a Colombian speed and thrash metal band from Medellín that was formed in 2004.
history
The band was founded in late 2004 by guitarists David Restrepo and Camilo Montoya. Yeison Orozco joined the group as drummer, as no suitable singer could be found, Montoya also took over the vocals. Thereupon the demo Speed Destroy was published, the distribution of which worked only moderately. Restrepo left the line-up in 2005, before the demo Ready for the Combat appeared in 2006 , which contains five songs. In the following years, other records were released, such as the single Crossfire in 2007 , the split releases Iron Gangfighters are Ready for the Combat and Violent Thrashing Noise in 2008 and the debut album Metallic Assault in 2009 . In 2013, the second album followed under the name Full Scale Invasion .
style
According to classicthrash.com , the music on Metallic Assault is heavily based on old-school thrash metal. Here, however, the songs would be very similar, as one usually repeats the same structures. thethrashmetalguide.com found Metallic Assault Speed Metal in the style of early Angel Dust , Warrant , Not Fragile , Solitaire and Piledrivers Stay Ugly . The speed of the songs is almost always high, the vocals sound shrill, but are still melodic. Occasionally, slight influences from Black and Power Metal can also be heard. Even full-scale invasion offer a mix of thrash and speed metal, taking inspiration Metal've focused on this album more of pure speed. In terms of sound, the group is reminiscent of Exciter , Helloween , Not Fragile and Warrant. The vocals now sound thinner and rely more on screams and are overall comparable to that of Dan Beehler from Exciter.
Discography
- 2005: Speed Destroy (demo, self-published)
- 2006: Ready for the Combat (demo, self-publication)
- 2007: Crossfire (single, Evil Invader Records )
- 2008: Violent Thrashing Noise (split with Savage Aggression and Esquizofrenia, self-published)
- 2008: Iron Gangfighters Are Ready for the Combat (Split with Iron Gang, Return the Crusher of Posers Productions )
- 2009: Metallic Assault (Album, AreaDeath Productions )
- 2011: The Speed Metal Chainsaw Massacre (Split with Alcoholic Force, Heavy Steel Records )
- 2013: Full Scale Invasion (Album, Evil Invader Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bio. Myspace , archived from the original on October 1, 2011 ; Retrieved January 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Legacy (32) - Full Scale Invasion. Discogs , accessed January 19, 2017 .
- ↑ LEGACY - Metallic Assault. classicthrash.com, accessed January 19, 2017 .
- ↑ LEGACY (COLOMBIA). thethrashmetalguide.com, accessed January 19, 2017 .