Legion Records was started in 1997 by Michael Brosnan as Goatboy Records, later changed to Goatboy Farms Recordings. It was centered in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, Pennsylvania. The final name change (to Legion) occurred in 1999. The label specialized in the
heavy metal,
grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...
and
sludge
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genres of music.
Releases
*GB001 ''
Burn the Priest
''Burn the Priest'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Burn the Priest. The album was released on April 4, 1999 by Legion Records. It was the band's only release before being re-named to Lamb of God until the release of ...
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ZED
Zed is the pronunciation of the letter ''Z'' in Commonwealth English ("zee" in American English).
Zed or ZED may also refer to:
Entertainment Characters
*Zed (comics), a character from the ''Hellblazer'' comic series
*Zed (Kiba), the main chara ...
'' (split, 7" vinyl record)
*GB002 Machine That Flashes - "Resensitized" (EP, 7" vinyl record)
*GB003 ''
ZED
Zed is the pronunciation of the letter ''Z'' in Commonwealth English ("zee" in American English).
Zed or ZED may also refer to:
Entertainment Characters
*Zed (comics), a character from the ''Hellblazer'' comic series
*Zed (Kiba), the main chara ...
/ 309 Chorus'' (split, CD)
*Terror13-04
Burn the Priest
''Burn the Priest'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Burn the Priest. The album was released on April 4, 1999 by Legion Records. It was the band's only release before being re-named to Lamb of God until the release of ...
- ''
Burn the Priest
''Burn the Priest'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Burn the Priest. The album was released on April 4, 1999 by Legion Records. It was the band's only release before being re-named to Lamb of God until the release of ...
'' (full-length, compact disc)
*Terror13-05
Noisegate - ''The Towers Are Burning'' (full-length, compact disc)
*Terror13-06 Wormwood - "Behemoth" (EP, 7" vinyl record)
The following release by Legion Records has an unknown catalog number:
Wormwood - ''Requiescat'' (full-length, compact disc, co-release with Arm Records)
See also
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List of record labels
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External links
In-depth information on label discographyat ''discogs.com''
http://www.freeyellow.com/members/goatboy/ @ The Internet Archive
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American independent record labels
Record labels established in 1997
Heavy metal record labels
Grindcore record labels
Noise music record labels