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Legend is a quite unknown american heavy metal band who were formed in 1978 in Connecticut, Kevin Nugent and Fred Melillo in the early years were friends and played together in cover bands mostly a cover band called Edge. Eventually Edge disbanded due to the new uprise of disco and other music and the loss of interest in rock and roll. Kevin Nugent(guitar) ended up meeting Ray Frigon(Drums) and John Judge(Bass) and formed Legend. John Judge was later kicked out of the band for trying to record stuff written by the band as a whole outside of the band. Kevin Nugent then called old friend Fred Melillo to fill in as Legend's bass player. The band recorded the "From the Fjords" album and released it in '79 with only 500 vinyl copies. The band never played many gigs due to the lack of a metal scene in Connecticut. The band disbanded after Ray Frigon quit the band due to the proud decision of becoming a devout Christian. There were attempts to replace Ray as the drummer, but without Ray the band wasn't the same. They eventually found another drummer and formed the band Mercenary. In 1983 Kevin Nugent passed away in his sleep.
This album is one of the holy grails of vintage heavy metal vynil album collectors. The band Legend put out just this one record, self-produced and self-manufactured, in 1979.
BOOTLEGGED on vinyl (500 numbered copies) in 1997. The 1979 originals are worth obscene amounts of money (topping $1000), and even the vinyl bootleg goes for steep prices (150+ Euros). The reissue planned by Monster Records, and now Rockadrome, as Monster has gone under, has been stalled for years. The original pressing of "From The Fjords" definitely had an insert with a lyric sheet.
LINE UP:
Kevin Nugent - Guitars, Vocals (Mercenary (US)) (R.I.P. 1983)
Fred Melillo - Bass (Earthlord, Mercenary (US))
Raymond Frigon - Drums
TRACKS:
1. The Destroyer
2. The Wizard's Vengeance
3. The Golden Bell
4. The Confrontation
5. R.A.R.Z.
6. Against the Gods
7. The Iron Horse
8. From the Fjords
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