Their last album, Sons of The Jackal was a decent offering of Death/Thrash. Feel the Blade is not actually a new album; this is a recording from the days when Legion of The Damned were still known as Occult. They've just added three new songs to that EP. Anyway, coming on to the music; what Legion of The Damned have done here is combine 80's style Thrash with Death Metal influences. The production is also very good here. The thrashy opener Nuclear Torment gives you a clear picture of what Legion of The Damned are upto! Thundering double bass, hyperspeed riffing and tormenting vocals...it's all there. The rest of the songs are more or less in the same vein, with a bit of variance in the speed. The last three songs(new recordings) boast of better production sound and some guitar solos too! Overall, a decent offering again; though this band is capable of much more. This album might sound like a monster! to someone who's not really into 80's Thrash, but I rate this as 'decent' because each and every song on this album smells of Slayer, Destruction, Sodom, Kreator at some point or the other. All bands have their influences, and there's nothing bad in it, but when a band consciously creates similar sounding riffs, similar sounding drum beats and even inserts breakdowns! in the same vein, then it has to be criticized. To sum up...Feel the Blade is a good album to headbang to and has some killer moments to its credit. If you're someone who has grown up with the works of Slayer,Sodom,Destruction,Kreator etc., you might not think too higly of it.Rating: 6/10
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