Legion Records
Encyclopedia
Legion Records was started in 1997
by Michael Brosnan under the name Goatboy Records then changed to Goatboy Farms Recordings. It was centered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, USA
. The final name change (to Legion) occurred in 1999
for, publicly, unknown reasons. The label specialized in the heavy metal
, grindcore
and sludge
genres of music.
Wormwood - "Requiescat" (full-length, compact disc, co-release with Arm Records.)
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
by Michael Brosnan under the name Goatboy Records then changed to Goatboy Farms Recordings. It was centered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The final name change (to Legion) occurred in 1999
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
for, publicly, unknown reasons. The label specialized in the heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
and sludge
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
genres of music.
Releases
- GB001 Burn the Priest / ZEDZEDZED might mean:*In building, a zero energy development, zero energy design or zero emissions development a zero energy domicile as coined by Deirdre Ross, of Ross architecture & design, 22 November, 2011....
(split, 7" vinyl record) - GB002 Machine That Flashes - "Resensitized" (EP, 7" vinyl record)
- GB003 ZEDZEDZED might mean:*In building, a zero energy development, zero energy design or zero emissions development a zero energy domicile as coined by Deirdre Ross, of Ross architecture & design, 22 November, 2011....
/ 309 Chorus (split, compact disc) - Terror13-04 Burn the Priest - "Burn the PriestBurn the Priest (album)- Epic reissue :On Mar 22, 2005, it was re-released by Epic Records. The album has been remixed by Colin Richardson, remastered by Mark Wilder and features new liner notes by original producer Steve Austin . The cover art was changed in order to be store friendly, but retains the original artwork...
" (full-length, compact disc) - Terror13-05 NoisegateNoisegateNoisegate was a group of artists dedicated to the exploration of sound as an artistic medium, based in Oakland, CA. Constantly recording, touring, and collaborating with other experimental artists and filmmakers, they became a staple of the Bay Area experimental music and sound-art scenes between...
- "The Towers Are Burning" (full-length, compact disc) - Terror13-06 Wormwood - "Behemoth" (EP, 7" vinyl record)
Other Releases
The following are releases by Legion Records, but their catalog number is unknown:Wormwood - "Requiescat" (full-length, compact disc, co-release with Arm Records.)
Old Logo
This is the web logo for the label when it went under the Goatboy moniker: