· Debut release
Debut release: Livedemo II
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Photo: S. Bollmann · Attribution · credits
Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Legion of the Damned
Group · Netherlands · Netherlands · formed 2004
Dutch thrash/death metal band
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Also known as Legion of the Damned · Occult · リージョン・オブ・ザ・ダムド
Timeline
18 events▣ Album 8+ Member joins 7★ Debut release 1◆ Formed 1− Member leaves 1
1990s
2000s
· Member joins
Erik Fleuren joins the band
drums (drum set),original
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· Member joins
Maurice Swinkels joins the band
lead vocals,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Richard Ebisch joins the band
electric guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Twan Fleuren joins the band
electric bass guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Twan Fleuren leaves the band
electric bass guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Harold Gielen joins the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
2010s
· Member joins
Twan van Geel joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
2020s
· Member joins
Fabian Verweij joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography160 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376072963
Biography
Legion of the Damned is a Dutch thrash metal/death metal band, formed in 1992 as Occult and renamed Legion of the Damned in 2006. The band focuses on horror, occult, and religious themes and apocalyptic events. They recorded the albums Malevolent Rapture
Malevolent RaptureSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Legion of the Damned3:122Death's Head March3:473Werewolf Corpse3:574Into the Eye of the Storm4:315Malevolent Rapture4:066Demonfist4:297Taste of the Whip3:398Bleed for Me3:599Scourging the Crowned King3:4010Killing for Recreation3:5111Dead Man Walking12The Vow of Retaliation13Parasite14Killing Breed15Creatures of the Night and Sons of the Jackal
Sons of the JackalSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Son of the Jackal3:532Undead Stillborn3:593Avenging Archangel3:294Death Is My Master (Slay for Kali)5:095Sepulchral Ghoul4:196Seven Heads They Slumber2:007Infernal Wrath4:088Atomicide3:189Ten Horns Arise3:3210Diabolist3:41 at Stage One Studio with producer Andy Classen. The special edition of their 2008 release, Cult of the Dead, included a cheese block emblazoned with their logo.
Former band member Twan Fleuren committed suicide on 21 May 2011.
Members
Current members
Maurice Swinkels – vocals (1992–present)
Erik Fleuren – drums (1992–present)
Harold Gielen – bass (2006–present)
Fabian Verweij – guitars (2020–present)
Ruud Strijbosch - guitars (2024-present)
Former members
Leon Pennings – guitars (1992–1999)
Sjors Tuithof – bass (1992–1999)
Richard Ebisch – guitars (1994–2011)
Rachel Heyzer – vocals (1994–2001)
Twan Fleuren – bass (1999–2006; died 2011)
Twan van Geel – guitars (2011–2023)
Live members
Fabian Verweij – guitars (2018–2020)
Hein Willekens – guitars (2012–2017)
Timeline
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 39:11
1Legion of the Damned3:122Death's Head March3:473Werewolf Corpse3:574Into the Eye of the Storm4:315Malevolent Rapture4:066Demonfist4:297Taste of the Whip3:398Bleed for Me3:599Scourging the Crowned King3:4010Killing for Recreation3:5111Dead Man Walking12The Vow of Retaliation13Parasite14Killing Breed15Creatures of the Night2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:28
1Son of the Jackal3:532Undead Stillborn3:593Avenging Archangel3:294Death Is My Master (Slay for Kali)5:095Sepulchral Ghoul4:196Seven Heads They Slumber2:007Infernal Wrath4:088Atomicide3:189Ten Horns Arise3:3210Diabolist3:412008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:43
1Nuclear Torment3:442Nocturnal Predator4:123Slaughtering the Pigs4:204Slut of Sodom3:455Feel the Blade4:196Expire2:247Warbeast2:588Disturbing the Dead3:279Obsessed by the Grave5:1310Reaper's Call3:2111Last Command5:1712Mask of Terror4:3313Chronic Infection4:102008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:31
1Sermon of Sacrilege (intro)1:142Pray and Suffer4:143Black Templar3:194House of Possession3:495Black Wings of Yog-Sothoth2:546Cult of the Dead4:167Necrosophic Blessing3:458Enslaver of Souls4:059Solar Overlord3:2910Lucifer Saviour3:4111The Final Godsend6:452011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:33
1Descent Into Chaos1:502Night of the Sabbath3:333War Is in My Blood3:354Shrapnel Rain4:035Holy Blood, Holy War4:146Killzone4:037Lord of the Flies5:228Desolation Empire4:269The Hand of Darkness4:3410Repossessed4:532013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:05
1The Apocalyptic Surge1:232Howling for Armageddon4:153Black Baron4:144Mountain Wolves Under a Crescent Moon4:235Ravenous Abomination5:436Doom Priest4:467Summon All Hate4:208Morbid Death3:489Bury Me in a Nameless Grave4:2710Armalite Assassin3:4311Strike of the Apocalypse4:032019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:08
1The Widows Breed4:582Nocturnal Commando3:413Charnel Confession4:084Slaves of the Southern Cross4:325Warhounds of Hades4:286Black Banners in Flames3:267Shadow Realm of the Demonic Mind4:018Palace of Sin3:049Dark Coronation / Outro5:502023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:55
1Saints in Torment4:202Contamination4:213Progressive Destructor4:354Skulls Adorn the Traitor’s Gate5:165Behold the Beyond6:456Retaliation4:087Savage Intent5:038Chimes of Flagellation4:249Beheading of the Godhead4:4510The Poison Chalice4:18
Album · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Livedemo IISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 34:551The Return of the Mystic Demon (cut)1:58 2Jaws of Satan3:15 3Ancient Days4:49 4Thou Art Lord4:02 5Leader in War3:38 6Darkness Begins4:13 7Dwell in Forever Darkness (cut)1:32 8The Dark4:08 9Eternal Torment4:18 10Jaws of Satan (Encore)3:02 | Live,Demo | 1993 | |
| 2009 | Full of HateSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 23:511Sermon of Sacrilege (intro)1:14 2Pray and Suffer4:14 3Sons of the Jackal3:53 4Malevolent Rapture4:06 5Feel the Blade4:22 6Until the Battle2:50 7Legion of the Damned3:12 8Cult of the Dead (video clip) 9Sepulchral Ghoul (video clip) 10Bleed for Me (video clip) 11Disturbing the Dead (video clip) | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2010 | Slaughtering…Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:31Disc 1 1Intro3:20 2Death's Head March4:12 3Son of the Jackal4:23 4Slaughtering the Pigs4:43 5Cult of the Dead3:51 6House of Possession3:58 7Pray and Suffer5:40 8The Final Godsend5:00 9Werewolf Corpse3:56 10Legion of the Damned / Outro5:21 Disc 21Bleed for Me3:50 2Sepulchral Ghoul4:39 3Intro1:59 4Infernal Wrath4:11 5Malevolent Rapture4:23 6Diabolist4:23 7Legion of the Damned3:42 | Live | 23 April 2010 | |
| 2019 | Feel the Blade / Cult of the DeadSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:33:14Disc 1 1Nuclear Torment3:44 2Nocturnal Predator4:12 3Slaughtering the Pigs4:20 4Slut of Sodom3:45 5Feel the Blade4:19 6Expire2:24 7Warbeast2:58 8Disturbing the Dead3:27 9Obsessed by the Grave5:13 10Reaper's Call3:21 11Last Command5:17 12Mask of Terror4:33 13Chronic Infection4:10 Disc 21Sermon of Sacrilege (intro)1:14 2Pray and Suffer4:14 3Black Templar3:19 4House of Possession3:49 5Black Wings of Yog-Sothoth2:54 6Cult of the Dead4:16 7Necrosophic Blessing3:45 8Enslaver of Souls4:05 9Solar Overlord3:29 10Lucifer Saviour3:41 11The Final Godsend6:45 | Compilation | 8 February 2019 | |
| 2019 | Malevolent Rapture / Sons of the JackalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:37:30Disc 1 1Legion of the Damned3:12 2Death's Head March3:47 3Werewolf Corpse3:57 4Into the Eye of the Storm4:31 5Malevolent Rapture4:06 6Demonfist4:29 7Taste of the Whip3:38 8Bleed for Me3:58 9Scourging the Crowned King3:40 10Killing for Recreation3:51 11Dead Man Walking3:26 12The Vow of Retaliation4:16 13Parasite4:14 14Killing Breed4:33 15Creatures of the Night4:30 Disc 21Son of the Jackal3:52 2Undead Stillborn3:59 3Avenging Archangel3:28 4Death Is My Master (Slay for Kali)5:09 5Sepulchral Ghoul4:19 6Seven Heads They Slumber1:59 7Infernal Wrath4:07 8Atomicide3:18 9Ten Horns Arise3:31 10Diabolist3:40 | Compilation | 8 February 2019 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Imperial Anthems, Number 11Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:38AWarsaw Rising (Brutal Deluxe mix)3:29 BMalevolent Rapture (remix 2008)4:09 | 24 May 2013 | ||
| 2023 | The Poison Chalice EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:511The Poison Chalice4:17 2Progressive Destructor4:37 3Chronic Infection4:07 4Werewolf Corpse (live)4:14 5Legion of the Damned (live)3:36 | 28 April 2023 |
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Summon All HateSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:201Summon All Hate4:20 | 2 July 2013 | ||
| 2018 | The Widow’s BreedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:581The Widow’s Breed4:58 | 5 October 2018 | ||
| 2018 | Slaves of the Southern CrossSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:331Slaves of the Southern Cross4:33 | 14 December 2018 | ||
| 2023 | Beheading of the GodheadSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:451Beheading of the Godhead4:45 | 27 February 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Legion of the Damned head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Fleuren | 2005 | present | drums (drum set),original |
| Maurice Swinkels | 2005 | present | lead vocals,original |
| Richard Ebisch | 2005 | present | electric guitar,original |
| Twan Fleuren | 2005 | 2006 | electric bass guitar,original |
| Harold Gielen | 2006 | present | electric bass guitar |
| Twan van Geel | 2011 | present | electric guitar |
| Fabian Verweij | 2020 | present | electric guitar |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Attribution · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legion_of_the_Damned_Metal_Frenzy_2022_01.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ee07606a-f44a-4050-bc9b-b89bc098c01adiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ee07606a-f44a-4050-bc9b-b89bc098c01acore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1812812genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1812812seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_the_Damned_%28band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_the_Damned_%28band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of thrash metal bands — rank #7
Legion of the Damned | 2004 | Netherlands | | thumb|180x180px|Harold Gielen of Legion of the Damned (band)|Legion of the Damned at Metalcamp, 2009
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: S. Bollmann · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1812812 · MusicBrainz: ee07606a-f44a-4050-bc9b-b89bc098c01a
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