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1.  Reborn Through Bloodshed
2.  Wallowing in Your Own Filth
3.  Disregard for the Afterlife
4.  The Immaculate Deception
5.  Dawn of the Last Day
6.  Black Blood
7.  Vinland Valor
8.  Volcanic Winter
9.  Wave of Purification

Total playing time:  45:09

Release Date: November 22, 2011
Label: Moribund Records

Infernal Legion - The Spear of Longinus

Reviewer: J. A. Burt

February 28, 2012

Infernal Legion hail from the Cascadian state of Washington, and play a familiar style of Death Metal leaning heavily towards the more modern, brutal, semi-technical end of the spectrum which serves as a bit of a nice respite from the dozens and dozens of bands currently attempting to out Left Hand Path each other.  Their third full-length for Moribund The Spear of Longinus is a solid, competent release that’s surprising in its varied approach, showing a band that, while little known in the US Death Metal scene, has honed their craft to the level of professionalism generally expected from bands of a much more veteran status.

The album starts off with the punishing “Reborn through Bloodshed”, wherein we’re introduced to the fury of precision drumming and talented guitar work that Infernal Legion wields.  “The Immaculate Deception” boasts some cool time changes, and is the first major instance in which Infernal Legion’s penchant for injecting a heightened level of melody into their brutality manifests itself.  This unique quality is explored further in the excellent, serpentine riffing of “Dawn of the Last Day” and album closer “Wave of Purification”, raising questions of whether Infernal Legion is the most melodic brutal death band around or actually the most brutal melodic death band.  Unfortunately, the album does tend to feel a little long at 45 minutes, with some of the material starting to blend together, and the vocals suffer from a flatness rendering them a tad one-dimensional, but the guitar playing is spectacular, and so I’m a little surprised that Infernal Legion aren’t more well known.