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"Descent Into Chaos" is the 5th full-length studio album by Dutch death/thrash metal act Legion of the Damned. The album was released through Massacre Records in January 2011. It´s the successor to "Cult of the Dead" from 2008 and features the same four-piece lineup who recorded the predecessor.
Stylistically this is Legion of the Damned as we´ve known them from day one. Thrash metal in the most raw and brutal end of the scale, but performed with great skill and packed in a professional and well sounding production. It´s like listening to 1987-1989 Blackfire-era Sodom meets 1985 Slayer featuring a more contemporary sounding production job. It´s raw, energetic, brutal, and features a caustic level of aggression. Sharp fast-paced riffs, heavy mid-paced sections, thundering drumming, and the raw shouting vocals of Maurice Swinkels in front.
You´ll find next to nothing which will surprise you if you´re familiar with the style and the preceding releases by Legion of the Damned, but what you will find is solid and effective songwriting (I dare you not to scream along to the chorus on "Killzone"), skilled performances, and an overall high quality thrash metal release. What Legion of the Damned may lack in originality they make up for in passion and conviction. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.