Artist: Legend
Genre(s):
Metal
Discography:
Autumnal
Year:
Tracks: 12
Like the late-'70s thug movement which divine its D.I.Y. creed, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal spawned hundreds of exciting young bands all over the U.K. -- even in such isolated reaches as the town of Jersey, located in the distant Channel Islands, from whence came Legend.Formed in August 1980 by Mike Lezala (vocals), Peter Haworth (lead guitar), Marco Morosino (rhythm guitar), Eggy Aubert (bass), and Dave Whitley (drums), Legend speedily built a local undermentioned in their native Channel Islands, just ground it hard to pull in whatever attention from the mainland, eventually decision making to release their self-financed, eponymic debut independently in July 1981. In due time, tracks from the record album made it into the custody of DJ Tommy Vance, whose Friday Rock Show on BBC's Radio One was then among the most popular show window for rising New Wave of British Heavy Metal talent. Most importantly, Vance's endorsement increased the band's visibility and earned them various spectacular possible action gigs with major acts of the Apostles when the same acts visited their neck of the woods, including a brief stretch with the mighty Thin Lizzy. Rhythm guitarist Morosino asleep presently afterward, just Legend soldiered on and recorded their second try, Last in the Nursery, as a four-piece, released in July 1982. But despite display a great deal advance and garnering positive reviews, no amount of talent seemed capable of overcoming the band's state of matter of isolation. And when they finally did schedule a proper British tour in early 1983 to financial backing a new recorded four-track EP, they were forced to scratch at the very last min when bassist Aubert suffered a good harm. Haworth's brother, Neil, was finally drafted to interchange him, but their impulse had been lost and Legend sadly performed their last concert at London's Marquee Club in January 1984. Legend's cult condition continued to produce over the eld, however, and the grass roots success of 1998's Retroshock 1981-1984 assembling eventually paved the way for 2002's extensive vocation Anthology. This, in turn, bucked up guitar player Haworth to give it another go, and he reunited with well-nigh of the original card to record 2003's Soundless Screaming comeback.
