Legion Records was started in 1997 by Michael Brosnan as Goatboy Records, later changed to Goatboy Farms Recordings. It was centered in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania. The final name change (to Legion) occurred in 1999. The label specialized in the
heavy metal,
grindcore
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and
sludge
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genres of music.
Releases
*GB001 ''
Burn the Priest /
ZED'' (split, 7" vinyl record)
*GB002 Machine That Flashes - "Resensitized" (EP, 7" vinyl record)
*GB003 ''
ZED / 309 Chorus'' (split, CD)
*Terror13-04
Burn the Priest - ''
Burn the Priest'' (full-length, compact disc)
*Terror13-05
Noisegate
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- ''The Towers Are Burning'' (full-length, compact disc)
*Terror13-06 Wormwood - "Behemoth" (EP, 7" vinyl record)
The following release by Legion Records has an unknown catalog number:
Wormwood - ''Requiescat'' (full-length, compact disc, co-release with Arm Records)
See also
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List of record labels
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External links
In-depth information on label discographyat ''discogs.com''
http://www.freeyellow.com/members/goatboy/ @ The Internet Archive
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American independent record labels
Record labels established in 1997
Heavy metal record labels
Grindcore record labels
Noise music record labels