Undead Legacy

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Undead Legacy
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
RecordedDecember 2012 at StelthSound / Red House Studios, Thessaloniki, Greece
Genre Groove metal, metalcore
Length42:26
Label Noisehead Records
Producer Jon Howard
Bewized chronology
The Scorch of Rage
(2011)
Undead Legacy
(2013)

Undead Legacy is the second full-length album by Greek groove metal band Bewized, released on 28 October 2013, through Noisehead Records. It was recorded at StelthSound / Red House Studios by Stelios "Stelth" Koslidis and Emmanouil Hermano Tselepis. The mixing and mastering were handled by Jon Howard (Threat Signal) at Woodward Avenue Studios in Ontario, Canada. In addition, Howard made a guest appearance on the second track, "Medusa's Head", while Björn "Speed" Strid from Soilwork contributed his vocals to "Heart Bled Dry". [1]

Contents

Story notes

According to guitarist/singer/songwriter Paschalis Theotokis, Undead Legacy is constructed on Homer poems. [2] Homer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets.

Track details

The album has three main parts; It kicks in with "War I Wage" (track 1) which is based on the Iliad. The Iliad relates a part of the Trojan War, the siege of Troy. It runs through some songs to meet the second station which is "The Tempest" (track 5), fully based on the Odyssey. The Odyssey describes Odysseus rough journey home. The album finishes with the last part of the Odyssey, Odysseus return to Ithaca, slaying of the suitors to find his own peace of mind "Vindication" (track 11). [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Rules Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Croncrete Web95/100 [5]
Holtkeltok [HU]86% [6]
Earshot [AT]4.5/7 [7]
Greek Rebels [GR]Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Chromium Sun [CY]Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rock Overdose [GR]80/100 [10]
Rock Hard [GR]Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Metal TempleStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Metallized [IT]68/100 [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."War I Wage"4:01
2."Medusa's Head" (feat. Jon Howard from Threat Signal)3:18
3."Pray Last Sin"4:03
4."Monster in Your Closet"4:12
5."The Tempest"3:37
6."Heart Bled Dry" (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid from Soilwork)3:43
7."Crush[he]ader"3:57
8."The Prodigal Son" (Instrumental)1:35
9."Judas Kiss"4:32
10."Break of Dawn"5:03
11."Vindication"3:51
Total length:42:26

Personnel

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