Of The Beginning
The idea of Legion was dreamed up in 2007 by Robert Maisey and Charles Shelley in their Hampshire hometown, alongside friend Daisy Dixon. Like so many bands before them, Legion was born of a deep seated love of the music that they’d shared their teenage years with. One drum machine later the first songs were being written and the idea became a reality. Despite this it wasn’t until Maisey and Shelley’s migration north to the City Of Leeds (that would fast become their home, and heart, land) that Legion was really brought to life.
Of The Present
Legion make music that you might describe as dark, danceable rock, but it would be more accurate and probably a bit easier just too call it Goth. They make their own brand of music which, despite drawing heavily from their post-punk and gothic influences, is still well and truly their own. They acknowledge a genre which is stunted by both media misconceptions and ludicrous internal protocols yet try to redefine it in accordance with their own agenda.
Bassist Tim Sinister became a full time member of the band almost as soon as they settled in West Yorkshire. Alongside relentless drum machine rhythms, his powerhouse bass playing provided what was to become the backbone of the Legion sound. Having lost Daisy in the move up north the band also had to recruit a guitarist in order to become a fully functioning unit. It was Natya Raskolnikov, a fellow denizen of the Subculture nightclub, who finally completed the line up.
2009 was a good year for Legion. Shrouded in a thick wall of dry ice Legion began their career as a live band in Leeds, but quickly started playing shows all over the UK. Notable performances from late 2008 and early 2009 include opening the bill at both Beyond The Veil and Misfest festivals and playing in support of The Last Dance, Vendemmian, Inkubus Sukkubus, Rhombus and The Eden House (to name but a few). 2009 also saw the band putting out a demo CD which was available at gigs, although never issued as a full release. For personal reasons, Tim decided to step down from his position as the band’s bassist at the end of year, but not before playing a fantastic last gig at G Fest at London’s Bull & Gate.
Of The Future
Having been described as “fast becoming Leeds most notorious Goth band†(DJ Phono Paul, Black Sheep/Friday Flock) and receiving acclaim for their live shows (“[Legion] should take great pride in the knowledge that their music is violently kicking life back in to UK’s stagnant Goth scene – Dom Smith, Sphere Magazineâ€) the band will be releasing material and performing on stage as frequently as possible for the foreseeable future. Legion's first full release “The Hereafter EP†is due out January 2010.
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