Nearly two years after their critically acclaimed Path of the Awakening disc, America's best kept black metal secret Deeds of Flesh returned in 2001 with the impressive Mark of the Legion album.
What differentiates this band from most competitors is their impeccable technical proficiency; but while this quality was often wasted in early efforts due to lack of songwriting craft, age and experience have taught Deeds of Flesh many a lesson in saddling their unwavering brutality with slightly cleaner riffing and even occasional harmonies.
Don't be misled, now; this is still dauntingly impenetrable black metal, and digestible only for experts in the field.
Taking a cue from Nile's obsession with Egyptian history, Mark of the Legion delves deeply into the Roman Empire's bloody massacres of other European peoples, adding a compelling lyrical dimension often lacking in blood and guts, demons and devils saturated black metal.
With tracks like "An Eternity of Feasting and Brawling" and "Fulfilled in Warfare" leading the way, this proves to be another remarkably mature, yet utterly uncompromising opus, only confirming this band's well-deserved underground fame.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleansed by FireDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | An Eternity of Feasting and BrawlingDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Mark of the LegionDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Fulfilled in WarfareDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Contest of WillsDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Master of MurderDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Ideal GenocideDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Drink the BloodDeeds of Flesh | Deeds of Flesh | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Spewing Profligacy | Deeds Of Flesh | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 41 mins | 95 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 287 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deeds of Flesh | Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Thomas E. Gingell | Audio Engineer |
| 3 | Mike Hamilton | Drums |
| 4 | Zig | Artwork |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |