BURNING LEGION is a heavy metal online studio band formed in 2022. After the release of bassist Mayhem’s solo album “Unbroken”, guitarists Erik Fernandez and Adrian Moya joined forces with bassist Mayhem to form Burning Legion.Burning Legion is made up of band members from California (Mayhem and Adrian Moya) and from Connecticut (Erik Fernandez).
On this episode, we speak with guitarist Erik Fernandez and get the back story on this relentless group of musicians. Show host Southern Cal and Erik discuss the origins of the young band, their musical influences and the process involved to make a “remote” recording.
As the band just released their new 7 song CD “En Sabah Nur” on April 3rd, 2024, Erik and Southern Cal discuss the new single ” I Am Domination”, as well as the direction of the new CD. Its a quick but very insightful look at a new and hungry band.
Burning Legion draws influence from all aspects of metal. The band has been described to be very difficult to place in a genre. One thing is for sure, the band brings the heavy. The band’s goal was to create heavy music for fans from all the genres and subgenres of heavy music.
The band’s Influences run from Black Sabbath, Pantera, Trivium, Vader, Morbid Angel, Iron Maiden, At the Gates to Testament and many others. Burning Legion is not afraid to cross and blend genres to give the listener and their fans something different with every track.
00:00 Opening and band Introduction.
00:58 Process behind the “remote” recording process.
01:52 History of the band.
02:50 Review of the single “I am Domination” with reflections, as well as touring news and band members biographies.
04:30 Discussion on the new 7 song CD “En Sabah Nur”.
12:00 Personal musical influences.
15:00 Views on Metallica ” Then and Now”.
Another example of a great, unique, conversation filled with in-depth anecdotes and disclosures found only here at Metal Mayhem ROC.
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