Metal Anarchy

Legions Of Doom, the new project featuring Lothar Keller (The Skull), Ron Holzner (The Skull, ex-Trouble), Henry Vasquez (Saint Vitus, Pentagram), Scott Little (Leadfoot), Karl Agell (Leadfoot, ex-Corrosion Of Conformity), and Scott Reagers (ex-Saint Vitus), will be releasing a new album, titled “The Skull 3,” on September 13. The effort will feature material that the late Eric Wagner (The Skull, ex-Trouble) was working on for The Skull’s new album.

“The Skull 3” Track Listing:

01. “Beyond The Shadow Of Doubt”
02. “All Good Things”
03. “Lost Soul”
04. “A Voice Of Reason”
05. “Between Darkness And Dawn”
06. “Insectiside”
07. “Heaven”
08. “Hallow By All Means”

Holzner commented:

“Eric had a file on his computer labeled ‘New Skull Record’ with his lyrics allotted to these songs. I was lucky that his family was able to access the computer and share the files with me. There were extra lyrics and verses that I used to finish the songs. I wrote most of the lyrics to ‘Lost Soul,’ but I’m so happy that Eric’s family was able to access the computer and pass along the lyrics to me.”

He also added:

“Lothar and I wrote eighty percent of the record with Eric prior to him passing away. Karl, Henry and especially Scott Reagers wanted to finish it. Scott really didn’t want The Skull to end and insisted that we continue as The Skull as well as doing Legions Of Doom.

LOD will be the main focus from here out and The Skull will play once in a while. Lo and I finished the record with a collaboration with David Snyder (Trouble, Blackfinger) on the song, ‘All Good Things’ and wrote the newest song ‘Lost Soul’ with Henry.

We also reworked Eric’s acoustic song ‘Heaven’ to go with his recorded vocals. The cover art was done by the legendary David V. D’Andrea (Samaritan Press). I told him I wanted something to represent moving on from The Skull and being reborn in Legions Of Doom…”

The first single, “All Good Things,” can be found below. That track will also appear on a limited edition EP (out August 23) along with a cover of Deep Purple’s “Into The Fire.” Agell said the following about the new song:

“‘All Good Things‘ holds great significance. It’s the first true Legions Of Doom song. I was granted the great honor of singing Eric Wagner‘s beautiful words which telegraph hope and redemption in the midst of pain and despair. It became a sort of collaboration beyond the grave, signaling a rebirth. ‘And so dear friends, you have to carry on. All good things come to those who wait.’”