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- | ====== Legacy ====== | ||
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- | Columbus, Ohio, USA | ||
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- | The band spent that fall getting to know each other, introducing existing songs brought into the group and collaborating on new ones. It was that fall that the band recorded their first song together, " | ||
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- | In the winter of 1988, a change at the drummer spot led to the final line up that would be known as Legacy. When Matt Reedy departed, he was replaced by John Jenkins, a long time friend of Fred' | ||
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- | The band played a number of gigs around Columbus, Ohio that summer, and it was around that time that the idea of a self released EP was born. That fall, the band went into the studio and recorded a six song, self-titled EP. Their early endeavors were leading them into places that none of the members had experienced with past bands. On New Year's Eve of that year, the band was an opening act for [[Resurrection Band]] and Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart at the largest venue in Columbus, the Ohio Convention Center. | ||
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- | In the winter of 1989, the band took a major step and entered the Battle of the Bands at the legendary heavy metal rock club The Alrosa Villa. Legacy has the distinction of not only being the first Christian band to enter the battle of the bands at the Alrosa, but the first to win. Later that summer, the band was asked to headline the Alrosa, another first for a Christian band. | ||
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- | After winning the battle of the bands at the Alrosa, the band entered the New Band Showcase at the Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois. The winner of the showcase was to be awarded a recording contract by fledgling Christian metal label [[Pure Metal Records]]. While Legacy did not win the showcase (came in second), Pure Metal was impressed and they offered the fledgling band a contract anyway. The band never ended up making an album with Pure Metal, but they did have their single "Cross the Line" released on Pure Metal' | ||
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- | Other opportunities quickly followed their success at Cornerstone. Legacy opened for [[Sacred Warrior]] in Columbus and subsequently, | ||
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- | The band ultimately parted ways in the spring of 1992. The band reformed in 2009." | ||
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- | ===== Discography ===== | ||
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- | | 1988 | Legacy | | ||
- | | 2009 | Legacy (re-issue) | Eonian Records | | ||
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- | ==== Legacy ==== | ||
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- | 1988 Independent | ||
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- | Doug Meacham - Lead vocals\\ | ||
- | Fred Blanchard - Lead & rhythm guitars\\ | ||
- | Matt Rice - Lead & rhythm guitars\\ | ||
- | John Rice - Bass guitar\\ | ||
- | John Jenkins - Drums | ||
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- | - Salvation is Law | ||
- | - Live It | ||
- | - Don't Run Away | ||
- | - Change of a Broken Heart | ||
- | - You Need Love | ||
- | - Red, White, & Blue | ||
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- | ==== Legacy ==== | ||
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- | 2009 Eonian Records | ||
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- | Doug Meacham - Lead vocals\\ | ||
- | Fred Blanchard - Lead & rhythm guitars\\ | ||
- | Matt Rice - Lead & rhythm guitars\\ | ||
- | John Rice - Bass guitar\\ | ||
- | John Jenkins - Drums | ||
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- | - Salvation is Law | ||
- | - Live It | ||
- | - Don't Run Away | ||
- | - Change of a Broken Heart | ||
- | - You Need Love | ||
- | - Red White and Blue | ||
- | - It's Real | ||
- | - Soldiers Unite | ||
- | - One Way or the Other | ||
- | - Comin' Along | ||
- | - Cross the Line | ||
- | - What a World | ||
- | - Forever in Your Arms | ||
- | - Vision of Perfection | ||
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