Legion: XX
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{{Infobox album
| name = Legion: XX
| type = studio
| longtype = of cover songs
| artist = Burn the Priest
| cover = Legion_XX_BTP.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|5|18}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Hybrid Studios, Santa Ana, California
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Crossover thrash
- {{nowrap|hardcore punk}}
- {{nowrap|punk rock}}
- sludge metal
}}
| length = 38:02
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
| producer = Josh Wilbur
| prev_title = Burn the Priest
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Lamb of God overall
| type = Studio album
| prev_title = VII: Sturm und Drang
| prev_year = 2015
| title = Legion: XX
| year = 2018
| next_title = Lamb of God
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Singles
| name = Legion: XX
| type = studio
| single1 = Inherit the Earth
| single1date = March 23, 2018
| single2 = I Against I
| single2date = May 10, 2018
| single3 = Kerosene
| single3date = May 17, 2018
}}
}}
{{music ratings
| rev1 = Distorted Sound
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite magazine|magazine=Exclaim!|last=Smith-Engelhardt|first=Joe|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/burn_the_priest-legion_xx|title=Burn the Priest Legion: XX|date=May 16, 2018|accessdate=May 24, 2018}}
| rev3 = Metal Injection
| rev4 = Metal Hammer
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|publisher=LouderSound|work=Metal Hammer|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/burn-the-priest-legion-xx-album-review|title=Burn The Priest - Legion: XX album review|date=May 20, 2018|accessdate=May 24, 2018}}
| rev5 = MetalSucks
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|publisher=MetalSucks|last=Rosenberg|first=Axl|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/05/15/album-review-burn-the-priests-legion-xx/|title=Album Review: Burn the Priest's Legion: XX|date=May 15, 2018|accessdate=May 24, 2018}}
}}
Legion: XX is a cover album and the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, as well as the second under their original name Burn the Priest. Its title pays homage to Legion Records which was the Philadelphia based independent label that released the band's first 7" split in 1998, with this release being twenty years later.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} The album was released on May 18, 2018 through Epic Records/Nuclear Blast. It is the last album to feature founding drummer Chris Adler before his departure from Lamb of God in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2019/07/19/chris-adler-officially-out-of-lamb-of-god-art-cruz-introduced-as-new-drummer/|title = Chris Adler Officially Out of Lamb of God, Art Cruz Introduced as New Drummer|date = 19 July 2019}}
Musical style
Legion: XX has been described as a crossover thrash, hardcore punk, punk rock, and sludge metal album.{{cite magazine|magazine=Loudwire|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|url=http://loudwire.com/burn-the-priest-legion-xx/|title=Lamb of God Reunite as Burn the Priest for 'Legion: XX' Album|date=March 23, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = Original artist (year)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 50%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = Inherit the Earth
| writer1 = Tommy Niemeyer
| extra1 = The Accüsed (1988)
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = Honey Bucket
| writer2 = {{hlist|Buzz Osborne|Dale Crover}}
| extra2 = Melvins (1993)
| length2 = 2:43
| title3 = Kerosene
| writer3 = {{hlist|Steve Albini|Santiago Durango|Dave Riley}}
| extra3 = Big Black (1986)
| length3 = 6:12
| title4 = Kill Yourself
| writer4 = {{hlist|Billy Milano|Scott Ian|Dan Lilker|Charlie Benante}}
| extra4 = Stormtroopers of Death (1985)
| length4 = 2:18
| title5 = I Against I
| writer5 = {{hlist|Paul Hudson|Gary Miller|Darryl Jenifer}}
| extra5 = Bad Brains (1986)
| length5 = 3:48
| title6 = Axis Rot
| writer6 = {{hlist|Andrew Sigler|Mark Smoot|Randolph Dugan|Robert Guess|Ron Demmick}}
| extra6 = Sliang Laos (1993)
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = Jesus Built My Hotrod
| writer7 = {{hlist|Al Jourgensen|Paul Barker|Michael Balch|Bill Rieflin|Gibby Haynes}}
| extra7 = Ministry feat. Gibby Haynes (1992)
| length7 = 6:13
| title8 = One Voice
| writer8 = {{hlist|Roger Miret|Matt Henderson|Craig Stefari}}
| extra8 = Agnostic Front (1992)
| length8 = 3:16
| title9 = Dine Alone
| writer9 = {{hlist|Walter Schreifels|Tom Capone|Sergio Vega|Alan Cage}}
| extra9 = Quicksand (1993)
| length9 = 3:31
| title10 = We Gotta Know
| writer10 = {{hlist|John Joseph|Parris Mitchell Mayhew|Harley Flanagan}}
| extra10 = Cro-Mags (1986)
| length10 = 3:27
| total_length = 38:02
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus track{{cite web|publisher=Nuclear Blast|url=http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/discography/details/5343084.5341756.legion-xx.html|title=Legion: XX by BURN THE PRIEST|accessdate=May 24, 2018}}
| extra_column = Original artist (year)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 50%
| extra_width = 25%
| title11 = In the Meantime
| writer11 = Page Hamilton
| extra11 = Helmet (1992)
| length11 = 3:13
| total_length = 41:15
}}
Personnel
;Burn the Priest
- Randy Blythe – vocals
- Mark Morton – lead guitar
- Willie Adler – rhythm guitar
- John Campbell – bass
- Chris Adler – drums
;Production
- Josh Wilbur – production, mixing, engineering
- Brad Blackwood – mastering
- Josh Brooks – mixing
- Kyle McAulay – mixing
- Lana Migliore – mixing
- Nick Rowe – mixing
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2018)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lamb-of-god/chart-history/cna/|title=God Chart History (Canadian Albums)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2021}}
|align="center"|53 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|72|date=20180525|rowheader=true|access-date=November 1, 2021}} |
| scope="row"|Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lamb-of-god/chart-history/tlp/|title=God Chart History (Billboard 200)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2021}}
|align="center"|107 |