Legend's "Fröm The Fjörds" should be in The Infinite

First Post August 28, 2021 05:05 AM

The 1979 "Fröm The Fjörds" debut album from Connecticut outfit Legend is often referred to as an early example of US heavy metal but, while I agree that it's probably the first genuine metal record to come out of America, I don't believe that heavy metal is the right tag for it as it's got so much more to it than that. To my ears "Fröm The Fjörds" is a combination of Black Sabbath, the progressive rock of Yes & the jazz fusion of the Mahavishnu Orchestra with a little folk music thrown into the mix for good measure. This places it in some pretty unique territory so I'm gonna go out on a limb here & claim it as the very first progressive metal release of any note &, therefore, I'd like to see it residing in The Infinite. So let's start with a vote on whether we agree to add it to that clan & we can then look at whether it should stay in The Guardians as well.

Ben
Ben
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August 28, 2021 10:23 PM

This release has been added to the Hall of Judgement.