Legion of Doom is a new doom-metal supergroup consisting of some heavy hitters of the doom metal genre. The band has just announced two shows for this June—June 3 and the Chicago House of Blues, and well as Hellfest in Clisson, France on 6/18.
Legion of Doom features Ron Holzner (The Skull), Lothar Keller (The Skull, Sacred Dawn) and Henry Vasquez (The Skull, Saint Vitus, Blood Of The Sun) alongside new members vocalists Karl Agell (Corrosion Of Conformity and Scott Reagers (Saint Vitus) and guitarist Victor Griffin (Pentagram).
After the passing of The Skull vocalist Eric Wagner in 2021, bassist Holzner said, "I decided I want to honor the memory of Eric by playing songs that he crafted. I want his spirit to become eternal through his words and melody. And I also want to play songs from the catalogs of everyone involved."
"Continuing The Skull in some kind of form seems like the right thing to do," added Kellar. "Legion of Doom is a perfect way to continue bringing doom metal to the fans! There is new music to finish and it's important for us to follow through with bringing it out for everyone to hear."
Or as Henry Vasquez put it, "This is gonna be a monster."
"I have always gravitated towards heavier music. I have been involved with making it for over four decades," says Karl Agell. "When Ron asked me to join him in carrying on the doom metal tradition that he was part of and established first with Trouble and then The Skull, there was only one path forward. It's been a great honor to sing Eric Wagner's words and melodies and I truly look forward to performing songs from the massive legacy of all the members of Legion of Doom."
"It's a great combination of experience and lineage with everyone involved," says Griffin. "Though I prefer to avoid hype… regardless, it's gonna be heavy!"
As Holzner sees it, "We are all seasoned veterans of the music business and prefer to let our music do the talking… And our music is gonna be speaking loudly! All the fans and bands…We are family. Combined, we are all the Legion of Doom!"
You can check out the bands two confirmed dates below, and be sure to follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and their website.
6/3 — Legions Of Metal Fest — Reggies Live – Chicago, IL
6/18 — Hellfest – Clisson, FR
