Legion of Doom (mash up group)
Encyclopedia
The Legion of Doom is an electronica
group, famous for their download-only mash up album, Incorporated
, and original scores for horror
soundtracks.
(of the California punk band Face to Face
). The two formed The Legion of Doom in 2004 to focus on a series of unique creative projects.
The first of these projects was Incorporated
, a mash-up album featuring mixes of various punk and hardcore bands. The album was completed in 2006, but due to some of the artists unwilling to allow the album to be released, the group intentionally leaked the album onto the P2P Networks
. On March 6, 2007 the album was released in physical format through Illegal Art
.
The Legion of Doom has also contributed remixes and original music to film soundtracks such as Underworld: Evolution
, Saw II
and the Las Vegas TV Series
. Other projects in the works include the original score and music supervision for independent film "Eyes Front", an album of original material, and drum and sample sets.
During several The Legion Of Doom songs, a male and a female voice can be heard speaking at certain points. These are the voices of Ken and Winnie from the 1950 movie "This Charming Couple". On the song "Lolita's Medicine" on the album "Incorporated", the male voice is from a 1967 anti-drug PSA called "Narcotics: Pit of Despair."
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
group, famous for their download-only mash up album, Incorporated
Incorporated (Legion Of Doom album)
Incorporated is a mashup album made by the mashup band The Legion of Doom.-History:The album was recorded in 2005. Initially, the band released the songs "I Know What You Buried Last Summer", "Dottie in a Car Crash" and "The Quiet Screaming" on their website for free download...
, and original scores for horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
soundtracks.
History
The Legion of Doom consists of Chad Blinman and Trever KeithTrever Keith
Trever Keith is an American musician, producer and record label owner from Victorville, CA. He was a founding member of the So-Cal punk group Face to Face. He has been the singer and guitarist of the band from their original formation in 1991 to their initial break up in 2004, and again since they...
(of the California punk band Face to Face
Face to Face (punk band)
Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...
). The two formed The Legion of Doom in 2004 to focus on a series of unique creative projects.
The first of these projects was Incorporated
Incorporated (Legion Of Doom album)
Incorporated is a mashup album made by the mashup band The Legion of Doom.-History:The album was recorded in 2005. Initially, the band released the songs "I Know What You Buried Last Summer", "Dottie in a Car Crash" and "The Quiet Screaming" on their website for free download...
, a mash-up album featuring mixes of various punk and hardcore bands. The album was completed in 2006, but due to some of the artists unwilling to allow the album to be released, the group intentionally leaked the album onto the P2P Networks
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
. On March 6, 2007 the album was released in physical format through Illegal Art
Illegal Art
Illegal Art is a sampling label that was started by a person using the name Philo T. Farnsworth in 1998. The label was instantly launched to infamy with the legal threats surrounding Deconstructing Beck, a compilation made exclusively from sampling Beck's music. This was followed by two other...
.
The Legion of Doom has also contributed remixes and original music to film soundtracks such as Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution is the second installment in the Underworld series, following Underworld in 2003...
, Saw II
Saw II
Saw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and co-written by Bousman and the first film's co-writer Leigh Whannell. It is a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw film series...
and the Las Vegas TV Series
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
. Other projects in the works include the original score and music supervision for independent film "Eyes Front", an album of original material, and drum and sample sets.
During several The Legion Of Doom songs, a male and a female voice can be heard speaking at certain points. These are the voices of Ken and Winnie from the 1950 movie "This Charming Couple". On the song "Lolita's Medicine" on the album "Incorporated", the male voice is from a 1967 anti-drug PSA called "Narcotics: Pit of Despair."
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Incorporated Incorporated (Legion Of Doom album) Incorporated is a mashup album made by the mashup band The Legion of Doom.-History:The album was recorded in 2005. Initially, the band released the songs "I Know What You Buried Last Summer", "Dottie in a Car Crash" and "The Quiet Screaming" on their website for free download... |
Illegal Art Illegal Art Illegal Art is a sampling label that was started by a person using the name Philo T. Farnsworth in 1998. The label was instantly launched to infamy with the legal threats surrounding Deconstructing Beck, a compilation made exclusively from sampling Beck's music. This was followed by two other... |
March 6, 2007 |
| 2009 | The Legion of Doom VS Triune | Antagonist Records | September 1, 2009 |
Compilations
| Year | Song | Album | Artist Remixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Suspicious Minds" | Las Vegas Soundtrack Las Vegas (TV series) Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and... |
Wayne Newton Wayne Newton Wayne Newton is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment... |
| "Home Invasion Robbery" | Saw II Soundtrack | None | |
| 2006 | "Where Do I Stab Myself In The Ears (The Legion of Doom Remix)" | Underworld: Evolution | Hawthorne Heights Hawthorne Heights Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli... |
| "Bite to Break Skin (The Legion of Doom Remix)" | Senses Fail Senses Fail Senses Fail is an American post-hardcore band from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Formed in 2002, the line up initially consisted of vocalist Buddy Nielsen, drummer Dan Trapp, guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki and being completed by bassist Mike Glita. The band quickly issued their debut EP, From... |
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| "Eyes of the Insane" | Saw III Soundtrack Saw III (soundtrack) Saw III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the film Saw III. It was released on October 24, 2006 by Artists Addiction... |
Slayer Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and... |
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| 2007 | "I'm So Sick (T-Virus Remix)" | Resident Evil: Extinction | Flyleaf Flyleaf Flyleaf is an American alternative metal band, formed in the Belton and Temple, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005.... |
| "One Love (Extinction Remix)" | Aiden Aiden Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left... |
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| 2009 | "Broken Lungs" | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Thrice Thrice Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school.... |
| 2011 | "Hero (The Legion of Doom Remix)" | Awake and Remixed EP Awake and Remixed EP Awake and Remixed EP is the first remix album from the Christian rock band Skillet. All songs are remixed versions from their previous album, Awake. It was released on March 22, 2011 and debuted at No. 98 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:-Credits:... |
Skillet Skillet (band) Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose... |
Other songs
| Title | Song #1 | Song #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Good News I'm Dead | Original Track | Original Track |
| "Lean Back Like the Empty Ocean" | "Lean Back Lean Back "Lean Back" is a 2004 single from the Terror Squad's album True Story. It features Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and was produced by Scott Storch. Fat Joe raps verses one and three, and Remy handles verse two... " by Terror Squad Terror Squad (group) Terror Squad is an American hip hop collective that was first established in 1998. Based in The Bronx borough of New York City, the members of Terror Squad collectively debuted on a song in member Fat Joe's album Don Cartagena... |
"Empty Like the Ocean" by Midtown Midtown (band) Midtown was an American pop punk band from Springfield, New Jersey. Midtown was formed in November 1998 by three Rutgers University students, but soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of pop punk and punk rock... |
| "Crazy As She Goes" | "Crazy Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song) "Crazy" is the debut single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere... " by Gnarls Barkley Gnarls Barkley Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo comprising Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green. Their first studio album St. Elsewhere was released in 2006; along with its first single "Crazy". Both single and album were a major commercial success and have been noted for their large sales by download... |
"Steady, As She Goes Steady, As She Goes "Steady, As She Goes" is the debut single by the rock band The Raconteurs from their first album Broken Boy Soldiers. It has also been covered by such artists as Corinne Bailey Rae for BBC Radio 1's Live lounge.... " by The Raconteurs The Raconteurs The Raconteurs is an American rock band that was formed in Detroit, Michigan, featuring four members known for other musical projects: Jack White , Brendan Benson , Jack Lawrence , and Patrick Keeler .-Formation:The... |
| "Supersighs Mix (The Legion of Doom Remix)" | "Sighs" by Goblin Goblin (band) Goblin are an Italian progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films .... |
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| "Kill Jenny Like That" | "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" by The Killers | "Back Like That" by Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success... |
| "Cross Your Love Triangle" | "Cross Your Heart and Hope To Die" by Kid Stardust | "Bizarre Love Triangle Bizarre Love Triangle "Bizarre Love Triangle" is a single released in 1986 by the English rock band New Order. A version is included on their album Brotherhood.... " by New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
| "Muevete" | by Ceci Bastida | by The Smiths The Smiths The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce... |