Legion of the Damned is a Death Metal/Trash Metal band from the Netherlands that was formed in 2004. The band was created out of the band Occult. In 2006 the group released their debut album Malevolent Rapture, which was called one of the best newcomers of the year. The third album * Cult of the Dead* (2008) reached number 60 on the German charts and was named "Album of the Month" by Metal Hammer Magazin.