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"Pain for the Masses" is the second full-length studio album by German death metal act Legacy. The album was independently released in February 2001. Legacy formed in 1994 and released two full-length studio albums, one EP, and a demo before changing their name to Dead Eyed Sleeper in 2007.
The material on "Pain for the Masses" is in a thrash infused death metal style. Legacy are a well playing band and the music is delivered with great energy, and it´s both aggressive and brutal. It´s quite catchy and relatively easily accessible death metal. If it weren´t for the rather amaturish sound production, which definitely doesn´t sound like something recorded at a professional recording studio, "Pain for the Masses" would have been a pretty great release. The musicianship is on a high level, the growling vocals are brutal and delivered with the right amount of conviction, and the songwriting is decent and even great at times. The sound production unfortunately drags my rating down, so therefore a 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.
