Legend's Before the Fjords, Demo from 1978

 

I was so happy to see this demo release from before the legendary LP From the Fjords which came out in 1979.  Information discogged here:

Legend is a hard rock/progressive rock/heavy metal band from New Haven, Connecticut, USA, that was formed under their original name Judge (8) in 1978. The band split up in 1979. Not to be confused with Legend (65) from Ohio.

Confrontation is so much tighter than the LP version, with a wonderful driving riff that is quite original and faster and harder than the LP one:

Court Jester almost approaches a prog rock track, it has the deficiency of being slightly muddled. It's unfortunate that this one and Aramis were left off the LP release:

So there are two unreleased compositions to add to their oeuvre and three versions that are better than their LP counterparts because more raw and energetic. Really nice stuff.