At first there were two guys, and then two more – and hey… then there’s a real band. Four guys bound by there indefatigable appreciation for Thrash metal. Initially they just unpretentiously wanted to copy, and play a bunch of head-banging songs by their favorite artists - and did so for nearly ten years. By now the band were killer musicians, albeit it with a strange line-up, comprising of three guitarists, two drummers, a bass player and a lead-singer. Time flies when you’re having fun, and in the meantime the calendar reads 1998, and they release their debut recording effort: TARTALO. In 1999 the line-up normalizes, and stabilizes. EKAITZ (lead-guitar), XANTI (bass and lead vocals), JOSEBA (rhythm guitar) and EDORTA (drums) are now LEGEN BELTZA, and they release ZIZTU BIZIAN, a mixture of Power- and Thrash Metal. And if you’re wondering where all these wonderfully eccentric names and titles come from, we’ll now finally divulge that LEGEN BELTZA hail from the Basque Country, in the North of Spain.

Gradually LEGEN BELTZA reinvent themselves from a band playing for audiences of near zero attendants to opening act for the big guns like IRON MAIDEN, EXODUS, NAPALM DEATH, and SLAYER. In 2001 LEGEN BELTZA recorded and released their first full-length album, ISTORIO TRISTE BAT (if you know what it means – tell us! – ha ha), on a local label called IZ-ROCK, which unfortunately folded soon after. Also the time had come for a minor line-up tune-up, and AZKUE replaced JOSEBA on rhythm guitar, the latter also introducing a few Death-Metal influences into the mix. By 2003 LEGEN BELTZA had INSANITY in the can, a powerful follow-up album that combined old-skool Thrash-Metal with aggressive in-your-face vocals. INSANITY, which was mixed by JEFF WATERS (ANNIHILATOR) benefited from a worldwide release on the American CRASH label. In 2005, in Spain only, they released TOTAL INSANITY, which was a package containing the INSANITY album bundled with ISTORIO TRISTE BAT, and live version of the INSANITY album. They followed with a live DVD, and a very successful performance at the FESTAS FESTIMAD and LORCA ROCK festivals.

Next, in 2006, comes another album, and yet another record label. LEGEN BELTZA justified the divorce from CRASH by pointing out that their label was great in America, but didn’t have much of a presence in Europe. They contacted MAUSOLEUM RECORDS who had been looking to sign a Spanish act for a while, and were thrilled at the prospect of welcoming a great Thrash-oriented band to the roster, and releasing the new album: DIMENSION OF PAIN. With DIMENSION OF PAIN they strike hard, very hard. Furious Thrash-based-Metal played in their very personal and inimitable LEGEN BELTZA style. The epic closing track, WARS OF WARS, features a number of prestigious guest musicians and vocalist, among which you’ll recognize members of RAGE, IMAGIKA, ARCH ENEMY, CALLENISH CIRCLE, NOSTRADAMEUS and CARDINAL SIN. Let the pain begin!