{"id":51588,"date":"2016-04-12T07:14:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T12:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=51588"},"modified":"2016-04-12T07:14:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T12:14:01","slug":"myrath-legacy-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2016\/myrath-legacy-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Myrath | Legacy<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Myrath\"After unleashing their epic masterpiece Tales of the Sands<\/em> in 2011, Tunisian Progressive\/Power Metal band Myrath made fans wait nearly five long years for a follow-up. Myrath\u2019s new album, their fourth overall, is titled Legacy<\/em>, and needless to say expectations are quite high.<\/p>\n

With Tales of the Sands<\/em>, Myrath had pretty much perfected their brand of symphonic, Middle Eastern-influenced Progressive\/Power Metal. They were more or less the Tunisian equivalent of Kamelot. On Legacy<\/em>, the core elements of the Myrath sound are in place, but it has a much different impact. With a couple of exceptions, the epic symphonic elements are dialed back and the ethnic, melodic elements are dialed way up. It\u2019s almost worthy of the \u201cFolk Metal\u201d tag, but that conjures up images of bearded pagans toting accordions when instead it\u2019s violins, luth and ney that swirl around these songs like a sandstorm.<\/p>\n

Legacy<\/em> may lack that grand symphonic scope that Tales of the Sands<\/em> had, but the melodies are so addictive that it\u2019s not hard to overcome that initial disappointment. The first single, \u201cBeliever,\u201d is the most obvious example, as it\u2019s arguably the catchiest song Myrath has ever recorded. The Arabic\/Middle Eastern melodies are prominent throughout the album, but are especially strong on songs like \u201cEndure the Silence,\u201d \u201cDuat,\u201d and \u201cNobody\u2019s Lives.\u201d Beneath those melodies is the solid heavy metal crunch you expect from a power metal band. <\/p>\n

Myrath covers a lot of ground lyrically on Legacy. \u201cGet Your Freedom Back\u201d and \u201cThe Needle\u201d tackle current events, while \u201cDuat\u2019s\u201d focus is the mythology of yesteryear. \u201cThe Unburnt\u201d even pays tribute to the Game of Thrones series. Internal struggle is a recurring theme as well. <\/p>\n

Legacy<\/em> is a very different album from its predecessor, and may take a few spins to really sink in. When it does though, you\u2019ll find yourself humming these melodies hours later. It\u2019s also an album that has the potential to expand\u2019s Myrath\u2019s fanbase beyond the Kamelot\/Circus Maximus Prog\/Power scene and into Folk Metal and even Melodic Rock territory. And when a band is as talented as Myrath is, the more people to discover them the better.<\/p>\n

Genre: Progressive Metal, Power Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nZaher Zorgati (v)
\nMalek Ben Arbia (g)
\nElyes Bouchoucha (k) (v)
\nAnis Jouini (b)
\nMorgan Berthet (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tJasmin
\n2.\tBeliever
\n3.\tGet Your Freedom Back
\n4.\tNobody\u2019s Lives
\n5.\tThe Needle
\n6.\tThrough Your Eyes
\n7.\tThe Unburnt
\n8.\tI Want to Die
\n9.\tDuat
\n10.\tEndure the Silence
\n11.\tStorm of Lies
\n12.\tOther Side (US bonus track)<\/p>\n

Label: Nightmare Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.myrath.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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