''Legacy'' is the fourth studio album by Tunisian

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Myrath Myrath ( ar, ميراث ''mīrāth'', "Legacy") is a Tunisian progressive metal band formed in 2001 by guitarist Malek Ben Arbia and currently based in Tunisia. The band has been noted for its mix of Arabic and Middle Eastern instrumentation wi ...

, released on 19 February 2016. The name of the album is also the name of the band when translated to English. As the band prepared it, they were already thinking of its successor ''

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''. According to them, songs from both efforts are connected. It was originally planned for a 12 February release. The song "Believer" was described as "an anthem for those who doubt, who are scared, who want to give up, who suffer." Following a

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campaign, the band spent

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45,000 to hire two ''

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'' producers for the track's video. They initially wanted to create something that strayed from what they called Tunisian "clichés", but after receiving no replies from the local government with regards to authorization to shoot images in certain locations, they changed their concept.

Reception

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''s Dave Ling praised the blend of metal and oriental traditional elements, saying the addition of the latter does not "completely diminish the album's metal cred" and finished his review by saying ''Legacy'' "won't be for everyone, but adventurous souls will love it". Chris Martin called ''Legacy'' "a brilliant spectacle morphing melodic progressive metal with stunning Arabic keyboard swaths and vocal melodies that hearken to the sounds of the Orient" in his review for My Global Mind. He also considered it their best album and a possible candidate for album of the year.

Track listing

Personnel

Per the band's official website:

Myrath

* Zaher Zorgati - lead and backing vocals * Malek Ben Arbia - guitars * Anis Jouini - bass * Elyes Bouchoucha - keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements * Morgan Bethet - drums

Guest musicians

* Bechir Gharbi, Riadh Ben Amor - violins * Mohamed Gharbi, Hamza Obba - violins and alto * Akrem Ben Romdhane -

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* Koutaiba Rahali -

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* Aurélien Joucla, Audrey Bedos - choirs

Technical personnel

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- producer, arrangements, recording and engineering (the latter two at X fade Studio) *

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- mixing *

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- mixing and mastering at Fascination Street Studios * Perrine Prérez Fuentes - artwork and booklet * Ayoub Hidri and Martha Vergeot - logo design * Strings recorded at Studio Event

References

{{Authority control Myrath albums 2016 albums Nightmare Records albums King Records (Japan) albums