| Legacy | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Myrath |
| Cover: | Myrath_legacy.jpg |
| Alt: | Cover art of Legacy |
| Genre: | Progressive metal, oriental metal, Arabic music |
| Length: | 51:03 (regular edition) 56:13 (American edition) 60:10 (Japanese edition) |
| Label: | Verycords (Europe) Nightmare (USA) Groove Master (MENA) King (Japan) |
| Producer: | Kevin Codfert |
| Prev Title: | Tales of the Sands |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Shehili |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Legacy is the fourth studio album by Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath, released on 19 February 2016. The name of the album is also the name of the band when translated to English.[1]
As the band prepared it, they were already thinking of its successor Shehili. According to them, songs from both efforts are connected.[2] It was originally planned for a 12 February release.[3]
The song "Believer" was described as "an anthem for those who doubt, who are scared, who want to give up, who suffer."[2] Following a crowdfunding campaign, the band spent € 45,000 to hire two Game of Thrones 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.[1]
Metal Hammers 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.
Per the band's official website:[4]