Myrath

Myrath
Origin	Ezzahra, Tunisia
Genres	Oriental metal progressive metal
Years active	2001–present
Labels	XIII Bis Records, Nightmare Records, Brennus Music
Associated acts	Aeon Zen
Website	www.myrath.com
Members
Malek Ben Arbia Anis Jouini Piwee Desfray Elyes Bouchoucha Zaher Zorgati
Past members
Oualid Issaoui Fahmi Chakroun Saif Ouhibi Zaher Hamoudia Tarek Idouani

Myrath, formerly known as X-Tazy, is an Oriental metal band from Tunisia formed in 2001.

Biography

Myrath (which means Legacy), a metal band from Tunis, Tunisia, started out as a teenage cover band formed in 2001 by guitarist Malek Ben Arbia (who was 13 years old at the time) and became in just a few years, a respected band by the international prog-power metal community. Myrath performed in a couple of highly rated festivals as well.

Their first two releases are “Hope" in September 2007, and "Desert Call" in January 2010. Their style is mainly defined as "Oriental Metal". Myrath's distinctive metal style is blended with oriental rhythms, scales and harmonies. Myrath has filmed a video clip for a song out of "Tales of the sand", their latest album, and will support Orphaned Land in a one month long European tour starting in November 2011.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Hope (2007)
• Desert Call (2010)
• Tales of the Sands (2011)

Demos

• Double Face (2005) (Released only in Tunisia)

Members

Current members

• Malek Ben Arbia – guitar (2001–present)
• Zaher Zorgati – lead vocals (2007–present)
• Elyes Bouchoucha – keyboards (2003–present), lead vocals (2007)
• Anis Jouini – bass (2006–present)
• Piwee Desfray – drums (2011–present)

Former membres

• Walid Issaoui – guitar (2001–2003)
• Fahmi Chakroun – drums (2001–2004)
• Saif Ouhibi – drums (2004–2011)
• Zaher Hamoudia – bass (2001–2004)
• Tarek Idouani – lead vocals (2001–2003)
• Moktar Tiflet – keyboards (2002–2003)

References

External links

• (English) Official Website
• (English) Myrath at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• (English) Interview with Malek Ben Arbia on Lebmetal.com 30.10.2010
• (French)(Arabic) Interwiews by Karim Ben Amor
• (French) Chronicles of Hope (Obsküre)
• (French) Critiques at nightfall.fr