I think they changed singers after the cd was recorded so I can't wait to hear the new singer on the upcoming cd, I think he's the one we see in some Youtube live videos.
(Sorry this is so long But I thought some would find this interesting
The second message answers your question about the singer)
Just in case your still interested In these guys I wrote there manager to ask a few questions heres the 2 reply's i got
Email 1
Thank you for your message
I'm sorry that the release of DESERT CALL(Myrath new album) is delayed but I hope that your understand that it's beyond the band control
here is what happed:
the recoding of the album was completed in November 2008
because our producer(kevin codfert was busy with the release of Adagio album (he is their keyboard player and co-producer )he could not start mixing the album until March 2009
mixing of the album was completed in may 2009 and mastering in June 2009
because of summer vacation and summer festival s we had to wait till they are over to release the album
in the meantime we have received several proposals from various labels(including Brennus music our current label)
We are currently evaluating. All the offers and Hopefully we will sign with one of them during this month and release the album sometime in October 2009
We are very frustrated that it has taken so long but the music industry is a very slow process and we want to make sure to sign with the right label
I will keep you updated as soon as I have further details and trust that you understand the reasons which led to this delay
Thank you for your friendship and support
Best Regards
Ahmed Ben Arbia
Myrath manager
email 2
In the album HOPE the lead singer is Elyes Bouchoucha who is also the keyboards player (thats him on the streaming audio on myspace)
Since august 2007 we have a new lead singer his name is zaher zorgati (he is the one who sings in the video you can watch in Myrath Myspace)
Zaher zorgati is abvviously the lead singer on the new album- he added the melodic touch we were looking for but then of course it will all come down to personal taste some (mainly American fans) may prefer elyes type of singing probably because he reminds Russel Allen (he is still an important member of the band ,he does the back vocals and plays the keyboards)
It was never our intention to get a new singer However we had to think of the live performances so we needed a front man especially that elyes can no longer fully concentrate on keyboards, sing and make the show at the same time so when zaher became available we all agreed to ask him to join the band.(zaher being the most respected metal singer in Tunisia)
Elyes will continue though to sing a couple of songs from the hope album and do the backing vocals in all Myrath concerts
Zaher style of singing is a lot more melodic and suits better the new approach to metal we were looking for which consists in mixing western metal with traditional Arabic tunes
To this respect we have tried to come up with our own style by staying away from the symphony x influence mainly on the vocals side even though we are aware that most people like HOPE because it reminds them of symphony x ,(in a couple of tracks of the new album the symphonyx influence is still present)
like any other emerging band,we had to move on knowing that desert call (the follow up album to HOPE, the debut album) is always difficult in terms of fans expectations we may desapponit some fans but we are confident that we will win a lot more especially that the album is very balanced and is still in line with HOPE but much better in all aspects
I trust that it will meet your expectations
Speaking of Barlow, he might also like the latest from Pyramaze, great power/prog combo with the aforementioned balls and soul...
