as an offended im middle eastern

“That drum kit looks dope as shit” *says absolutely nothing about that wicked keyboards setup*

If you don’t have a triangular keyboard and holes in your cymbals are you even a real musician?

If you listen to their older stuff, especially their first album, it is definitely prog. Not on the level of Dream Theater, but more like an oriental Symphony X.

The backstory is set in an earlier release called Believer. Cool thing about that: They actually got fans to crowdfund the video for Believer so they could make it as awesome as they wanted. I think Myrath is a really cool band because of the mix of the oriental and western influences. And those oriental scales and rhythms really blend well with metal. But also because of how they've dared to try out new things, crowdfunding and having fans spread their music.

The name of those drums is « Derbouka » and they’re not played the way normal drums are, I think that they just added them to the set as a reminder of the « Myrath » that literally means heritage, I’m from Morocco btw and this band is sick, rock on Tunisia 🇹🇳

The new Prince of Persia looks interesting

Myrath is definitely Prog Metal. Listen to their albums Tales of Sands and Desert Call. With no doubt, prog metal.

The additional drums are doumbeks/darboukas. Very traditional ME instrument.

The first track to set this up Believer, is phenomenal.

Fun fact Shehili 1:10 is actually how we Tunisians say sandstorm, pronounced Sh-hili, they made it look terrifyingly mythical lmao

Trust me they are progressive like hell...this is a very commercial song Listen to their full albums. There are tracks that i swear to you that are more progressive than bands like symphony x (no wonder symphony x tours with them and their vocal now wears myrath tshirts everywhere he goes lol) Also there is a lot in ur musical analysis that is not correct due to the fact there is much of oriental quarter noted scales. Its a whole other world :D Nice review though

Man, I'm loving this anime.

2:42 - 2:44 when your friends say they are done drinking for the night

Big fan of this band. They began as a Symphony X cover band, probably where they get much of their sound influence.

“Tunija” sounds like a magical place

Myrath's music is very entertaining and super well done, but I find the videoclips too kitschy. It's still really nice and I wish them the best of success! + Their guitarist is beast!!!

This morning I was thinking about you reacting to Myrath because I was watching them perform live in a video. Thanks.

Mike i love your channel and you funny af. Greets from Amsterdam 😊

Some songs in their latest album "Legacy" could be classified as progressive, as some parts of them are written in odd time signatures, for example in the song "I Want to Die", the intro is in 11/8. btw that song is really good go check it out.

Love this band. Glad to see Mike reacting to them. Also, yes, Tunisian (North African) and Middle Eastern music are generally the same. There are small differences that allow you to distinguish it from other styles, but not enough to really call it a different sound. However, some people choose to refer to North African music as Oriental to differentiate it from Middle Eastern, as the culture behind the 2 regions is vastly different, despite the plethora of similarities they share.

You're the first on yt i see speaking about myrath, good to see that.

Hi Mike, Could you please do a video about noise conducted hearing loss and overall speak about the loudness of music nowadays mastering wise (brick walling, compression, clipping...) and the difference between the genres in this regard. I abused my ears in the past few years and I kinda sense a mild hearing loss which gives me paranoia and anxiety while listening to music that I cannot hear it as good as before. Would be much appreciated if you touch this topic, Cheers!

Their older songs used to sound more proggier. But I guess the sound they are going for NOW makes them more unique sounding and I love it.

i hope you get more opportunities like this! this was really cool, love myrath since a long time. my mind was blown to see them on here :P they definetely were more prog in the past though.. imho

This sounds really awesome. I'll check out more of their music

They sound pretty cool, thanks for this, gonna check them out

No, North Africa is not middle east... It's Maghreb

Saw this band in a festival and I was pleasantly surprised. Great live show!

The song lyrics talks about the fight of Tunisians after the revolution for light and freedom ..Tunisia has a very rich history and culture and heritage dating from thousands of years BC. The metal oriental is still a new concept but music is universal and it’s for everyone… Good job Myrath for the noble message and the goodness of the mix between these music genres 👏🏻

C'mon mike we all know that you're only real prog if... 1. The song uses odd time signatures; or a polyrythm/polymeter 2. A mood change every time there's a different riff 3. The song is (at least) 9 minutes 4. Every and any instrument used has a solo 5. And every instrument is one it's own bpm . . . oh and ugh... idk djent just randomly mixed in there regardless of it's needed

Your analysis is very awesome, congratulations!

"... obviously you don't want it all to be hooks, like fucking pop music..." - Mike. Nothing to add here, lol.

Myrath is really cool.Not amazing but have some good music.

Definitely a more power metal feel! Love the strings in the beginning, i like the story and the way it drives through the whole song. The chorus is catchy as hell!! On top of it all... that solo has feel man it gives a nice break and just pushes the song to a different level! Not usually the type of music I would listen to often but I like this a lot!

I fucking love this group. Even got one of their symbols tatted on me. Powerful messages. Perfect blend of their sound and metal.

The guitarist really came through for me, I loved his sound.

Love Myrath, Regards From Indonesia

This sounds a little more symphonic to me, at least at some points. The intro especially sounds like something I could imagine coming from Kamelot. I dig it. Will check out more. Thanks for the introduction.

Those oriental drums are called Darbuka or Derbuka depending on the country. There are 3 main "models": Tunisian, Egyptian, and Turkish. You can also find them in some Eastern European folklore like Greece or the Balkans, as they were part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire at some point of their history.

Finally some sweet vocals in a song, so many of these pretenders on SSF that can barely sing making singing look like a joke but Myrath can actually wail.

I have seen them live once, great band. Really like them

as a Myrath lover i have to clear things up : so the story told in the start of the video was a remaider of the 1st part of the story that takes place in thier song 'believer ' and it sounds kinda wierd cuz of the names and the adjective used in it wchich are tunisian so maybe u should watch the 1st part to get the whole tale kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edR2p72L1Z3KXZc.html

I just found these guys a little bit ago and I really like a lot of there stuff. I have a fondness for folk metal which while not the focus of this band, is a strong element in their sound.

The start of the song sounded like elmos world Im tired

This was pretty damn good man. I enjoyed it i think lyrics aren't the best but this band has a real power metal sound and i really like it.

I follow Myrath since they appeared in Rock Band 3 with Madness (So like 8 years ago now ^^), meet them 2 times after show and talk with the guitarist (He's so fucking nice btw) and listen recently to the last album and it's really a solid band, but they are going one step further with this one and i really hope they can have more attention in the mainstream audience, because they can fit in pretty well. Also, very nice and respond to the fan on their different social media, really nice from them too ^^ Also, like you've said, the sound of the bass is a little under everything, but it's really seems to be like this on the complete album, really strange feeling (Gonna try to ask next time i saw them if it's done on purpose ^^)

just yesterday I heard about this band and checked them out.... interesting stuff

Love Myrath , the "prog metal" label was applicable for their first album titled Hope (my favorite). Change came with the new singer. I love when he sings in arabic on Tales of the Sand album! I don't understand shit but I like it anyway! XD

Wow, I haven't heard of Adagio in a LONG time.

Dude myrath is oriental metal plus a few touches of prog. They sure started out as a prog band but their latest albums lean more towards the Arabic side with violins and other percussions. Also if you notice, even the drums have been tuned to give an oriental feel. And one more thing, when you haven't seen the video for their song "Believer" you don't expect this video to make any sense for you. So don't jump to conclusions. It's not easy to fuse Arabic tunes with metal and these guys are doing it wonderfully.

Great reaction to a great band. Plus they are actually really nice people. One of those underrated bands for me. I always feel sunshine in their music and it makes me want to eat some kebab 😂😂😂

I do not care how the music genre is called if I like the song. (metal, (prog, power, thrash, heavy, black, gothic..) rock, pop, latino, irish, jazz, blues, electro (psy, drum & bass..), rap, reggae, punk..)

You should hear "Dessert Call" from this band

I think Myrath is a great band, they have a lot of variations over their albums (heavy, soft, fast, calm, etc.), and their style is quite unique (i.e. they are easy to recognize). Personally I like their first album "Tales of the Sands". Each song is very different compared to each other and most of them varies with different styles and changes in their beats, making each one of them unique and recognizable. As for "real prog", some of their songs can absolutely be described as progressive, but not all. I agree that they have more in common with symphonic metal, but prog is also fitting to their style along with their north-African, Tunisian flavor to it.

to help the confusion: this video is the second in a series where they travel back in time to kick some ass and save the singers nephew.

The drums at the beginning is called Darbuka دربوكة or Goblet drum .

Can you please make a podcast so I can listen to it at work 😂

May have to check them out

the intro drum line is done with oriental tamtam called ''Darbouka''

Great band, great video.

Love this song, and the solo is one of my favs tbh lol. Myrath is cool

Hello with Bulgaria 🤘! I like Myrath. Pentagram-turkish band, Dark in a sunlight, very interesting too, see it. Have a nice day!

This is the sequel to Believer, the video story flows from that. Check out tracks like Merciless Times and Endure the Silence

Saw them on Sabaton open air 2022, was really impressive, easily the best act outside of Sabaton on Saturday

Waiting for more Myrath reaction !

The first album "Hope" is prog for sure... "desert call" and "tales of the sands" are good albums too and deserve a listen

I like the MV cause feel like I’m going on adventure

i've been waiting for ages for you to react to this band. their new songs are good and all. but you should listen to their older songs especially the whole Desert Call album.

Also you should check out Zahers (vocalist) singing on Star Academy. He can do so many things.

it's just simple For example the Scandinavian metal bands and Celtic metal bands use his local musical instruments so myrath band does the same And I think the oriental metal was born now with this band "Believer" and "no holding back"and " shehili" this songs of myrath band its very very interestings , you must react this songs

Myrath is similar to Kamelot both bands are clasified as progressive by some people cause their early Albums, Myrath has really good prog sound you can check "My Inner war" or "All my fears " if you want to taste. they were really good, they still really good but the sound became more comercial.. at least the still using Middle Eastern influence and is great.

Listen to there older stuff it’s much more proggy.

8:41 the part that sounded weird to you and that you said you would have played on a different octave actually has a super “tunisian” vibe. that’s the point of their whole music, it’s not 100% on a western musical scale. And it’s actually cool that he played that tune on electric guitar, we don’t usually hear that (He’s pretty much playing the same middle eastern intro tune but on the guitar)

They started as a progressive oriental band(check out the very old albums), but since Legacy album, they shifted to another direction. Now their music is still oriental but a little bit more commercial/mainstream than before.

I always wanted you to react to Eths (my favorite band). I'll settle for you seeing the 2008 session drummer of Eths, Morgan, in his new band Myrath.

I just found this band and I love them then I saw this video

They are talented and cool... And also humble, what is really rare these days

The drummer of that band also plays in Kadinja!

Check some of the older stuff, especially Tales of the Sands album. The new one def. sounds like a more mainstream mash with their original sound.

Dun uh dun uh Dun uh dun uh Elmo's World!

Is that shirt merch from the band Pentagram or Venom?

I want to know how Mike feels about Okilly Dokilly. They dropped a new album last month (they have a music video for Reneducation) and I love it but I want to know what Mike has to say about a metal band centered around Ned Flanders from The Simpsons XD

chapter 1 is myrath - believer

I was a big fan of their earlier work, but not so much of their last album. I'm hoping that their new one is gonna be great too!

They are straight up arabic Kamelot

I believe you're referring to the Goblet drum, which is called "Darbooka" in Tunisia 😁 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_drum

those drums are called "Darbouka"

Can u do some Coheed content? I'd be so happy.. whether it's a breakdown or it's a listen for the first time there's tons of great songs I think u would appreciate.. the gutter.. the dark scentencer... There's a few just amazing songs from that unheavenly creatures album.. and then In keeping secrets of the silent Earth; 3 (iksotse:3)

I want that Christmas shirt.

Myrath is a tunisian band, shehili is a word used to describe hot dry wind.

This tune is cool ❤

hello from tunisia

They sound like a mix od symphony x and blind guardian like i get wheel of time song vibes from it

dude this band is dope!

7:05 They were more 'prog metal' on their first two albums, Hope (which has their keyboardist as lead singer...he sounds a bit like Russell Allen) and Desert Call...maybe their heaviest most prog metal of the albums (and my favorite).

Listen to their song "wide shut" it's amazing and real prog.

I got a fever, and the only prescription is more prog

It's a prog band. But they include sounds from their country. When I'm not feeling bad I listen to them and instantly get a smile.

you can watch Myrath's beyond the stars song.