Legacy ID is a Latvian metal band from Riga, Latvia. Formed in late 2012, the group consists of guitarist Artis Apinis, vocalist Andis Jekabsons, drummer Ivars Logins and bassist Andrey Nikitin.
Genre; Legacy ID is considered a progressive metal/rock band. Influenced by a wide variety of genres, Legacy ID takes the best of everything to create their distinctive sound and progressive arrangements.
Influences vary from death metal, heavy metal, djent, trash metal to progressive rock/metal, nu metal, hard rock, funk, alternative.
Lyrical themes; Co-written by Andis and Ivars. The earlier songs expressed more interior subjects like the inner struggle, overcoming disbelief in oneself, waking from utopian dreams to a harsh and unforgiving reality of life.
Some of the latest songs express more general issues, like one's role in a society, playing by it's rules, remaining undaunted and unbroken by the pressures of mainstream culture and the ruling economic systems.
A brief history; The core duo - Artis and Ivars - have been playing together for more than a decade. Meanwhile, in search of comrades, several band members have changed. The current front man Andis joined the band in the end of 2012 and bassist Andrey in the end of 2013.
In first year of existence, the band did 9 gigs and a festival appearance, several studio recordings, getting a grip on the local rock/metal scene, making friends with the clubs they played at and the bands they played with, making an impression with their every performance.