Myrath - Wilderness Of Mirrors - review
Myrath - Wilderness Of Mirrors - review
Tracklist
01. The Funeral02. Until The End
03. Breathing Near The Roar
04. Les Enfants Du Soleil
05. Still The Dawn Will Come
06. The Clown
07. Soul Of My Soul
08. Edge Of The Night
09. Echoes Of The Fallen
10. Through The Seasons
A review by
musclassia May 10, 2026
Predecessor Karma had its release date delayed by half a year following a leak, but there’s been no repeat occurrences on that front (even if there has been criticism of suspected genAI slop artwork). Karma was an album that rewarded those that waited patiently with a slew of memorably anthemic prog-lite songs, cementing the direction that Myrath had been on since Legacy. Wilderness Of Mirrors doubles down on the songwriting accessibility, folk/symphonic instrumental arrangements, and pristine production standards of its predecessor.
For me, the leading strength of the band (particularly on more recent efforts) has been Zaher Zorgati, and once more his vocals shine across Wilderness Of Mirrors, bringing power and emotion to luscious chorus melodies. He is joined by a few backing and guest vocalists across the album, most notably Elize Ryd of Amaranthe during the storming “Until The End”; trading off lines in the verses, the pair coalesce very effectively when singing double-tracked melodies during the chorus. “Until The End” is one of my favourite songs on the album, bolstered by pleasant folkish hooks from the guitars and strings, and it backs up the promising opening to the album provided by the playful “The Funeral”, a song that delves deeper into the band’s folk heritage than many here.
There are further highlights scattered across the album. Children’s choirs can rightfully be divisive in metal, and I’m not hugely fond of them on “Les Enfants Du Soleil”, but once they’re moved to the background it turns into a portentous mid-tempo hit with particularly stirring delivery by Zorgati in the chorus. One of the other tracks that provides a deviation from the norm is “The Clown”, with synths, brass and vocals that take the band’s current approach in even more of an arena-friendly direction to good effect. Finally, album closer “Through The Seasons” introduces a compelling melody first on saz, and then across the full band including the vocals, and this motif acts as a solid foundation to a stirring climax with a bridge containing some of the album’s heaviest instrumentation.
Beyond these peaks, Wilderness Of Mirrors doesn’t undergo drastic drop-offs in quality, as all the songs here offer at least some passing enjoyment. However, compared with Karma, the song-to-song quality may perhaps be just a fraction lower. Probably the least compelling stretch of the record is that between the semi-balladic “Soul Of My Soul” and electronics/chug-heavy “Echoes Of The Fallen”.
That said, on the whole I find Wilderness Of Mirrors to be a reliably enjoyable record, one that underlines the merits of Myrath’s current direction, even if it’s not the best rendition of it.
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I prefer HOPE, TALES OF THE SANDS cuz these are the albums where the band uses Tunisian trad instruments together with the Guitars, Drums, Bassguitar and Keyborads.
---- Føroyar mítt land Tú alfagra land mítt Føroyar mín Móðir
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