The cover art for " Tales of the Sands," an album by Tunisian progressive metal band, Myrath.

Tales of The Sand

"Tales of the Sands," is the third album by Tunisian metal band, Myrath. The album blends Arabic themes and influences with the explosiveness of metal.

Formed in 2001 by guitarist Malek Ben Arbia, the France-based Myrath, is a progressive metal band from Tunisia. Originally named X-Tazy, Myrath started out playing covers of songs before finding their sound in progressive metal. The band rose to fame for its blend of metal with Arabic musical styles, becoming a major point in oriental metal.

Myrath is a progressive metal band from Tunisia, made up of Malek Ben Arbia, Morgan Berthet, Anis Jouini, and Zaher Zorgati.