Legacy by Ihlo
Five years in the making, 'Legacy' marks a major step forward for Ihlo, capturing their growth from rising newcomers to a confident force in the UK modern prog scene.
Written collaboratively by Andy Robison, Phil Monro & Clark McMenemy, the album blends remote writing with focused studio sessions. The result is a dynamic follow-up to 2019's 'Union' - an acclaimed debut that topped Bandcamp's Progressive Metal chart & won Ihlo praise across the prog world.
Recorded in part at The Arch Studios in Southport - a stunning space housed within a 140-year-old restored church - 'Legacy' benefits from the studio's breathtaking acoustics, which lend the drums an organic immediacy. The album presents ten new tracks that drift between shimmering ambience & tightly wound rhythmic propulsion. Where 'Union' hinted at Ihlo's influences, 'Legacy' speaks in their own voice: ambitious without excess, richly melodic yet never predictable.
Lyrically, the album casts a wary eye on the near-future - one in which technological advancement feels increasingly hollow, its progress governed by profit rather than purpose.
Tracklist
| 1. | Wraith | 7:31 |
| 2. | Replica | 5:13 |
| 3. | Source | 5:04 |
| 4. | Empire | 7:15 |
| 5. | Storm | 2:26 |
| 6. | Mute | 8:27 |
| 7. | Cenotaph | 8:03 |
| 8. | Haar | 5:49 |
| 9. | Legacy | 8:45 |
| 10. | Signals | 10:01 |
Videos
Credits
Clark McMenemy - Drums
Phil Monro - Electric Guitars, Bass, Synths, Orchestration
Andy Robison - Vocals & Synths
Liam McLaughlin - Acoustic Guitars
Connor Mackie - Guitar Solo | Wraith
Romain Jeuniaux - Vocals | Source/Empire/Storm/Legacy + Guitar Solo | Legacy
All tracks composed, arranged and produced by Phil Monro & Andy Robison
Drums engineered by Tom Dring at The Arch Recording Studio
Vocals recorded & produced by André Six
Additional production work on Tracks 4 & 7 by Shelby Logan Warne
Artwork by Mattias Norén www.progart.com
Mixed by Phil Monro
Mastered by Simon Grove
Funded & supported in part by our patrons listed below at Patreon.com/ihlo
Christian Dávila Amador, Dan Lorenzo, Paul Felgate, Pete Diwell, Dave Roberts, Maria Gheață, RJ A, David Milburn, Fredrik Lars Nilsson, John Stack, Andrew Riley, Palme, Angel_on_the_sideline, Misunderstood, Clark's wife, Sophie Seeley, Lernie, Kendall Holt, Louis Gordon, Ethan "Gibby" Gibbs, Yam Amir, Anna, Trey Harksen, Max Brayson, Symmetry, Luke Mitchell, Zoranaism, Yockanookany, Dave Pidgeon, David Roberts, Lorna Monro, Stuart Monro, Lucifer Stryker Dawson, Jason Perrin, Adam, Uptown Kate, Andres G. Delannoy, Dara N, Ivan Lujo, CosmicSnow, Jas Of Bas, Gil, Nick D, Romain Jeuniaux, Alexandre Masseron, Joshua-Paul Gledhill, Mike Muncher, Juha Alanmpa, Menno Schouten
