Myrath and Roses Of Thieves Deliver an Unforgettable Night at Club Revolver (San Dona Di Piave, 2026)
Myrath (support: Roses of Thieves)
Tuesday, 22 April 2026
San Dona Di Piave / Revolver club / Italy
It’s been a long, long time since any band so completely knocked this old grumbling nag off its feet — a nag worn weary and disheartened by the current menu of musical ‘novelties’, yet still prowling gigs across our region. We’re talking about Tunisia’s very own Myrath! A band with serious road miles behind them, a solid body of work, an incredible run of tours, and glowing praise from progressive metal fans and music critics who make no secret of their genuine enthusiasm for everything they are and do. And only discovering them more than 20 years into their existence? Inexcusable.
Myrath? More precisely: ميراث mīrāth, or simply ‘legacy’ / ‘heritage’. Seven albums in the bag — the latest being the current “Wilderness Of Mirrors”, which dropped at the end of March this year. It follows the evolutionary path set by its predecessors (“Legacy”, “Shehili” and “Karma”), and in them Myrath seek — true to their internalized progressive metal character — a highly refined balance between Oriental and neo-classical musicality and rhythm. As such, the band’s latest album ranks among their most mature achievements.
RockLine actually caught Myrath the day before our return visit to see the band in the Italian town of San Dona Di Piave — at Orto Bar in Ljubljana, where our steadfast Igorac stepped up in his combined journalist/photographer role. That’s where this RockLine concert review comes from. The Ljubljana date clashed with Florida death metal legends Monstrosity’s show in Zagreb (RockLine concert review), a band the author of this piece has been chasing at concerts in vain for years. The devil gave him no peace again! And on top of all that, Club Revolver is a ‘laughable’ 169 km from Pivka. It would’ve been a sin to miss it. A pointer to what we’re dealing with? If you’re into bands like Angra, Symphony X, Threshold, Seventh Wonder, Vanden Plas, Evergrey and/or power metallers with ‘just the right amount of complexity’ like Pagan’s Mind, Vision Divine, Stratovarius, Pyramaze, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire… you’ll definitely find a big, very satisfying slice of the musical pie with Myrath. And with the added fact that Myrath are truly their own musical story. Unique. The collision of arabesques and the classical melodicism of the old European continent rarely works as well as it does with Myrath.
Let’s skip all that introductory excitement and sail on into Club Revolver! As always, Italians are renowned for their incredible hospitality. This time was no different. People relaxed, smiling, just the right amount of curious and incredibly friendly. Especially if you know a few words of their language, they’ll literally eat out of your hand. On concert road trips like these, where positive vibes follow you at every step (with the glaring exception of the brutally battered road connections bearing devilish marks — read: the marks of DARS), you quickly realize you can fully let go and just enjoy. This time was no different.
The evening was opened by Roses Of Thieves — the Hungarian sextet we caught last December when they were warming up the crowd at Cvetličarna ahead of Scottish power metal mischief-makers Alestorm (7 December 2025 – RockLine concert review). And in 40 minutes the band confirmed that, compared to that December experience, they’ve taken a real step up. In every respect. First and foremost in their performance, where they delivered a significantly greater sense of command and ease. That said, they also had considerably better conditions than at Cvetličarna — far more room on stage, plus flawless sound and lighting. Roses Of Thieves this time around truly left a very, very strong and convincing mark.
The outfit, driven by some kind of fusion engine of power metal riffs, folk melodies from Eastern European traditional music, and provocative EDM elements, blasted through eleven songs — with the crowd reaching particular ecstasy during their cover of busty ’80s pop queen Sabrina’s Boys (Summertime Love), which had the entire club jumping! A smart pick! Eyes were mostly fixed on the tough little vocalist Ivett Dudas, though violinist Tamás Bárdos and accordionist Dominik Hristov-Todorov were no slouches either. The band presented a substantial chunk of their second studio album “Demon Ascend”, released last autumn, and pulled three tracks from their debut “Gateway To Utopia” as well. The electronic dance samples make their appearance at certain points too, of course — the band is finding their niche and in a way justifying their musical identity, which strives to absorb some EDM DNA as well. A very convincing show, crowned by a performance that was no less coherent, tight, and well-drilled. Based on what they showed here, Roses Of Thieves can aim higher in the future.
The majority of the music enthusiasts who showed up that evening were there for Myrath. The venue filled up thoroughly before the show — just the right amount: enough that you could still move and breathe. Something like a good 300 excited heads. Myrath in their lineup: Malek Ben Arbia (guitar, band leader), Anis Jouini (bass guitar), Zaher Zorgati (lead vocals), Morgan Berthet (drums) and Kevin Codfert (keyboards), lived up to every expectation. The stage backdrop alone — drawn from the cover of the latest album, which the current tour is dedicated to — the playful wisps of fog that occasionally rolled across the stage, not to mention the stunning choice of spotlights combined with the performance itself, all spoke to something special. When a girl appeared on stage — the one actually responsible for selling the band’s official merch, who made appearances at specific points during the show, each time in a different outfit (traditional Arabic dress) and put the finishing touch on the whole theatrical spectacle with her dancing — there were no more questions. Watching the quintet’s top-tier performance, you could only conclude that with Myrath there are no half-measures: the band pursues nothing short of perfection in everything, and intends to deliver only the very best even in a live setting.
What’s striking is the sheer ease of it all. The looseness — almost a sense of laid-back comfort — that Myrath radiate. The incredibly likeable and personable vocalist Zaher Zorgati, in his traditional dress, maintained perfect contact with the crowd throughout the performance. Band leader Malek, who played most of the show with one foot on the monitor — Petrucci-style — was jaw-dropping in his technical flawlessness. It more than once brought to mind none other than the godlike Michael Romeo (Symphony X). For that sense of relaxed, contented ease — written all over his face — the quintet’s standout was undoubtedly the excellent bassist Anis Jouini. He proved to be an incredibly fluid yet supremely skilled juggler on his five-string bass. Keyboardist Kevin Codfert confirmed his subtlety especially with a few intros, while drummer Kevin Codfert, this time dressed as a Saracen with his face completely covered, mesmerized with masterful dynamism — the lushness of syncopated rhythms standing out, along with excursions into strictly Oriental rhythmic structures. Zaher Zorgati won the crowd over not only with his charisma but also with a vocal performance that captivated through its sheer delivery of emotion and passion. He made frequent use of Dio’s ‘malocchio’, which only confirmed he learned from the very greatest. Dio, Russell Allen, and in his upper register — believe it or not — Zaher frequently pulls toward Steve Perry (Journey). He is, in short, a wonderful singer.
The band launched decisively into the setlist with material from the new album “Wilderness Of Mirrors”, opening the show with The Funeral. They presented the latest album across eight slots — which is actually half the entire setlist. They didn’t reach further back in their history than “Tales Of The Sands”. In the fourth song, Until The End (also from the latest album), Roses Of Thieves vocalist Ivett Dudas joined Zaher for a duet. In the intro to Jasmin, a brief drum spot also went to Kevin Codfert. Before the obligatory encore, the somewhat underrepresented album “Legacy” was given its due — after Jasmin the band rounded things out with its third track, which also closed the show: the excellent Believer! The band’s repertoire functions with incredible power and compactness in a live setting. It contains outstanding musicality and irresistible transitions between arabesques and neo-classicism — rhythmically as well. And Myrath have built their own distinct musical world that pulls you in and casts a spell. It carries you somewhere far away — even beyond the real. They also lean on spiritual dimensions, which through the lyrics and dramatic theatricality (let’s just call it bombast) deepens the entire intensity of the live charge. And there’s the stage dancer too (who obviously had her effect on the band’s very strong merch sales after the show), plus flawless sound — and so this concert earned the tag of ‘enchanting magic’. Myrath invoke mysticism too. For just under two hours of exceptional, relentless intensity. This is the kind of concert that takes on a character of its own — one that passes by too fast. It always ends at the wrong moment. Myrath create a special musical universe from which you don’t return to everyday reality for quite some time.
A band that takes meticulous care to deliver the very best fully lived up to that with this performance. Anyone who missed them on this tour while searching for metal that balances infectious musicality, complex technical precision, and a deeply seductive atmosphere will have a hard time forgiving themselves. A band absolutely worth your full attention. And a band that currently finds itself at what is very likely the peak of their live and creative powers. Long may it last.
Authors: Edita Klemen & Aleš Podbrežnik
Photos: Aleš Podbrežnik
Roses Of Thieves – setlist:
1. Fend off the Dark
2. Be the Captain
3. Synonym for Blasphemy
4. White Wolf
5. Boys (Summertime Love) – (orig. Sabrina Salerno)
6. Blunderbuss
7. Keep the Night Inside
8. Can’t Look Back
9. Taste of Freedom
10. Hymn of Hell
11. Not Your Fate
Myrath – setlist:
1. The Funeral
2. Born to Survive
3. Dance
4. Until the End
5. Into the Light
6. The Clown
7. Through the Seasons
8. Tales of the Sands
9. Still the Dawn Will Come
10. Breathing Near the Roar
11. Endure the Silence
12. Beyond the Stars
13. No Holding Back
14. Soul of My Soul
—encore—
15. Les Enfants du soleil
16. Jasmin
17. Believer
