Celtic Legacy

Guardian Of Eternity is Celtic Legacy’s third album and was recorded between June and November 2007.

The album is the follow up to Resurrection which was released in November 2003. This album received incredible reviews when it appeared, bringing Celtic Legacy to the attention of a new army of supporters. The album, despite it’s underground status, was quickly regarded as a classic. However, Despite the newfound acclaim, the line-up which recorded the album split less than 8 months after its release and the two remaining founder members had to rebuild from scratch.

The search for new musicians would take over 2 years and in the meantime the remaining members continued to write and demo new material despite the uncertainty surrounding the line-up.

In January 2007, the search for a stable line-up finally came to an end and the revitalised Legacy began the task of rehearsing both the established and newly composed material. Between January and June 2007 the new-look Celtic Legacy spent many evenings jamming and working up a new live set. It had been over 3 years since the band’s last live appearance so in between sessions working through new material they also worked on carving out a new live show.

Studio time was booked for the end of June and the task of following up Resurrection got underway. The resultant album, Guardian Of Eternity was spread out over a period of 5 months but with only 21 actual days used to record and mix.

As with both previous albums, Guardian Of Eternity was recorded entirely using the band’s own resources, several record labels having once again shown only faint interest in the group, leaving them no option but to once again go it alone. With only a small fund available initially band members had to provide recording funds themselves while at the same time enlisting once again the help of the Celtic Legacy fans themselves with a pre-ordering campaign which helped secure the time needed to complete the recording of the album. All avenues open to the band were explored in order to ensure the best possible resut and despite the financial restrisctions, Legacy were able to utilise the services of newly opened Silverline Studios in Wicklow. The tricky problem of pressing the album was overcome thanks to sponsorship by German Insurance Co. Basler.

2008 will prove to be an important year for Celtic Legacy. As we pass our milestone 10th anniversary, we are looking forward to giving the promotion of this album our best shot. With a line-up fully commited to the band’s future the coming months should prove to be both interesting and exciting. We’re looking forward to it.

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Guardian Of Eternity is Celtic Legacy’s third album and was recorded between June and November 2007.

The album is the follow up to Resurrection which was released in November 2003. This album received incredible reviews when it appeared, bringing Celtic Legacy to the attention of a new army of supporters. The album, despite it’s underground status, was quickly regarded as a classic. However, Despite the newfound acclaim, the line-up which recorded the album split less than 8 months after its... (read more)