Ancestral Legacy is a Norwegian gothic metal-band, started in 1995 as Permafrost.

At first the music was inspired by extreme metal bands such as Dissection, Unanimated, Darkthrone and Ulver.

The album Nightmare Diaries was released in winter 2010 by the British company Femme Metal Records.

A double compilation CD released by the American label Siren Ette summer 2008 with Ancestral Legacy's song "Chosen Destiny" from the upcoming album.

In September 2014, the band released their third studio album entitled Terminal, with Mexican singer Isadora Cortina.