Ancient Myth has gone through numerous line-up changes and, with guitarist Yuri's second departure in 2012, none of the original members remain.
[2] She subsequently went on to become the leader of the band and take charge of all visual aspects, designing the members' costumes, their album covers and their music videos.
[1][5] Guitarist Tomo and Lamentglace bassist Naoki also joined at the same time, and the band distributed the demos "Kegon" and "Kisayuragi" in October 2008 and March 2009, respectively.
[4] In September, Syacho left Ancient Myth and they released their first full-length album Astrolabe in Your Heart on October 10.
[9] After holding open auditions,[10] they recruited Valthus guitarist Izo in October 2013[11] and drummer PePe in December 2014.
[19] With songs inspired by myths and folklore, such as the Greek Nyx and the Japanese ōkami, it also features a cover of "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" and Hizaki as a guest on "Zenith".
[21] The mini-album Ambrosian Blood followed on December 15 and continues the style and themes, being named after the mythical food ambrosia.
[12] In July 2023, Ancient Myth performed a two-date Asian tour titled Midsummer's Night Wish with Exist Trace and Fate Gear that took them to Hong Kong and Taipei.
[20] Michal said that around the time of Antibes (2005), the members were influenced by Nightwish, which resulted in slower songs with a gothic metal feel.
[2] Michal's love of music began with the soundtracks to Japanese video games such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest and those scored by composers at Capcom and SNK.
[20] Knowing this, a CD shop employee recommended Ten and Fair Warning to her, an encounter Michal said "defined my musical life".
[2] She said she does not write happy songs: "When I'm sad, I prefer to listen to sad or painful songs and let off some steam, so my lyrics are about finding light in the darkness, or fighting against yourself..."[2] After chief songwriter Naoki left in 2016, Michal wanted to further develop her musical skills and so took violin lessons and singing lessons from a classical vocal coach.
[17] Hal also enabled the band to use real strings and brass to add a more grandiose feel, such as on ArcheoNyx (2021), instead of digital imitations.