Their debut album Death of a Hero was released in December 2008 through Festival Mushroom Records in Australia and independently worldwide.
The album's quality has been compared to that of earlier releases in history due to its completely analog recording and mastering process.
[4] The composition of "Lunar Isolation" would be done by a film composer and will contain various guest artists and the projects first voice cast and narrator.
A promotional video featuring a sample of the album was released in August 2015 stating that the record will 'define a new chapter in Cursed Legacy' switching the band's signature sound of melancholy folk rock.
[11][12] The artist and label revealed in March that all previous releases would be deleted and removed from sale[13] Cursed Legacy's musical style ranges from folk, doom metal and ambient.
The debut release Death of a Hero was singer/songwriter focused as opposed to The Encounter which contained metalcore growls and heavy instrumentation.