Orphaned Land
Progressive metal · folk metal · oriental metal · progressive death metal · death metal
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Orphaned Land is an Israeli heavy metal band formed in 1991. They combine Mizrahi and Maghrebi Jewish, Arabic, Turkish, and other Middle Eastern and North African musical elements, with metal, as well as from Sephardic music, and other sounds from the Mediterranean Region. They have also included "metalized" versions of various piyyutim in all of their albums since El Norra Alila. The band are considered pioneers of oriental metal. Orphaned Land have gone through several lineup changes over the years, but have retained two founding members of the band, Kobi Farhi (vocals) and Uri Zelcha (bass). Other members are Matan Shmuely (drums), Chen Balbus (guitars/saz) who replaced co-founding member Matti Svatizky in 2011, and Idan Amsalem (guitars/bouzouki) who replaced co-founding member Yossi Sassi in early 2014. Their lyrics promote a message of peace and unity, particularly between the three main Abrahamic religions. The name "Orphaned Land" comes from the lyrics of a Yehuda Poliker song and reflects "a paradox" to the term "Holy Land". Four of their six albums are concept albums relating to the concept of light and darkness.
Top Tracks
- 1
The Cave
Unsung Prophets And Dead Messiahs
- 2
Sapari
The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR
- 3
Ocean Land (The Revelation)
Mabool - The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
- 4
Chains Fall to Gravity
Unsung Prophets And Dead Messiahs
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All Is One
All Is One
- 6
Like Orpheus
Unsung Prophets And Dead Messiahs
- 7
The Storm Still Rages Inside
Mabool - The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
- 8
The Kiss of Babylon (The Sins)
Mabool - The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
- 9
M I ?
The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR
- 10
Norra El Norra (Entering the Ark)
Mabool - The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
