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Petah Tikva (פתח תקווה), Israel (1991 – present)

Orphaned Land is a band from Petah Tikva (פתח תקווה), Israel, formed in 1991. They combine oriental elements and traditional Jewish folk music with slow /.

Orphaned Land is a / band at its core, but they are highly influenced by the music and tradition of the Oriental Jews (Mizraḥim), making their sound much more progressive than typical doom/death bands. Their album Sahara (1994) was the first to include a combination of and traditional oriental music. In their second album El Norra Alila (1996), Orphaned Land elaborated the combination of and oriental music, including the addition of song with traditional oriental Jewish piyyut and Arab melodies. This album conveyed a message of co-existence between Jews and Muslims. Their third album, Mabool (the Hebrew name for the Deluge, depicted in the Bible and Noah’s story), 2004, was worked for seven years and takes the combination of doom/death metal, oriental music and biblical issues to a new level. The album tells the story of the seventh son of God (who was divided into three, each one symbolizing one monotheistic religion) which try to warn humanity from a coming flood (deluge) as punishment for their sins. Musically, the album contains oriental instruments, two choruses, traditional Yemenite chants sung by Shlomit Levi and quotes of Biblical verses from the story of the Deluge, read by Kobi Farhi, Orphaned Land’s vocalist and one of its founders.
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  • Icon_Of_Chaos

    awesome band just respect this beautiful music <3

    yesterday morning

  • worldisblack91

    ortadoğu ve balkanların en iyi grubu

    Saturday morning

  • Faint_24

    Love the ideology =)

    last month

  • Schiiizo_Punk

    Folk Metal!! :D

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  • ZadionApocalaya

    Go Orphaned Land; tap into the hearts and minds of the future generations and bring about positive change. [2] Indeed!

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  • metalprincess6

    awesome band..they are a breath of fresh air....it is nice to see something positive for a change...Best of luck to this band

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  • g0rd0nb0mbay

    Can someone change the description, honestly..

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  • GodDamnTheSwan

    Support those dudes for representing Israel at the 2012 Eurovision! It is time to bring some REAL music to this contest! http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-want-Orphaned-Land-to-represent-Israel-at-the-2012-Eurovision/245772765496353?sk=wall&filter=2

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  • ferociousdanny

    Go Orphaned Land; tap into the hearts and minds of the future generations and bring about positive change.

    last month

  • prometheus66

    building the ark!!!!!!!!!!

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  • macbeth_goth

    i'm stuck between to audycja o życiu pomiędzy znaczeniami.o wędrówce w stronę zachodzącego słońca poprzez dźwięki progresywne, chropowato-gładkie, agresywno-łagodne (czasami nawet łagodno-agresywne!), kanciasto-zaokrąglone, szybko-powolne... Serdecznie zapraszam :)

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  • ZadionApocalaya

    "Some interesting parts, but as an atheist I find their lyrics quite imbecile." <--- The difference between monotheistic lyrics and pagan lyrics is?

    December 2011

  • AMEER157

    Has anyone tabbed M I? sofar?

    December 2011

  • Nart0s

    love them!

    December 2011

  • MLFlumic

    The best band ever s22

    December 2011

  • zhch1987

    the new live album is pretty good, but the cover art is......

    November 2011

  • smin1np

    Neue_regel_: that has nothing to do with atheism. I am an atheist and I find the Epica lyrics worse... Also I like the lyrics of Codeword: Uprising, with all their crypticality and bellicism. Hell, I like them *because* of their crypticality and bellicism.

    November 2011

  • carlosmachete

    terrorist metal,>>>>lol you mad ?

    November 2011

  • Milcom666

    One of the best metal bands in the world today.

    November 2011

  • Neue_regel_

    Some interesting parts, but as an atheist I find their lyrics quite imbecile.

    November 2011
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Three confirmed shows in Israel

4 Jan 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/orphanedmyspace

We'll be playing in our home country at the end of January with the first shows for the new year 2011 in Be'er Sheva, Tel-Aviv and Haifa.January 25, 2011 - Be'er Sheva @ BarockJanuary 26, 2011 - …

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