Orphaned Land: Mabool - The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven(2004)

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Year: 2004
Origin: Israel (Givat Ada)
Genre: Experimental/Progressive/Post Metal
Quality: (FLAC,cue,Log,Cover,3% Recovery record)
Size: 495 Mb

Hailing from Israel, ORPHANED LAND borrow heavily from Middle Eastern music to spice up their extreme progressive metal sound. Founded in 1991 under the original name RESURRECTION, ORPHANED LAND drew attention to their unorthodox sound with 1992's "The Beloved's Cry" demo (issued on cd in 2000) and then made two well regarded albums with France's Holy Records, 1994's "Sahara" and 1996's "El Norra Alila". During this period the line-up consisted of Kobi Farhi (vocals), Yossi Saharon (lead guitar), Matti Svatitzki (rhythm guitar), Uri Zelcha (bass) and Itzik Levy (drums), but internal dissention drove them apart. ORPHANED LAND'S sound is simliar to bands like OPETH, The GATHERING, GREEN CARNATION and BORKNAGAR with heavy Middle Eastern influences and instrumentation thrown into the mix.

A long silence ensued, but in 2001 ORPHANED LAND decided to reunite for a series of concerts and a one-off acoustic set. The enthusiastic response to these showed that their original albums had gradually seduced a large number of fans throughout the Arab world, and proved reason enough for a more permanent reunion to take place. So after obtaining new members Eden Rabin (keyboards) and Avi Diamond (drums), ORPHANED LAND struck a new deal with Century Media and released their long-awaited third album, "Mabool"(The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven), in 2004.

Highly recommended for fans of progressive metal, this band is like a breath of fresh air, with an original and very unique sound.


Track List:

1. Birth Of The Three (The Unification) (6:57)
2. Ocean Land (The Revelation) (4:43)
3. The Kiss Of Babylon (The Sins) (7:23)
4. A'salk (2:05)
5. Halo Dies (The Wrath Of God) (7:29)
6. A Call To Awake (The Quest) (6:10)
7. Building The Ark (5:02)
8. Nora El Nora (Entering The Ark) (4:24)
9. The Calm Before The Flood (4:25)
10. Mabool (The Flood) (6:59)
11. The Storm Still Rages Inside (9:20)
12. Rainbow (The Resurrection) (3:01)

Total Time: 67:58

Line-up Musicians:

- Kobi Farhi / vocals
- Yossi Sassi / guitars
- Uri Zelcha / bass
- Matti Svatitzki / rhythm guitars
- Eden Rabin / synthesizers, keyboard

Guest musicians:

- Avi Diamond / drums
- Avi Agababa / percussion
- Shlomit Levi / female vocals
- Oren Koren / violin
- Noam Wiesenberg / cello
- Oriental Choir / vocals
- Moran Ensemble / vocals

Замечательный альбом. Действительно, рекомендуется. И не только фанам прог-метал, но и всем прогг-фанам.

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