Origin: Israel  
Genres: Death Metal
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Last update/review: July 7, 2013

Orphaned Land

One of a few Israeli metal bands, Orphaned Land play slow-to-mid-paced death metal, with the occasional nod to their homeland in the form of some interesting Middle Eastern-sounding melodies, giving them a bit more diversity than many in their field. After two albums in the mid-nineties, the band was not heard from for some time, but their long awaited third album, Mabool, has finally been released, to stellar reviews thus far.

Current Members

Kobi Farhi

vocals

Chen Balbus

guitars

Idan Amsalem

guitars

Uri Zelha

bass

Eden Rabin

keyboards

Matan Shmuely

drums (ex-Subterranean Masquerade)

Former Members/Guests

Shlomit Levi (guest)

vocals

Yossi Sa'aron

lead guitar

Matti Svatizky

rhythm guitar

Itzik Levy

keyboards

Sami Bachar

drums

Avi Diamond

drums

Yatziv Caspi (guest)

drums



Discography



Sahara  
1994 Holy
  1. The Sahara's Storm
  2. Blessed Be Thy Hate
  3. Ornaments of Gold
  4. Alidor Al Mukadisa
  5. Seasons Unite
  6. The Beloved's Cry
  7. My Requiem
  8. Orphaned Land, The Storm Still Rages Inside
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
  • Itzik Levy
  • Sami Bachar



El Norra Alila  
1996 Holy
  1. Find Yourself, Discover God
  2. Like Fire to Water
  3. The Truth Within
  4. The Path Ahead/A Neverending Way
  5. Takasim
  6. Thee by The Father I Pray
  7. Flawless Belief
  8. Joy
  9. Whisper My Name When You Dream
  10. Shir Hama'alot
  11. El Meod Na'ala
  12. On Temptation Born
  13. The Evil Urge
  14. Shir Hashirim
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
  • Itzik Levy
  • Sami Bachar



The Beloved's Cry  
2000
  1. Seasons Unite
  2. Above You All
  3. Pits Of Despair
  4. The Beloved's Cry
  5. My Requiem
  6. Orphaned Land - The Storm Still Rages Inside
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
  • Itzik Levy
  • Sami Bachar



Mabool  
2004 Century Media
  1. Birth Of The Three (The Unification)
  2. Ocean Land (The Revelation)
  3. The Kiss Of Babylon (The Sins)
  4. A'salk
  5. Halo Dies (The Wrath Of God)
  6. A Call To Awake (The Quest)
  7. Building The Ark
  8. Norra El Norra (Entering The Ark)
  9. The Calm Before The Flood
  10. Mabool (The Flood)
  11. The Storm Still Rages
  12. Rainbow (The Resurrection)
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
  • Eden Rabin
  • Avi Diamond
2004 Readers' Album #18




Ararat  EP
2005 Profound Lore
  1. The Calm Before The Flood (Ararat remix)
  2. Mabool (The Flood)
  3. The Kiss Of Babylon (Demo Version)
  4. Mercy (Paradise Lost cover)
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
  • Eden Rabin
  • Avi Diamond



The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR  
2010 Century Media
  1. Sapari
  2. From Broken Vessels
  3. Bereft In The Abyss
  4. The Path Part 1 – Treading Through Darkness
  5. The Path Part 2 – The Pilgrimage To Or Shalem
  6. Olat Ha'tamid
  7. The Warrior
  8. His Leaf Shall Not Wither
  9. Disciples Of The Sacred Oath II
  10. New Jerusalem
  11. Vayehi Or
  12. M I ?
  13. Barakah
  14. Codeword: uprising
  15. In Thy Never Ending Way (Epilogue)
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
2010 Readers' Album #20




The Road To OR-Shalem  VIDEO
2011 Century Media



All Is One  
2013 Century Media
  1. All Is One
  2. The Simple Man
  3. Brother
  4. Let the Truce Be Known
  5. Through Fire and Water
  6. Fail
  7. Freedom
  8. Shama'im
  9. Ya Benaye
  10. Our Own Messiah
  11. Children
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Chen Balbus
  • Idan Amsalem
  • Uri Zelha
  • Matan Shmuely
2013 Readers' Album #45




Sukkot In Berlin  LIVE EP
2016 independent
  1. All Is One (live acoustic)
  2. Let the Truce Be Known (live acoustic)
  3. Shama'im (Demo)
  4. Let the Truce Be Known (Demo)
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Chen Balbus
  • Idan Amsalem
  • Uri Zelha
  • Matan Shmuely



Unsung Prophets And Dead Messiahs  
2018 Century Media
  1. The Cave
  2. We Do Not Resist
  3. In Propaganda
  4. All Knowing Eye
  5. Yedidi
  6. Chains Fall To Gravity
  7. Like Orpheus
  8. Poets Of Prophetic Messianism
  9. Left Behind
  10. My Brother's Keeper
  11. Take My Hand
  12. Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War
  13. The Manifest - Epilogue
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Chen Balbus
  • Idan Amsalem
  • Uri Zelha
  • Matan Shmuely



The Forbidden Tracks  EP
2019
  1. Disciples of the Sacred Oath Vol. 1
  2. Disciples of the Sacred Oath Vol. 2
  3. Thee by the Father I Pray
  4. Seasons Unite



We Do Not Resist  EP
2021
  1. We Do Not Resist
  2. My Brother's Keeper
  3. Baraka
  4. Codeword: Uprising



The Calm Before The Flood (The First Ever Acoustic Concert  LIVE EP
2022 Century Media
  1. The Evil Urge
  2. A Never Ending Way
  3. Mercy (Paradise Lost cover)
  4. The Beloved's Cry
  5. The Orphaned's Medley
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Shlomit Levi
  • Yossi Sa'aron
  • Matti Svatizky
  • Uri Zelha
  • Eden Rabin
  • Yatziv Caspi



A Heaven You May Create  LIVE
2023 Century Media
  1. Mabool (The Flood)
  2. The Storm Still Rages Inside
  3. Like Orpheus
  4. Sapari
  5. The Cave
  6. In Propaganda
  7. All Knowing Eye
  8. Brother
  9. Birth of the Three (The Unification)
  10. Ocean Land (The Revelation)
  11. All Is One
  12. In Thy Never Ending Way (Epilogue)
  13. Norra El Norra (Entering the Ark)
  • Kobi Farhi
  • Chen Balbus
  • Idan Amsalem
  • Uri Zelha
  • Matan Shmuely




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