Israeli metallers ORPHANED LAND are set to release the third edition of the classic album “Mabool”. The gatefold album will be in several colours, including the transparent sun yellow vinyl shown below. It is a limited edition of 300 copies, available exclusively from the band’s web shop at this location.
This version includes a super long liner notes written by Kobi Farhi, who states: “Just imagine 8 big pages of vinyls booklet filled with crazy stories that happened to the band with this album, some are close to be unnatural and being told for the first time, together with photos. The item as well as other colors and other albums are all signed by the band and truly running out.”
The band’s third album was originally released in 2004. Check out the original official video for the track ‘Norra el Norra (Entering the Ark)’:
ORPHANED LAND is: Kobi Farhi – Vocals Chen Balbus – Guitars Idan Amsalem – Guitars Uri Zelcha – Bass Matan Shmuely – Drums
Tel Aviv’s doom-laden metallers TOMORROW’S RAIN have released their final single, “Into The Mouth Of Madness” featuring Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore, Arch Enemy) and Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land) from their highly anticipated debut album, “Hollow”, that’s out September 11th from AOP Records. In addition to collaborators Loomis and Farhi, the album boasts and incredible lineup of guests including members from Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Rotting Christ, Moonspell, Septicflesh, Draconian and more!
Vocalist Yishai Sweartz comments on the new single:
“It’s a personal song for a friend I lost and his name is Warrel Dane. Having Jeff Loomis playing in the song for Warrel is at least for me like a 7 min spiritual reunion of Nevermore, we lost here a top class artist, and more important: a golden heart person.
As a listener I first knew Sanctuary when “Into The Mirror Black” came out, than Nevermore’s debut was released in 95 and I was totally into it, years passed by and I booked them to play here, that’s how I knew Warrel, after the band split up I booked Warrel to play the “Dead Heart” songs in Tel Aviv with a local band, that’s when we really got closer, he spent few days here, we went to the studio doing some Black Sabbath stuff, we went to eat and drink a lot, went to see places in the Ancient part of the city etc etc, he was sober back than and he was sober when Nevermore played here few years earlier, we talked about the Tomorrow’s Rain album, back than still in writing process, we talked about his ideas to record a covers album of gothic rock songs and I offered him few ideas, we discussed him coming to Israel again for like 2 weeks to produce the album, about 2 years later I booked Sanctuary to play here, mainly to support him, when he came I realized in minutes that he is not “with us” anymore, he was not in a good shape, it was sad to see, I realized that he will not be able to produce the album, but more important: I was worried about him, I was so scared that something bad is about to happen, I felt it.
About a few months later I was in the car with my (now ex) girlfriend and suddenly I got an whatsap message from a common friend of us in the states saying “Warrel had passed away few hours ago”
I remember myself saying to (my ex) “stop the car”, I could not say a word.
“what happened?” she looked at me stopping the car, I was shivering…
“Warrel had passed away”
I could not say a word, I simply cried and than told her: “play “In Memory” please, I remember she put “In Memory” cd loud in the car’s stereo and the lyrics were my dirge..
“Do you remember, do you believe it’s all been said and done Or is it just beginning, ripping, freezing me Do you remember the time gone Or is too painful for you”
So “Into The Mouth Of Madness” was written for him, about him, about his last months, and about the friend i lost and the great artist and fantastic vocalist and lyricist we all lost, i miss him and I will miss him all my life.”
More from “Hollow”:“Misery Rain” Feat. Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow The Sun) and Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell) – https://youtu.be/nVv2CPQQhPk “Fear” Feat. Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) – https://youtu.be/kQ5MBRtFdko “In The Corner of a Dead End Street” Feat. Greg Mackintosh (Paradise Lost), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) & Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land) – https://youtu.be/waQSLPXAmOg
TOMORROW’s RAIN’s new album, “Hollow,” will be available on 3 different vinyl colors, limited to 99 copies each, and a wooden box set only available at the locations below.
Hollow Tracklisting: 1. Trees feat. Shlomi Bracha (Mashina) 2. Fear feat. Aaron Stainthrope (My Dying Bride) 3. A Year I Would Like To Forget 4. In The Corner Of A Dead End Street feat. Greg Mackintosh (Paradise Lost), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) & Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land) 5. Misery Rain feat. Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell) & Mikko Kotamaki (Swallow The Sun) 6. Into The Mouth Of Madness feat. Jeff Loomis (Nevermore/Arch Enemy) & Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land) 7. Hollow feat. Spiros Antoniou (Septicflesh) 8. The Weeping Song feat. Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land), Anders Jacobsson (Draconian) & Lisa Cuthbert (Live Female vocals of The Sisters Of Mercy) 9. Fear (Acoustic Version)
Israeli Rockers THE SECRET SAINTS – led by Los Angeles-based singer Tal Shachar and ORPHANED LAND‘s guitarist Chen Balbus – have released their new single for the song “Say Goodbye’, feat. ORPHANED LAND’s singer Kobi Farhi. ‘Say Goodbye’ is taken from their debut album, “Can You Keep A Secret?”.
Also watch ‘Love For A Night’
THE SECRET SAINTS were formed two years ago by Tal with Orphaned Land guitarist, Chen Balbus. The group also includes bassist, Dael Campbell, drummer Jonathan Alter, guitarist Omer Lempert and keyboardist Amir Sharon. Their first live performance was as support for legendary Guns N’ Roses in front of 60,000 fans in Tel Aviv in 2017
ENZO AND THE GLORY ENSEMBLE have unleashed a new Video for “Try To Put In Pit The Fear” feat. ORPHANED LAND‘s Kobi Farhi. The new Album “In The Name Of The World Spirit” will come out next week March 27th via Rockshots Records.
Watch “Try To Put In Pit The Fear” here:
Enzo and The Glory Ensemble’s stellar line-up includes Enzo Donnarumma, Marty Friedman, Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord), Gary Wehrkamp & Brian Ashland (Shadow Gallery), Nicholas Leptos (Warlord, Arrayan Path), Derek Corzine & Amulyn Braught Corzine (Whisper from Heaven) , David Brown (Metatrone), Alessandro Battini (Dark Horizon), Maria Londino and Francesco Romeggini (S91), Mr Jack, Claudia Coticelli and Clara People.
Lasting over one hour across 13 tracks, ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’ will be definitely a must-have for all those who are into progressive metal with ethnic influences. This final chapter of the trilogy is a bridge between the western and the eastern cultures, besides a huge step towards a top-notch production. The balance between the instrumental parts and the vocals are now improved, while the ethnic arrangements are driven by the magnificent Weza Meza Choir ensemble from Congo. Once again, thanks to the massive choir section, ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’ sets a new standard into the so-called “Gospel Metal” scene.
Artwork by Nello Dell’Omo / Art For Music, Mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio.
TRACKLIST:
01 Precariousness
02 Nothingness (It’s Everyone’s Fate)
03 The Bronze Age
04 Try To Put In Pit The Fear
05 To Every Chest
06 Just In My Heart The Blame
07 I’ll add more
08 My Pillory
09 Last Weep
10 Psalm 13 (Tell Me)
11 Echo
12 One Reason
13 The Silence Speaks For Us
Following up the previous albums ‘In the Name of the Father’ and ‘In The Name of The Son’, Enzo Donnarumma teamed up once again with Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) for the production of the new record entitled ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’. The album is set to be released on March 27 via Rockshots Records.
ENZO AND THE GLORY ENSEMBLE’s stellar line-up includes Enzo Donnarumma, Marty Friedman, Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord), Gary Wehrkamp & Brian Ashland (Shadow Gallery), Nicholas Leptos (Warlord, Arrayan Path), Derek Corzine & Amulyn Braught Corzine (Whisper from Heaven) , David Brown (Metatrone), Alessandro Battini (Dark Horizon), Maria Londino and Francesco Romeggini (S91), Mr Jack, Claudia Coticelli and Clara People.
In addition to this out-of-this-world line-up, bass player Philip Bynoe (from Steve Vai’s backing band) joined the Glory Ensemble for the new album.
Lasting over one hour across 13 tracks, ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’ will be definitely a must-have for all those who are into progressive metal with ethnic influences. This final chapter of the trilogy is a bridge between the western and the eastern cultures, besides a huge step towards a top-notch production. The balance between the instrumental parts and the vocals are now improved, while the ethnic arrangements are driven by the magnificent Weza Meza Choir ensemble from Congo. Once again, thanks to the massive choir section, ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’ sets a new standard into the so-called “Gospel Metal” scene.
You can Listen to the first single “Last Weep” at the following link:
SPOTIFY ➤ https://spoti.fi/3aD0XYu or via Youtube, below.
Artwork by Nello Dell’Omo / Art For Music, Mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio.
TRACKLIST:
01 Precariousness
02 Nothingness (It’s Everyone’s Fate)
03 The Bronze Age
04 Try To Put In Pit The Fear
05 To Every Chest
06 Just In My Heart The Blame
07 I’ll add more
08 My Pillory
09 Last Weep
10 Psalm 13 (Tell Me)
11 Echo
12 One Reason
13 The Silence Speaks For Us
Spanish prog project NORTH OF SOUTH will release their new EP “The Dogma and the Outsider” via WormHoleDeath, coming out in October. The first single of the upcoming EP, “Ember Remains”, is out now via Wormholedeath/The Orchard worldwide. “Ember Remains” features ORPHANED LAND‘s lead singer Kobi Farhi!
Watch “Ember Remains” Lyric Video here:
Chechu Nos Stated: “After the warm welcome given to their debut album from the media and audiences, Spanish Prog Metal band NORTH OF SOUTH come back with a second release, definitely ready to storm onto a new level of the worldwide metal scene. The ambition behind “The dogma and the outsider” EP (coming out in October) is revealed by the participation of some guest stars of international caliber.
As a categorical first demonstration, Israeli Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land) is featured in their new single, “Ember Remains”, a total “tour de force” that displays NORTH OF SOUTH’s wide collection of Hispanic, Melodic and Extreme Metal influences, combining them with the oriental flavour of Farhi’s incendiary performance.
This new song comes with the support of an elegant and colourful lyric video by British Andy Pilkington, with whom North of South already worked in their first album and who has made productions for renowned artists and bands like Saxon, Rotting Christ, Flotsam & Jetsam, Dee Snider and Gus G.”
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