Photo by Ami Bornstein

Israeli guitarist, producer, composer, arranger YOSSI SASSI and his YOSSI SASSI BAND are set to release their third album “Roots and Roads” on May 25th. Its genre can be described as Oriental Prog Metal, combining Yossi’s various musical roots – east and west, acoustic and electric, oriental and metal.

The band has now unveiled the first single from the upcoming album “Roots and Roads”, entitled “The Religion of Music”, featuring Zaher Zorgatti (Myrath) on vocals.

Video Line-up:
Zaher Zorgatti – Vocals
Yossi Sassi – Vocals, Guitars (Electric, Acoustic, 7-Strings), Bouzoukitara
Or Lubianiker – Electric Bass
Shay Ifrah – Drums
Roei Fridman – Percussion
Yoav Efron – Keyboards
Ariel Qassis – Kanun
Itzhak Ventura – Ney
Assaf Perelmuter – Diddley bow

Stream “The Religion of Music” here:

The final sound of the album is the reflection of an intricate combination of rock, classical and worldwide oriental instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Bozuouki, Oud, Saz, Charango, Chumbush, Ney, Kanun and much more. Alongside well-renowned local (Israeli) guest musicians, the album includes vocals by Zaher Zorgatti (Myrath) and guitar tunes by Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns’n’Roses).

The album was recorded in the Jaffa Sound Arts studio in the ancient city port of Jaffa, Israel, during April 2016.

Watch below The making of “Roots and Roads” | Behind the scenes video:

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“The Religion of Music” Lyrics:

We are all traveling trees
Roaming the lands of nature
Doing our best to live simple lives
To grow our roots and prosper
But when you cut the trees you don’t like
There’ll be no place for you too

There’s a flame burning all
It won’t stop till all trees fall
There’s no us and them, no right and no wrong
You’re a tree just like me
So don’t cut me down…

History just keeps repeating,
There’s nothing new under the sun
Pain is pain, sorrow is sorrow,
No matter where your tree comes from.
When it burns, it burns the same
Can’t you see it’s the same old flame?
It keeps repeating, it’s never ending
It just changes its name.

But when you cut the trees you don’t like
There’ll be no place for you too…