Oriental/Mid-Eastern Sound in Metal Music
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Posted by mariano, 24.02.2011 - 06:23
Of course, the concept wasn't new for me, I had already enjoyed songs with these characteristics long before playing that video game. -I bet you all remember "Wherever I May Roam" from Metallica- but until that moment I've never listened to a band that featured those elements as a signature or at least as a frequent resource.
It only took me a couple of minutes googling until I found Orphaned Land. I think that for the next 6 months their album "Mabool" was the only music I played in my old mp3 player, hopping that their next release wouldn't take long to come out. Unfortunately I waited for 6 more years...
Meanwhile, I kept looking for more bands exposing mid-eastern elements but only found a few. One that I really like a lot is Ra, although it's not being featured in this website -probably because they've been tagged mainly as Alternative Metal which I think it's not popular here. Anyway, I leave you the link below just in case you are interested in listening what they do:
http://listen.grooveshark.com/playlist/Ra+Mid+Eastern+Sound/44038004?utm_campaign=grooveshark-app&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share&utm_content=call-to-action
I'd really appreciate your comments on
1) what bands you like from this "genre", and
2) how did you come to like this kind of music.
| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
I think my first experience with this style was with Behemoth and Nile many years ago. Those solos and licks that somehow reminded me of Egypt really got me  I absolutely love the solo in the song "Cast Down The Heretic" by Nile, gives me the goosebumps everytime.Later I checked out Orphaned Land and I fell in love with those guys too. Also Melechesh last year And that is pretty much all I've checked from the style... Oh, and the death metal cover of Shakira by Kartikeya. Amazing.
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| Wraith000 Posts: 128  |
Listen to Myrath's Album The tales of the sand I'm looking for metal music with middle eastern sounds too
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| Wraith000 Posts: 128 |
Written by Unhealer on 12.02.2012 at 23:26 the cover song and the band wicked awesome thanks for the post man \m/
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| squidrick420 Posts: 187  |
Isreal has some REALLY good bands!!! too many to list on here. I was about to suggest Orphaned Land, but then i noticed you already found them. Idk what your into, but Salem is a really good Isreali black metal band, and armilos is a good death metal band. Good places to start your search for middle-eastern metal.
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| CyberSymphony Ollie Posts: 673  |
I have a list of around 40 albums of Oriental/Asian metal, http://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=2903.
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| ToMegaTherion Posts: 718  |
Edenbridge dabbled with Sitars and Mandolins for a few albums there. This made a few of their more well know tracks really. I rather enjoy the eastern feel of Shine in particular.
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| toxx Supreme being Posts: 390  |
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020  |
Dislocation http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dislocation/3540324677# even band is from Latvia, main man is lezgin, nation who live sin N Azerbajan and S Dagestan and speeks lezgian (well seems now he lives in Norge) band has like Melenches, Persian and suuch area influences Pretty good I say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2xtK4zKuM#t=29
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| Dr.Overkill26 Posts: 112  |
Melechesh if course, they're almost like the Nile of Israeli Black metal. Or Sumerian Black Metal.
---- Do you need what I need? Boundaries overthrown Look inside to each his own Do you trust what I trust? me myself and I Penetrate the smoke screen I see Through the selfish lie
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020 |
Written by Dr.Overkill26 on 01.06.2014 at 04:41 why you suggest this band that its been done million times here and all knows it?
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Dr.Overkill26 Posts: 112 |
Written by Bad English on 02.06.2014 at 14:10 Whoops My bad should've read that first page. U mad bro?;)
---- Do you need what I need? Boundaries overthrown Look inside to each his own Do you trust what I trust? me myself and I Penetrate the smoke screen I see Through the selfish lie
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020 |
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Dr.Overkill26 Posts: 112 |
Written by Bad English on 02.06.2014 at 22:28
---- Do you need what I need? Boundaries overthrown Look inside to each his own Do you trust what I trust? me myself and I Penetrate the smoke screen I see Through the selfish lie
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020 |
Written by Dr.Overkill26 on 02.06.2014 at 22:40
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Ganondox Posts: 1089  |
Does System of a Down and the occassional Disturbed song count? Nile is also cool.
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