Orphaned Land

One of the world's most unique, trailblazing heavy metal bands, Israel's Orphaned Land borrow heavily from Middle Eastern music styles to spice up their otherwise extreme metal sound. Orphaned Land explore various musical styles and existing ideas/concepts worldwide, combining philosophies and religious concepts in a diverse, multi-textured, and dynamic music based on metal and various combinations of folk musics and ancient instruments -- saz, kanun, oud, bouzouki, etc. -- 20 different percussion instruments, six languages, and a widely varied vocal approach that bridges vari...