Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2010 Rating: 3.5/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…
Orphaned Land
Vagos Metal Fest Report by Keith Devereux
Vagos Metal Fest August 9th to 12th, 2018 Story and photos by Keith Devereux Editors note: My apologies to the Keith, the readers, the fans the bands, and organizers of Vagos for the long delay in presenting this photo-essay. Any delays were strictly of my own fault. It is…
Celtic Metal Vocalist LEAH Reveals Powerful New Track, “Edge of Your Sword”, Featuring Members of Delain, Orphaned Land and Blind Guardian
New Symphonic Fantasy Metal Album, The Quest, out October 5, 2018 Pre-Order Here Symphonic/Celtic vocalist LEAH – described affectionately by her fans as “the metal Enya” – recently announced the release of her upcoming full-length album, The Quest, out Friday, October 5. The album features a stronger Celtic and Fantasy…
ORPHANED LAND: ‘All Is One’ Documentary Online
German TV program “Rockpalast” has produced a one-hour documentary, “All Is One”, on Israeli progressive folk metallers ORPHANED LAND. The film, which contains performance footage of ORPHANED LAND and CARCASS (who have a guest appearance in the documentary), can be seen below.
Blind Guardian + Orphaned Land @ The Forum, London, April 12 2015
Blind Guardian + Orphaned Land @ The Forum 12th of April 2015 Review & videos by Oliver M. Photography by Nikki Ryan 5 years. That’s the time Blind Guardian British fans had to wait to see their idols on stage again since the 2010 Sacred Worlds and Songs Divine European tour.…
Interview with Chen Balbus, of Orphaned Land
7th November 2014 Interview by Victoria Fenbane Metal Rules UK Team member Victoria Fenbane, grabbed an interview with Chen Balbus, guitarist for Israeli oriental metal act Orphaned Land , before they took the stage at The Dome in Tufnell Park, London. They discussed the band’s musical influences from home, the inevitable…
Bloodstock Open Air 2014
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 @ Catton Hall Derbyshire 7th- 10th August 2014 Review by Ashlinn Nash Photography by Michelle Murphy Bloodstock has become something of a staple holiday for many metal heads, with its fine selection of musical delights, the drinking until dawn, great company, dressing up and of course…
ORPHANED LAND premieres new video for “Brother” online
Israel’s ORPHANED LAND has now teamed up with Metal.de to debut the atmospheric video for the band’s latest single, “Brother”. This track is taken from ORPHANED LAND’s upcoming 6th studio album, All Is One, which is due out June 24th in Europe and June 25th in North America via Century…
ORPHANED LAND reveals new album artwork and track-listing for ‘All Is One’
Israel’s very own ORPHANED LAND will release their long awaited new album, All Is One, on June 24th in Europe and June 25th in North America via Century Media Records. Today the band has revealed the incredible cover artwork for their 6th full-length, which was created by the French artist…
ORPHANED LAND announces new album set for a June release
Israel’s very own ORPHANED LAND is in the final stages of recording their long awaited 6th full length album. The name of the new album will be All Is One, and it will see the light of day on June 24th in Europe and June 25th in North America via…
ORPHANED LAND for Nobel Peace Prize!
ORPHANED LAND is one of the most respected and loved musicians over the entire globe, a band that dedicates their existence to the world language of metal music and cross-cultural understanding. While not overtly political, ORPHANED LAND is nevertheless proud of creating a reality of coexistence that has…
End Of The Light Records to Re-Release Orphaned Land’s “The Beloveds Cry – 20th Anniversary Edition”
20th Anniversay edition comes digitally remastered in digipack and includes bonus tracks. North America July 17, 2012: End Of The Light Records will be releasing the brand-new, 20th Anniversary edition of Orphaned Land’s very first recordings, “The Beloveds Cry”. Originally released in 1993, this limited digipak adds liner notes inside,…
Yossi Sassi of Orphaned Land to release debut solo album “Melting Clocks” via End Of The Light Records
Founding member of “Orphaned Land” the worldwide pioneers of middle-eastern metal, Yossi Sassi, continues to soar to new horizons with debut solo album. North America July 17, 2012: Lead guitarist and founding member of Orphaned Land, Yossi Sassi, will be releasing his debut solo album, “Melting Clocks” in the United…
Orphaned Land post new video from hellfest online
ORPHANED LAND have become one of the most talked about bands in heavy metal this year. Between being featured on The World, releasing a new album and becoming a unifier of Arabs and Jews in the middle east, ORPHANED LAND have proven that music can cross all boundaries and bring…
Orphaned Land guitarist to guest with Marty Friedman for Israel concert
ORPHANED LAND have made international headlines recently for their hard work to unite fans in Arabic countries through heavy metal, even giving away their most recent album, ‘The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR’, to fans in these countries (as well as the United States). Now, another exciting announcement has come…