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Interview with Orphaned Land


they’re a mix of death metal and eastern

they’re a mix of death metal and eastern folk influences originating from Israel

folk influences originating from Israel

folk influences originating from Israel hi I’m Ricky to tea with watchmojo.com

hi I’m Ricky to tea with watchmojo.com

hi I’m Ricky to tea with watchmojo.com and today we’re going to be chatting

and today we’re going to be chatting

and today we’re going to be chatting with the band or Finland how did you

with the band or Finland how did you

with the band or Finland how did you guys get together to form or Finland

guys get together to form or Finland

guys get together to form or Finland basically we started out in the early

basically we started out in the early

basically we started out in the early 90s we were kids in high school and

90s we were kids in high school and

90s we were kids in high school and we’ve been together for 19 years now

started up playing death metal with

started up playing death metal with various influences and various metal

various influences and various metal

various influences and various metal styles very early on we realized that we

styles very early on we realized that we

styles very early on we realized that we want to express the region we come from

want to express the region we come from

want to express the region we come from with a Middle Eastern tunes and oriental

with a Middle Eastern tunes and oriental

with a Middle Eastern tunes and oriental melodies that you bring from our homes

melodies that you bring from our homes

melodies that you bring from our homes and that’s what we do this

what made you guys decide to mix death

what made you guys decide to mix death metal with eastern folk music week

metal with eastern folk music week

metal with eastern folk music week homage from different cities but the

homage from different cities but the

homage from different cities but the background is similar we come from

background is similar we come from

background is similar we come from coexistence Israel is a country that

coexistence Israel is a country that

coexistence Israel is a country that melts different opinions and beliefs and

melts different opinions and beliefs and

melts different opinions and beliefs and religions in one place and thus you get

religions in one place and thus you get

religions in one place and thus you get a mixture of many cultures and colors in

a mixture of many cultures and colors in

a mixture of many cultures and colors in one place so the same we bring into our

one place so the same we bring into our

one place so the same we bring into our music

as a band you see ourselves as uniting

as a band you see ourselves as uniting cultures through your music we see them

cultures through your music we see them

cultures through your music we see them believe that music is a universal

believe that music is a universal

believe that music is a universal language and it is a unifying power

language and it is a unifying power

language and it is a unifying power through the vessel of music we can

through the vessel of music we can

through the vessel of music we can bridge between different people and

bridge between different people and

bridge between different people and different opinions

your new music video Safari literally

your new music video Safari literally translates to tell me in Hebrew what

translates to tell me in Hebrew what

translates to tell me in Hebrew what message are you trying to convey through

message are you trying to convey through

message are you trying to convey through that the entire song itself is really

that the entire song itself is really

that the entire song itself is really the modern arrangement to a traditional

the modern arrangement to a traditional

the modern arrangement to a traditional Yemenite poem from 400 years back

we just layered it with the different

we just layered it with the different instruments and a progressive modern

instruments and a progressive modern

instruments and a progressive modern arrangement of our own and that’s

arrangement of our own and that’s

arrangement of our own and that’s basically orphan land we mix the past

basically orphan land we mix the past

basically orphan land we mix the past with the present and future

through this entire experience we can

through this entire experience we can you give to people and what have you

you give to people and what have you

you give to people and what have you learned through it every day I learn a

learned through it every day I learn a

learned through it every day I learn a lot of things from many people that I

lot of things from many people that I

lot of things from many people that I see on my way deliberately and on

see on my way deliberately and on

see on my way deliberately and on deliberately so just stay open and stay

deliberately so just stay open and stay

deliberately so just stay open and stay alert and tentative to ideas other

alert and tentative to ideas other

alert and tentative to ideas other people’s beliefs and comments tips come

people’s beliefs and comments tips come

people’s beliefs and comments tips come everyday on your way you just have to be

everyday on your way you just have to be

everyday on your way you just have to be attentive to them

at the end of the day I guess you really

at the end of the day I guess you really wanna sound unique try to find what

wanna sound unique try to find what

wanna sound unique try to find what makes you sound like nothing else

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