Israeli metal once again reigns supreme

August 21, 2008 - 8:21 AM by Harry · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Music, Pop Culture

The Fading Israel has a tremendous amount of Israel exports but among the most successful is Israeli metal. Israeli bands have actually created a sub genre of metal called “oriental metal.” The most notable is Orphaned Land, a doom metal act whose lyrics consist of biblical allusions and are sang over a sonic bed of undeniable metal amalgamated with Middle Eastern sounds using traditional folk instruments. Other bands such as groove metal bandBetzefer have also received critical accolades abroad and are garnering fans throughout the world.

Recently Israeli-band, The Fading won the first place in Germany’s Wacken Open Air music festival, the world’s most popular metal festival, after beating 15 other bands from all over the world.

Reports Ynet:

“I don’t know how to describe it,” lead vocalist Ilia Badrov told Ynet. “Our excitement is huge, we’re still unable to digest it.” The second place went to the band representing Poland, followed by Greece. The Fading won a record and performance deal with international company ICS, and received musical instruments from the competition’s sponsors and invitations to take part in future metal music festivals in Europe. The battle was held Friday, and the Israeli representative was declared the winner in a press conference held Saturday evening. Upon the announcement, the band was surrounded by dozens of reporters from rock and metal magazines worldwide.

The Israeli metal scene will be getting even more attention soon when the the follow up to “A Headbanger’s Journey” a documentary is released later this year. The movie chronicled the history of metal and the second movie, Global Metal, focuses on how metal flourishes throughout the world – including Israel.

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