Mabool

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Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven

Studio album by Orphaned Land

Released

February 23, 2004

Recorded

July - October, 2003, Zaza Studios, Bardo Studios, Israel

Genre

Atmospheric dark oriental metal

Length

67:58
The Calm Before the Flood
26:48

Professional reviews

Orphaned Land chronology

El Norra Alila
(1996)

Mabool
(2004)

Ararat
(2005)

Mabool LP album

LP album cover (2005)

Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven is the third full-length studio album by the Israeli oriental/dark metal band Orphaned Land, released on February 23, 2004 by Century Media Records. There are two different versions of the album; in a CD version and an LP with different cover art for each. The album is also available as a limited edition version with a bonus live acoustic CD entitled; The Calm Before the Flood. It was also released on vinyl by Profound Lore Records as a 2LP album in a clear wax case limited to only 500 copies. The album also features two videos that were made for "Ocean Land" and "Norra el Norra" their first videos and can be viewed here. Mabool is known as Orphaned Land's magnum opus. The album was made in a highly arranged fashion and took six years to be arranged, composed and produced and is therefore the main reason for the long wait between albums.

1 Synopsis
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 External links

Synopsis

The album tells the story of three sons (one for each Abrahamic religion) who try to warn humanity of a coming flood as punishment for their sins. Eventually they fail since the people refuse to listen to them and the flood comes to be.

Track listing

"Birth of the Three (The Unification)" – 6:57
"Ocean Land (The Revelation)" – 4:43
"The Kiss of Babylon (The Sins)" – 7:23
"A'salk" – 2:05
"Halo Dies (The Wrath of God)" – 7:29
"A Call to Awake (The Quest)" – 6:10
"Building the Ark" – 5:02
"Norra el Norra (Entering the Ark)" – 4:24
"The Calm Before the Flood" – 4:25
"Mabool (The Flood)" – 6:59
"The Storm Still Rages Inside" – 9:20
"Rainbow (The Resurrection)" (Instrumental) – 3:01

The Calm Before the Flood track listing:

"The Evil Urge" − 3:28
"A Never Ending Way" − 3:14
"Mercy" (Paradise Lost cover) − 3:46
"The Beloved's Cry" − 6:42
"The Orphaned's Medley" − 9:33

Personnel

Band members

Kobi Farhi − Vocals, Backing Vocals, Death Growls, Chants, Spoken reading
Yossi Saharon (Sasi) − Lead Guitar, Clean Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Classic Guitars, Saz, Buzuki, Oud
Matti Svatitzki − Rhythm Guitar, Clean Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Solos
Uri Zelcha − Bass, Fretless Bass
Eden Rabin − Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano

Session members and guest musicians

Avi Diamond − Drums
Avi Agababa − Percussion
Shlomit Levi − Yemenite Female Vocals

Oriental Choir

David Sassi
Avi Ratzon
Yariv Malka
Kobi Farhi
Yossi Sassi
Eden Rabin
Erez Caspi

Moran Ensemble

Tali Ketzef
Neta Gev
Neta Kirschenbaum
Michal Front
Yael Front
Naama Aharony
Reut Venforero
Noa Kalush
Liad Dahari
Rachel Reuven
Yair Goren
Yair Polishuk
Eden Rabin
Kobi Farhi
Yossi Sassi

Production and other

All music composed between the years 1997 - 2003 by Yossi Sassi, Matti Svatizki, Eden Rabin, Kobi Farhi, Kobi Farhi and Uri Zalcha (except song 8 - Traditional).
Additional composition on songs 1, 5, 6, 10 by Sami Bachar.
Production management and arrangements by Kobi Farhi with the help of all Orphaned Land members.
Recording Engineer: Erez Caspi
Additional Recording Engineer: Simon Vinestock, Daniel Ya'ari
Assistant Engineer: Marselo David Kovalsky, Rafi Nahmias
"Moazin" (end of song 2) were sung and recorded secretly in "Taj Mahal", India by Kobi Farhi.
Intro and Thunders were recorded by Kobi Farhi in India and Israel.

Concept and lyrics

Kobi Farhi and Alon Miaskinov
Additional lyrics by Eden Rabin
All Hebrew and Latin texts (songs 5, 7, 11) taken from the book of Genesis (Flood Story).
Hebrew and Yemen texts (songs 3, 4) taken from Rabbi Shalom Shabazi's (1619 - 1720) poems and from "Halel" praising song (song 8).