Salem is an Israeli extreme metal band, pioneers of the oriental metal movement and of the Israeli heavy metal scene in general. Much of their lyrics and music deals with political issues concerning the Jewish people and Israel, most notably the concept albums Kaddish (1994) and Collective Demise (2002).
Kaddish is a 1994 album by Salem. The album was one of the first Israeli extreme metal albums to engage with recent Jewish history and the Holocaust.
Tracklist:
- Dying Embers 05:49
- Eyes to Match a Soul 05:32
- Kaddish 08:15
- Above the Ground 04:55
- Ha'ayara Bo'eret 05:31
- The Fading 04:32
- Desert Prayer 01:06
- The Edge of the Void 03:17
- Fear of the Future 04:05
- The One That No One Knows 05:00
Time: 48:02
Kaddish also featured a cover song in Hebrew called "Ha'ayara Bo'eret" ("the small town is burning"). The song was originally a poem written in Yiddish under the name "S'brent" ("it is burning") by Polish-Jewish poet Mordechai Gebirtig in 1938, in response to the 1936 pogrom of Jews in the town of Przytyk near Radom. It was since translated into Hebrew, long before the band performed it. National controversy led to the Israeli parliament discussing whether it was appropriate for a metal band to play such songs.
Kaddish is a Jewish prayer recited during the three daily synagogue services and those who are mourning the death of a relative.
Ha`ayara Bo`eret ("The Burgh is Burning") is a cover of an Israeli folk song (1928). It is a metaphor for the way the world ignored the pain of Jews during the holocaust.
Front cover is "The Jewish Cemetary" by Jacob Van Ruisdael (1655-1660).
Alternate cover.
Recording information:
Co-produced and co-mixed by Salem.
Recorded at Gal Kol Studios.
Mastered at "Gozali's Place".
Remastered by UE Nastasi @ Sterling Sound NEC, March 2011.
Art Direction and Design for 2011 edition: Nir Gutraiman.
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