The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR is the fourth full-length studio album by the Israelimetal band Orphaned Land. The album was released on January 25, 2010, after many delays. In Hebrew, the word "or" (אור) means "light," thus ORwarriOR can be translated as "light warrior" or "warrior of light", representing a conceptual hero of the battle of light versus darkness.[5] The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR is Orphaned Land's third concept album and is about the battle between the darkness, a place of questions, and the light, a place of answers. The band related the concept to lighting a match in a dark room; without the match one cannot see anything, but with it one can see more, including the answers to the questions one has about the room before having lit the match. In this regard, "the warrior of light," the answers to unknown questions, is one's inner light, and not some messianic figure, and that to awaken the ORwarriOR, one must use their inner light to enlighten their inner soul, and find the answers they seek. This is an analogy to the band's belief that "there isn't any difference between you and your enemy."[6] The album was mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree. It is the last album to feature guitarist Matti Svatizky who left the band in 2012.
By August 24, 2009 ORwarriOR's final mixes were almost ready. Several songs from the new material were performed live at Brutal Assault festival (June 8, 2009, Czech Republic). The album also includes a "follow-up" to a track previously released on "El Norra Alila: Deluxe edition" (2006) "Disciples of the Sacred Oath" - "Disciples of the Sacred Oath II."
The album contains 15 songs that add up to approximately 78 minutes. The album's artwork contains no digitally manipulated images; instead, it contains customized calligraphy in both Arabic and Hebrew. On ORwarriOR, Kobi Farhi sings in English, Hebrew and Arabic. The album was released along with a DVD.
On September 7, 2009 Orphaned Land's official website published a short teaser of the album's introductory piece.
The album was preceded by release of the "Sapari" single. "Sapari" is a medieval Yemenite Jewish song, attributed to Rabbi Saadia Ben Amram, and arranged in metal style by Orphaned Land. Orphaned Land's singer Shlomit Levi, who is Yemenite Jewish herself, frequently plays Sapari live, and Dror, a Middle Eastern singer promoting peace between Jews and Arabs, also released a version of this song.
After the release of "Sapari", a 2:40 cut of the song "Vayehi Or" was released through the band's Myspace page. Shortly after, the time listing was revealed. On January 5, 2010 the song "Disciples of the Sacred Oath II" became available for streaming through the band's Myspace page.[7]
There are numerous packages of the album. Along with the original and limited editions, the album is sold along with an Orphaned Land T-shirt or along with postcards, posters, magnets, 28-page Mediabook or a special "Disciples Package" that includes collectible items along with a brand new "Disciples t-shirt". They are found on the different websites that sell Orphaned Land merchandise, such as the official website, the official fanclub (Orphaned Disciples), etc.
During February 2010, the official music video of "Sapari" was released to the public. Within the first week of being released in the United States, this album sold 600 copies and reached 80th place on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[8] In early 2011, the album was rated the Metal Storm #1 progressive metal album for the year 2010.[9]
^Orphaned Land: New Album Track Listing Revealed 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine blabbermouth.net. 2009-11-18. Retrieved on 2009-11-19.
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Orphaned Land official forum
December 18, 2023
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The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR is the fourth full length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land The album was released on January 25 2010 after many delays In Hebrew the word or אור means light thus ORwarriOR can be translated as light warrior or warrior of light representing a conceptual hero of the battle of light versus darkness 5 The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR is Orphaned Land s third concept album and is about the battle between the darkness a place of questions and the light a place of answers The band related the concept to lighting a match in a dark room without the match one cannot see anything but with it one can see more including the answers to the questions one has about the room before having lit the match In this regard the warrior of light the answers to unknown questions is one s inner light and not some messianic figure and that to awaken the ORwarriOR one must use their inner light to enlighten their inner soul and find the answers they seek This is an analogy to the band s belief that there isn t any difference between you and your enemy 6 The album was mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree It is the last album to feature guitarist Matti Svatizky who left the band in 2012 The Never Ending Way of ORwarriORStudio album by Orphaned LandReleasedJanuary 25 2010 1 Recorded2007 2009GenreOriental metal progressive metalLength78 22LabelCentury MediaProducerSteven Wilson and Orphaned LandOrphaned Land chronologyMabool 2004 The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR 2010 All Is One 2013 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 2 Lords of Metal 97 100 3 Rock Sound 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 2 1 Part I Godfrey s Cordial An ORphan s Life 2 2 Part II Lips Acquire Stains The WarriOR Awakens 2 3 Part III Barakah Enlightening the Cimmerian 2 4 DVD bonus track 2 5 Tour Edition bonus tracks 3 Personnel 3 1 Band members 4 References 5 External linksBackground editBy August 24 2009 ORwarriOR s final mixes were almost ready Several songs from the new material were performed live at Brutal Assault festival June 8 2009 Czech Republic The album also includes a follow up to a track previously released on El Norra Alila Deluxe edition 2006 Disciples of the Sacred Oath Disciples of the Sacred Oath II The album contains 15 songs that add up to approximately 78 minutes The album s artwork contains no digitally manipulated images instead it contains customized calligraphy in both Arabic and Hebrew On ORwarriOR Kobi Farhi sings in English Hebrew and Arabic The album was released along with a DVD On September 7 2009 Orphaned Land s official website published a short teaser of the album s introductory piece The album was preceded by release of the Sapari single Sapari is a medieval Yemenite Jewish song attributed to Rabbi Saadia Ben Amram and arranged in metal style by Orphaned Land Orphaned Land s singer Shlomit Levi who is Yemenite Jewish herself frequently plays Sapari live and Dror a Middle Eastern singer promoting peace between Jews and Arabs also released a version of this song After the release of Sapari a 2 40 cut of the song Vayehi Or was released through the band s Myspace page Shortly after the time listing was revealed On January 5 2010 the song Disciples of the Sacred Oath II became available for streaming through the band s Myspace page 7 There are numerous packages of the album Along with the original and limited editions the album is sold along with an Orphaned Land T shirt or along with postcards posters magnets 28 page Mediabook or a special Disciples Package that includes collectible items along with a brand new Disciples t shirt They are found on the different websites that sell Orphaned Land merchandise such as the official website the official fanclub Orphaned Disciples etc During February 2010 the official music video of Sapari was released to the public Within the first week of being released in the United States this album sold 600 copies and reached 80th place on the Billboard Heatseekers chart 8 In early 2011 the album was rated the Metal Storm 1 progressive metal album for the year 2010 9 Track listing edit 10 Part I Godfrey s Cordial An ORphan s Life edit Sapari 4 04 From Broken Vessels 7 36 Bereft in the Abyss 2 45 The Path Part 1 Treading Through Darkness 7 27 The Path Part 2 The Pilgrimage to Or Shalem 7 45 Olat Ha tamid 2 38Part II Lips Acquire Stains The WarriOR Awakens edit The Warrior 7 11 His Leaf Shall Not Wither 2 31 Disciples of the Sacred Oath II 8 31 New Jerusalem 6 59 Vayehi Or 2 40 M i 3 27Part III Barakah Enlightening the Cimmerian edit Barakah 4 13 Codeword Uprising 5 25 In Thy Never Ending Way 5 09DVD bonus track edit Estarabim Erkin Koray Cover 5 13Tour Edition bonus tracks edit Estarabim Edit Erkin Koray Cover 4 40 Above You All 4 53 Pits of Despair 4 19 Sapari Instrumental 3 45 Brefet Instrumental 2 50Personnel editBand members edit Kobi Farhi vocals backing vocals death growls chants spoken reading Yossi Sassi lead guitar clean guitars acoustic guitars classic guitars saz bouzouki oud chumbush backing vocals Matti Svatitzki rhythm guitar clean guitars acoustic guitars Uri Zelcha bass fretless bassAdditional personnelErkin Koray lead vocals on Estarabim Avi Diamond drums percussion Steven Wilson keyboards production Shlomit Levi Yemenite female vocalsReferences edit Orphaned Land New Album Release Date Announced Archived 2009 11 16 at the Wayback Machine blabbermouth net 2009 11 12 Retrieved on 2009 11 12 Eduardo Rivadavia allmusic The Never Ending Way of Orwarrior gt Review Retrieved 2010 04 09 Orphaned Land The Never Ending Way Of ORWarriOR Review Lords Of Metal metal E zine issue 99 Lordsofmetal nl Retrieved 2012 03 03 Stuart Panko Kevin The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR review rocksound tv 2010 01 26 Retrieved on 2010 01 26 ORPHANED LAND The new concept Ultimate Metal Forum Guy Angry Metal 2010 02 09 Interview with Kobi Farhi of Orphaned Land Angry Metal Guy Retrieved 2023 03 13 Orphaned Land Another New Song Available For Streaming blabbermouth net 2010 01 05 Retrieved on 2010 01 07 Orphaned Land ORwarriOR First Week Sales Revealed Archived 2010 02 19 at the Wayback Machine blabbermouth net 2010 02 17 Retrieved on 2010 03 05 Metal Storm Awards 2010 Progressive Metal www metalstorm net Retrieved 2011 04 16 Orphaned Land New Album Track Listing Revealed Archived 2009 11 22 at the Wayback Machine blabbermouth net 2009 11 18 Retrieved on 2009 11 19 External links editOrphaned Land s Official Web Site Orphaned Disciples Official Orphaned Land fansite Orphaned Land official forum The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR updates summary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR amp oldid 1188812494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
