Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm WORDS BY DANIEL KÄLLMALM live as quite difficult. Religious people in Israel don’t know what who doesn’t agree with their the band and then eventually afraid of Islamic groups because PICTURES BY ARALLU conflicts dominate their world good life is; we are all busy with religious views. Arallu tries to brought it to life. of my music. PUBLISHED ON: 2017-12-03 and inspire the lyrics and music worrying about personal and be the mirror of the human race, - I remember the bus exploding The debut album was released of Arallu. But Butchered doesn’t national security. hypocrisy of the governments next to me around the streets back in 1999 and it has been five Hallowed does every once in a think they are a political band. - Our lyrics are straight in your all around the world including of Jerusalem when I was on my more albums since then with while speak with some bands that - Arallu is a radical band in the face, against religions and what Israel, and the unwillingness and way to school. We saw the hatred demons and battles through peak their interest and this time music and the lyric. We do not they represent and of course the fear to fight against the extreme through the TV news. I was 16 the years. Like when they were we have spoken with Israeli band hate anyone or anybody because people behind them. Our lyrics religion leaders. years old and the extreme black screaming about the Islamic Arallu and their main man who of his skin colour or his religion. talks about all those things; from Arallu play and live black metal metal concept around Europe terror on the album ”Satanic calls himself Butchered. They Our lyrics are clear! We rise the wars of the ancient times as since the 1990s and the situation comes to my life mixed with War in Jerusalem”, something are from Jerusalem in Israel and against what is offensive and kings tried to rule Jerusalem with terror and things around bloodshed around Jerusalem, I Butchered describes as a self- Butchered describes the situation hurting us. Hurting us as human to the wars of today as ISIS are Jerusalem at the time was the saw so much death and blood fulfilling prophecy if you look at in the Middle East where they beings, and as individuals. The trying to destroy and kill anyone spark that ignited the idea of over my life so I’m really not the situation today. Hallowed PDF-article Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm Inspirations & style local Middle Eastern music along explains Butchered, and it is a are not good, when you play he describes the scene as a rather The latest album by Arallu is In Mesopotamian mythology with classic well-known names of time consuming exercise to make risky music you know that can small one and that the fan base called ”Six” and it happens to be Arallu is the underworld kingdom the extreme metal genre. it work. You can’t just incorporate happen. We are not going with doesn’t appear to be much larger. the sixth album by the band. Like ruled by the goddess Ereshkigal - Slayer is my favourite band, instruments like Saz Drabukka or the mainstream of black metal - We have Salem our pioneers its predecessors it discusses the and the god Nergal where the and I’m really influenced by Sitar into the tracks without a lot music, and that’s ok with us. of death metal bands from the situation in the Middle East as dead are judged. A fitting name Mayhem, Absu, Marduk, King of work and thinking. Such own thinking is usually 80’s. We have Orphaned Land well as deals with more personal for a band keeping to the darker Diamond, old Deicide and many - It takes hours to add these exciting, as is bands from more that play all around the world things for the band and its side of the metal kingdom, and others from the other side. My instruments in the right way and uncommon locations. The holy and it’s really great to see, but members. It is also a showcase of according to Butchered the father was listening to Middle right place, but we will do it and city of Jerusalem isn’t exactly the our metal scene is really small, Middle Eastern instruments and band’s music can be described in Eastern music since I was a child. works hard for that to bring a new most common place for metal, not too many people comes to the influences comparable to bands one sentence. But incorporating the Middle sound to the global metal scene. we at Hallowed know only about shows and not really many good like Al-Namrood or Melechesh. - Middle eastern black/thrash Eastern sounds and instruments Not everyone understands what very few bands and musicians bands unfortunately. - On each album we used metal from the pits. with the international extreme we’re playing. Like you can see from Israel and Butchered different Middle Eastern The inspirations are from the metal style isn’t the easiest thing some reviews are good and some confirms that we have it right as Six Instruments except the Drabukka Hallowed PDF-article 3 4 Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm that we have on every album Jerusalem killed by terrorist and you have three children all Usually people who like extreme the previous albums. But in the in the song Only One Truth. because it’s a basic instrument attack and left behind him a you’re thinking about is how to black metal don’t like the Middle earlier albums there were more Arallu concept is mirroring the of Arallu’s music. I believe in the huge world of people who loved keep them safe in this horrible Eastern parts and vice versa, themes about ancient wars and human race, hypocrisy of the next album we will be looking him, but actually this song was world. when we wrote this album we such things, about battles where governments all around the for other instruments. We don’t talking about the last days of my - When I’m writing my music knew its risky and we know it kings tried to rule Jerusalem world including Israel and the want our listeners to feel like grandfather who really suffered and my lyrics I’m not looking from the debut album from 1999, while ”Six” is more about the unwillingness and fear to fight every album of Arallu is the same. before he died a few months ago. for some victories. I mean I’m but Arallu always looks to bring wars of today. The struggles against the extreme religious So staying fresh is important? He was my role model and I really looking for something fresh, something different to the global against ISIS and that sort of thing leaders. - We’re trying our best to not admired him. The song Possessed something that no one touched metal scene and we’re doing it in that takes up the minds of the repeat ourselves, so every album by Sleep is about the murder of a before. Because our music is a small steps. community in the Middle Eastern More on Six and Arallu Live we’re using different Middle little girl named Hillel Yaffe Ariel mix with extreme black metal When Comparing ”Six” with region today. So what about the songs? The Eastern instruments. Even in who was killed in her bed by a music and Arabian/Middle earlier album Butchered describes - ISIS is trying to destroy and Hallowed reviewer didn’t find a the lyrics. The song Adonay is terrorist while she was sleeping. Eastern music it’s very hard to the atmosphere as similar and the kill anyone who doesn’t agree favourite song when reviewing talking about a simple man from When you live around Jerusalem understand it in the first listening. lyrics as straight in the face like with their religious views. Like the album and the same thing can Hallowed PDF-article 5 6 Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm be said for Butchered who didn’t great to see that all understand look upon as a big loss because special instrument bring a perfect anyone working with bookings Arallu are: pick a favourite either. exactly what we try to submit the according to their own testimony and interesting show. that can bring Arulla to your part Butchered - Vocals, Bass - The songs I didn’t like were listeners. It’s really perfect and they are a great live band, well No shows outside Israel may be of the world or those mentioned Gal Pixel - Guitar & Bg Vocals left out of the album. I really like give the spirit to move on for the worth watching. planned at the moment but if the festivals, give them the tip about Omri Yagen - Guitar & Bg Vocals Adonay and Only one Truth but I next album. - I think Arallu has the best line- band could dream wildly, what Arallu and perhaps they will Assaf Kasimov - Drums really think all songs inside this But until this next album arrive up, including Gal ”Pixel” and would be the greatest and coolest come to your place and play. Eylon Bart - Saz, Darbuka and album are great. they work hard promoting ”Six”, Omri Yagen on the guitars, Assaf venue to play at? Butchered promises that you will Backing Vocals So with all the great songs they are currently playing around Kassimov our great drummer - I like to think for the future not be disappointed as they are a through the album, so what is it Israel and have been looking to and Eylon Bart who plays the and to dream on, and I hope to great live band, which hopes to Links: that he likes best about the album play outside Israel as well but Darbukka and Saz for our new play someday in Brutal Assault play for us from a stage nearby.