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Arallu (Israel): “Six” & “Desert Battles 2018”

12/8/2018

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​Arallu from Israel, leading extreme metal band in the Middle East scene, we have already talked about many times before. Arallu are known for their blending of folk music elements on a death / black metal base. The latest album Six brings this synthesis to a higher level of maturity and depth: carefully studied textures and accurate arrangements create atmospheres that evoke the Orient without renouncing the fury and the rage of extreme metal. Arallu's music is indeed fundamentally pessimistic, unfriendly.
 
After Six, the Israeli band has also re-released Desert Battles, an album from 2009, cruder and devoid of of the refinements of Six. To conclude, Arallu are a decidedly original and very personal band for their style and I recommend them to those who want to hear something different.
 
Notes:
Six was released on September 22 2017 through Transcending Obscurity Records. Arallu is he name of the underworld in Mesopotamian mythology.

Personnel:
Butchered: Bass, Vocals
Pixel: Guitars, Vocals
Assaf Kassimov: Drums, Percussion
​Omri Yagen: Guitars
Eylon Bart: Strings, Percussion

Text by Herjann
herjann@unholyblackmetal.com 
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