Steven Wilson recently played keyboards and mixed the fourth album by Israeli progressive metal band ORPHANED LAND. For those who have never heard the band, they are perhaps best described as what Opeth might sound like if they had come from the Middle East instead of Scandanavia. The music has a similar scope and degree of layered sophistication. But the sound of Orphaned Land is very much inspired by their roots, sung in English, Hebrew and Arabic, and featuring many traditional middle eastern instruments. The album 'The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR' is an ambitious and impressive 75 minute conceptual piece combining heavy music and breathtaking beauty.
Source: Newsletter Orphaned Land
