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Arallu
OriginMa'ale Adumim
GenresBlack metal, thrash metal, oriental metal, death metal, war metal
Years active1999–present
LabelsHammerheart Records, Satanath Records, Essential Purification Records, Transcendering Obscurity Records, Raven Music, Legion of Death Records, The End Records, Epidemic
MembersMoti "Butchered" Daniel
Richard Zwaigoft
Ofek Noy
Eylon Bart
Past membersAvi Caspi
Yossi Darmon
Alex Schuster
Ben Fisher
Sergei "Metalheart" Nemichenitser
Yonathan Dushnitzki
Yaniv Zada
Gal "Pixel" Cohen
Assaf Kassimov
Omri Yagen

Arallu is an Israeli extreme metal band. As a member of the Jerusalem extreme metal scene, Arallu has "thrived off the seeming contradiction of its location within a 'holy' city."[1]

History

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Arallu was created as the solo project of Moti Daniel, a bassist who has performed live with Melechesh.[2] The debut album The War on the Wailing Wall was released in 2001 and featured "a drum machine programmed to ludicrous speed".[3] In 2002, Arallu released their "iconoclastic"[citation needed] second album, Satanic War in Jerusalem.[1] Nir Nakav of Salem played drums, including the traditional goblet drum while, Daniel performed all other instruments and vocals.[citation needed] The album featured a cover of Slayer's "Evil Has No Boundaries". Daniel expanded the band's line-up after the release of this album, and a DVD Visual Chaos Invasion was released the following year.[2]

In September 2003, Daniel's brother was kidnapped and held for ransom by guerrillas from the Colombian organisation Ejército de Liberación Nacional. Daniel successfully negotiated his brother's release.[2]

The release of Arallu's 2005 third album, The Demon From The Ancient World, featured guest performers from Israeli acts, including Zeev Tananboim of Salem.[4] Daniel guested on Salem's Strings Attached album.[5]

In September 2007, Arallu opened for Mayhem in Tel Aviv.[6] Their fourth album, Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands, was released in 2009. Footage from the performance was scheduled for release in 2010 as the band's second DVD, The Ultimate War.[6]

In January 2008, Arallu was interviewed for the movie Global Metal by Sam Dunn.

On August 28, 2009, the band opened for Behemoth at the Barby club in Tel Aviv, along with Arafel.[7]

In September 2011, the band went on their first European tour, playing five dates between September 9–13, 2011, in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.[8]

In October 2012, the band went on their second European tour, playing five dates between October 19–28 in Austria, Switzerland and Hungary .

Between October 22–25, the band recorded the single "Desert Genii Storm" in Sourmash Studio in Switzerland. It was produced by Dave Snow. In May 2013, the band opened for Enslaved at riding Tel Aviv. In October 2013, the band went on their third European tour, playing eight Dates between October 18– November 3 in Austria, Hungary, Switzerland and Germany.

Style

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Arallu performs black metal with oriental influences and touches of thrash metal. Critic Roberto Marinelli describes their style as "reminiscent of early Venom, Sodom, and Voivod: thrashy, monochromatic, underproduced and full of ideas that far outstrip their abilities".[9] Daniel has remarked in an interview that Arallu's style has to be oriental, thrashy and barbaric "all at once".[10]

Band members

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  • Moti "Butchered" Daniel - lead vocals, bass (1997–present) drum programming (1997-2001), guitars (1997-2003)
  • Eylon Bart - saz, darbuka, backing vocals (2016–present)
  • Richard Zwaigoft - drums (2019–present)
  • Ofek Noy - guitar (2019–present)

Former members

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  • Yonatan Dushnitzki - drums, percussion (2003–2014)
  • Sergei "Metalheart" Nemichenitser - guitars (2010–2013)
  • Yossi Darmon - guitars (2004–2010)
  • Avi Caspi - guitars (1999–2007)
  • Alex Schuster - guitars (2003–2004)
  • Ben Fisher - drums, percussion (2001–2003)
  • Yaniv Zada - "soul beating" doom percussion instruments, wind instruments (2006–2010)
  • Gal "Pixel" Cohen - guitars, backing vocals (2007–2021)
  • Omri Yagen - guitars (2014–2019)
  • Assaf Kassimov - drums, percussion (2014–2019)

Timeline

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Discography

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Studio albums

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EPs

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  • At War against God (2001)
  • Magen Jerusalem 7" (2009)
  • Arallu/Werewolf 7" (2023)

DVDs

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  • Visual Chaos Invasion (2003)
  • The Ultimate War (2010)
  • Middle Eastern Battlefield (2016)

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Kahn Harris 2007, p. 115
  2. 1 2 3 Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Arallu". Rockdetector. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  3. ↑ Martinelli, Roberto. "Satanic War in Jerusalem review". Maelstrom.nu. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  4. ↑ "ARALLU: Hard At Work On New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 2005-03-14. Retrieved 2008-07-27.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "SALEM's 'Strings Attached' Tops Israeli Metal Chart". Blabbermouth.net. 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-27.[permanent dead link]
  6. 1 2 "ARALLU: New Album Title Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Poster".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Arallu tours, tickets, shows". Last.fm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Martinelli, Roberto. "he Demon from the Ancient World review". Maelstrom.nu. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  10. ↑ Puhl, Carl. "Interview with Butchered and Yonatan of Arallu". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  11. ↑ "ARALLU - Satanic War In Jerusalem". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 16 October 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Arallu - Satanic War In Jerusalem". Metal.de (review) (in German). 22 November 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Debes, Katrin (24 October 2002). "ARALLU - Satanic War In Jerusalem". Powermetal.de [de] (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Endres, Markus (29 June 2006). "Arallu - The Demon From The Ancient World". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Stehle, Rüdiger (9 July 2006). "ARALLU - The Demon From The Ancient World". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Album Review: ARALLU Desert Battles 2018". Metal Injection. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Møller (6 October 2017). "Arallu - Six". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Macher, Nils (9 April 2018). "Auch ohne Exotik nur Mittelmaß". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Album Review: ARALLU Six". Metal Injection. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Völkel, Hans (4 November 2022). "Arallu - Death Covenant". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Ringdal, Ove (2022). "ARALLU 'Death Covenant'". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 270. p. 30. Score: 4 out of 6
  22. ↑ Juutilainen, Joni \ (4 January 2023). "Möngertää keskinkertaisuuden mättäällä – arviossa Arallu". Inferno [fi] (review) (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 August 2026.

References

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  • Kahn-Harris, Keith (2007). Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge. Oxford: Berg Publishers. ISBN 978-1-84520-399-3.
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