Ararat (EP)

Ararat is a 10" EP by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land. It was released on September 16, 2005 through Profound Lore Records and distributed by The End Records. The EP is limited to only 500 copies and contains re-recorded demo versions from Mabool such as; "Building the Ark", "The Kiss of Babylon" and a remix of "The Calm Before the Flood" with new lyrics by Yotam "Defiler" Avni. Also on the EP is a cover song of "Mercy" by the metal band Paradise Lost. The EP is named after the mountain Mount Ararat, seen on its cover and also several locations in or around the Middle East have its name (see: Ararat).

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 External links

[edit] Track listing

"The Calm Before the Flood" (Ararat remix) − 5:33 (includes new lyrics)
"Building the Ark" (Demo version) − 5:03
"The Kiss of Babylon" (Demo Version) − 6:41
"Mercy" (Paradise Lost Cover) − 5:19

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

Kobi Farhi − Vocals, Backing Vocals, Death growls, Chants, Spoken reading
Yossi Sassi − Guitar, Clean Guitars, Acoustic Guitars and Classic Guitars, Saz, Buzuki, Oud
Matti Svatitzki − Guitar, Clean Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Solos
Uri Zelcha − Bass, Fretless Bass
Eden Rabin − Synthesizers, Piano

[edit] Session members and guest musicians

Avi Diamond − Drums
Avi Agababa − Percussions
Shalomit Levi − Female Vocals

[edit] Production and other

Remixed by Erez Caspi and Kobi Farhi
Demo versions recorded at Matti Svatizki's home by Orphaned Land.
Production management and arrangements by Kobi Farhi with the help of all Orphaned Land members.
Ararat lyrics ("The Calm Before the Flood") by Yotam "Defiler" Avni