Mabool

Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
Studio album by Orphaned Land
Released February 23, 2004
Recorded July - October, 2003, Zaza Studios, Bardo Studios, Israel
Genre Progressive metal
Oriental metal
Death metal
Length 67:58
The Calm Before the Flood
26:48
Label Century Media
Producer Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land chronology
El Norra Alila
(1996)		 Mabool
(2004)		 Ararat
(2005)
Mabool LP album
LP album cover (2005)

Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven is the third full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land. It was released on February 23, 2004 through Century Media Records. There are two different versions of the album; in a CD version and an LP with different cover art for each. The album is also available as a limited edition version with a bonus live acoustic CD titled The Calm Before the Flood. It was also released on vinyl by Profound Lore Records as a 2-LP album in a clear wax case limited to only 500 copies. The album also features two videos that were made for "Ocean Land" and "Norra el Norra" their first videos.

The album was made in a highly arranged fashion and took six years to be arranged, composed and produced and is therefore the main reason for the long wait between albums.

Synopsis

The album tells the story of three sons (Angels) of the seventh (in the mythology the number seven refers to God). The seventh was divided into three, representing the divide of the Abrahamic religion into three main streams: Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Each angel was given a power and representation. The first angel is Judaism; he is represented by a Star of David and his power is magic. The second angel is Islam; he is represented by a half of moon and his power was his strength. The third angel is Christianity; he is represented by the cross and his power is his wisdom.

God had forbid the angels from reuniting because of fear of their strength. Ignoring the divine order, the angels united into one angel, who immediately got exiled from heaven to earth and was divided into three again, sentenced to fight each other until they can prove themselves and get back into heaven.

The angels then try to convince humanity to stop their sins and warn them of a coming flood as punishment if they do not. The album describes the journey of the three, their convincing, and in the end, their failure.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Metal Storm(9.03/10)[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

As of June 11, 2013, Mabool has a rating of 8.96 based on 543 votes on Metal Storm. This average ranks the album as the 2nd best record of 2004 and the 57th best album of all time on Metal Storm.

Track listing

  1. "Birth of the Three (The Unification)" – 6:57
  2. "Ocean Land (The Revelation)" – 4:43
  3. "The Kiss of Babylon (The Sins)" – 7:23
  4. "A'salk" – 2:05
  5. "Halo Dies (The Wrath of God)" – 7:29
  6. "A Call to Awake (The Quest)" – 6:10
  7. "Building the Ark" – 5:02
  8. "Norra el Norra (Entering the Ark)" – 4:24
  9. "The Calm Before the Flood" – 4:25
  10. "Mabool (The Flood)" – 6:59
  11. "The Storm Still Rages Inside" – 9:20
  12. "Rainbow (The Resurrection)" – 3:01

The Calm Before the Flood track listing:

  1. "The Evil Urge" − 3:28
  2. "A Never Ending Way" − 3:14
  3. "Mercy" (Paradise Lost cover from One Second) − 3:46
  4. "The Beloved's Cry" − 6:42
  5. "The Orphaned's Medley" − 9:33

Personnel

Band members

Session members and guest musicians

Oriental choir
Moran ensemble

Production and other

Concept and lyrics

References

  1. ↑ "Mabool - Orphaned Land | Allmusic".
  2. ↑ "Orphaned Land - Mabool - Metal Storm".
  3. ↑ "Orphaned Land - Mabool (The Story of the Three Sons...) (staff review) | Sputnikmusic".

External links

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