Necessary Evil (Salem album)

Necessary Evil is the sixth studio album by Israeli death metal band Salem, released on June 19, 2007.

Necessary Evil
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2007
GenreDeath metal, oriental metal
LabelSeason of Mist
Salem chronology
Strings Attached
(2005)
Necessary Evil
(2007)
Playing God and Other Short Stories
(2010)
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Metal Temple [1]

The album includes the band's longest music piece, "Once Upon a Lifetime", which lasts more than 20 minutes, although it is divided into 5 parts in the album.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Blood"4:11
2."Amona"2:20
3."Idol Worship"5:33
4."Mindless"4:38
5."Hypatia"5:37
6."Strife"4:50
7."Resentment"3:54
8."Making a Difference"4:18
9."More Blood" (Instrumental)0:58
10."Once Upon a Lifetime Part 1"5:26
11."Once Upon a Lifetime Part 2"5:00
12."Once Upon a Lifetime Part 3"5:19
13."Once Upon a Lifetime Part 4"8:09
14."Once Upon a Lifetime Part 5"2:09

Tracks 1-9 are by Salem & Nir Nakav. Tracks 10-14 are by Nir Nakav.

Personnel

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  • Ze'ev Tananboim - lead vocals
  • Lior Mizrachi - guitar
  • Nir Gutraiman - guitar
  • Michael Goldstein - bass
  • Nir Nakav - drums, percussion

References

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