I like islamic music a lot and want to know more metal bands or any bands that have islamic influences. Or if you know of just 1 songs like Opeth - Closure or Mushroomhead - along the way. Don't say Nile.
Islamic music influenced bands or songs?
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i haven't heard it myselft but the band melechesh are supposed to have some influences like the above mentioned. not sure tho 
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Alchemist have middle eastern influences. That's close enough.
http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/alch.htm
http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/alch.htm
Raistlin1980
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I think there were one or two songs in Dream Theater's 'Metropolis part II, scenes from a memory', which sounded islamic to me.
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I don't know of any metal that sounds that way, but I have a record by Bezokri Yamim Ymima called "Lehakat: "Tszliley Hakerem"". It's from Isreal, 1975 and it has some good stuff.I've got some more ethnic/folk stuff, but that was the only islamic like (although probably jewish) I could come up with.
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Definitely check Orphaned Land in case you don't know them.
Also, I can hear some Middle-Eastern influences in some Therion songs (The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah, for instance), in the last two minutes of Mr Bungle's Goodbye Sober Day, and in the mytical Kashmir by Led Zeppelin.
Outside of metal I've always loved Communards' So Cold the Night, precisely because of the Arab touch that the song has.
And if you want some traditional islam music mixed with jazz, you cannot miss Kudsi Ergurner - Islam Blues (it's not blues despite the title).
That's what I can think of now.
Also, I can hear some Middle-Eastern influences in some Therion songs (The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah, for instance), in the last two minutes of Mr Bungle's Goodbye Sober Day, and in the mytical Kashmir by Led Zeppelin.
Outside of metal I've always loved Communards' So Cold the Night, precisely because of the Arab touch that the song has.
And if you want some traditional islam music mixed with jazz, you cannot miss Kudsi Ergurner - Islam Blues (it's not blues despite the title).
That's what I can think of now.
MAGUS
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The Meads of asphodel is the best example of middle eastern influenced music. They also have an EP out called Jihad. Their previous album is called The excomminication of christ and also has middle eastern melodies. the music sounds like a black metal version of Motorhead/Hawkwind hybrid with some other influences as well. They still remain very catchy and you must try them if you want middle eastern influenced music.
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Of course.
And would SOAD be concidered? I mean, Armenia is... somewhat close to the middle east...
And would SOAD be concidered? I mean, Armenia is... somewhat close to the middle east...
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