Sahara
Studio album by
Orphaned Land
ReleasedNovember 25, 1994
RecordedJune 1994, "Sigma" studios, Tel Aviv, Israel
GenreMelodic death-doom
Oriental metal
Melodic Death Metal
Length58:29
77:49 (digipak)
LabelHoly
ProducerOrphaned Land
Orphaned Land chronology
The Beloved's Cry
(1993) 		Sahara
(1994) 		El Norra Alila
(1996)
Sahara re-release
Re-release (2002)

Sahara is the first full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by French label Holy Records. The 2002 digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" and edited cover art. The songs "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo The Beloved's Cry.

Track listing

  1. "The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
  2. "Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
  3. "Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
  4. "Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
  5. "Seasons Unite" – 8:30
  6. "The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
  7. "My Requiem" – 8:27
  8. "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." – 9:10

Digipak bonus tracks

  1. "Above You All" – 4:57
  2. "Pits of Despair" – 4:20
  3. "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" – 10:05

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

Production and other

External links

Orphaned Land
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