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Playing God and Other Short Stories

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Released
  
April 3, 2010

Artist
  
Salem

Label
  
Pulverised Records

Length
  
47:40

Release date
  
3 April 2010

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Recorded
  
2009 at Harold Studios, Israel

Genres
  
Death metal, Doom metal, Folk metal, Groove metal

Producers
  
Ze'ev Tananboim, Nir Nakav

Similar
  
Necessary Evil, Kaddish, King Night

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Playing God and Other Short Stories is the seventh studio album by Israeli death metal band Salem, released on April 3, 2010.

Contents

The album features At the Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg singing lead vocals on "The Mark of the Beast Part 2" and co-lead vocals on "The Mark of the Beast Part 1".

The album features an unusual death metal cover to Bob Marley's classic song "Exodus".

Track listing

  • Note: The Israeli edition also contains a bonus track, an adaptation to a 12th-century Jewish hymn named "Et Sha'arei Ratzon" ("Time of the Gates of Grace") by rabbi Yehuda Ben Shmuel Abbas, which tells the story of the binding of Isaac.

    • Personnel

  • Ze'ev Tananboim - lead vocals
  • Lior Mizrachi - guitar
  • Nir Gutraiman - guitar
  • Michael Goldstein - bass
  • Nir Nakav - drums, percussion
    • Additional personnel
  • Tomas Lindberg - vocals on tracks 7 & 9
  • Kristin E. Wallace - female vocals on tracks 2 & 9
    • Production
  • Produced by Nir A, Ze'ev Tananboim & Nir Nakav
  • Mixed by Nir A, Ze'ev Tananboim & Nir Nakav
  • Mastered by UE Nastasi at Sterling Sound, New York City
  • Artwork & Design by Nir G

    • Songs

    1Drums of the Dead Part I4:23
    2Drums of the Dead Part II4:46
    3The Privileged Dead3:27

    References

    Playing God and Other Short Stories Wikipedia
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