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Oriental metal is a form of Folk Metal that incorporates elements of traditional Middle Eastern Music . The term "oriental metal" originated in Israel , where bands like Salem from the local Doom and Death Metal scene began writing metal songs related to Jewish tragedies and Biblical stories. This change did not only have an effect on the Lyrics , but on the music as well; the bands added traditional Jewish instruments and applying slow Death metal riffs, creating moving, emotional, apocalyptic music. Some of the bands have also composed Death metal versions to ancient Jewish Prayer s and Psalms chants. Since then, a few Oriental metal bands have begun to appear in other countries, namely Turkey and the Arab World . These bands combine the Folk Music of their respective ethnicity with various genres of Heavy Metal Music , broadening the definition of oriental metal. Some bands are also influenced by the music of the Middle Eastern Mythology , like Mesopotamia . The most notable bands in this genre are the Israeli bands Salem and Orphaned Land , the Turkish band Mezarkabul , and the multi-ethnic band Melechesh . LIST OF ORIENTAL METAL BANDS
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