HaYehudim
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| HaYehudim | ||
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 "HaYehudim" band logo
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| Origin | Israel | |
| Genre(s) | Israeli Rock | |
| Years active | 1992 - present | |
| Label(s) | Hed Artzi | |
| Website | Official Website | |
HaYehudim (literally: the Jews) are an Israeli hard rock band, formed in 1992 by married couple Tom Petrover and Orit Shachaf. The band has achieved tremendous success in Israel despite commercial disregard in its early history.
The band sings almost entirely in Hebrew, and is most known by Israeli fans for its fast, upbeat songs and loud vocals. Many of their songs are charged with political and ideological flavour, though since none of their songs are clearly political in nature, much room is left for interpretation.
The band's first album, Separate Reality (a.k.a. Different Reality) (Hebrew: Metziut Nifredet), was released in 1995 through Hed Arzi Music. The album gained mainstream attention only a few years after its release, supposedly due to media disregard. It became gold in 1998, just a month before the release of the band's second and self-titled album. One studio album and two live albums have since followed.
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[edit] Past and present members of HaYehudim
[edit] Current lineup
- Tom Petrover (guitar, vocals)
- Orit Shachaf (lead vocals, backing guitar)
- Eran Mitelman (keyboards)
- Yahav Lipinski (drums) (1995-)
- Avi Strool (bass guitar) (1995-)
- Guy Bar (guitar) (2003-)
- Daniel Brecher (guitar) (2003-)
[edit] Former members
- Avi Yifrach (bass) (1992-?)
- Smulik Bogdov (guitar) (1992-?)
- Asher Pedi (drums) (1992-?)
- Elad Keren (bass) (1995-?)
- Itzik Sulam (guitar) (1992-1998)
- Yiftach Shachaf (guitar) (1998-2003)
- Eitan Veksler (guitar) (1995 for 10 live shows)
[edit] HaYehudim Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Metzi'ut Nifredet ("Separate Reality") - 1995
- HaYehudim - 1998
- Pakhad Mavet ("Death Fear") - 2002
