Necessary Evil (Salem album)

Necessary Evil
Studio album by Salem
Released June 19, 2007
Genre Death metal, doom metal, oriental metal
Label Season of Mist
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Salem chronology
Strings Attached
(2005)		 Necessary Evil
(2007)		 Playing God and Other Short Stories
(2010)

Necessary Evil is the sixth studio album by Israeli death metal band Salem, released on June 19, 2007.

The album includes the band's longest music piece, "Once Upon a Lifetime", which lasts more than 20 minutes, although it is divided into 5 parts in the album.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Blood"   4:11
2. "Amona"   2:20
3. "Idol Worship"   5:33
4. "Mindless"   4:38
5. "Hypatia"   5:37
6. "Strife"   4:50
7. "Resentment"   3:54
8. "Making a Difference"   4:18
9. "More Blood" (Instrumental) 0:58
10. "Once Upon a Lifetime Part 1"   5:26
11. "Once Upon a Lifetime Part 2"   5:00
12. "Once Upon a Lifetime Part 3"   5:19
13. "Once Upon a Lifetime Part 4"   8:09
14. "Once Upon a Lifetime Part 5"   2:09

Tracks 1-9 are by Salem & Nir Nakav. Tracks 10-14 are by Nir Nakav.

Personnel