Necessary Evil (Salem album)
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| Studio album by Salem | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Death metal, oriental metal | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
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| Metal Temple |   [1] |
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 | |
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| 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
- Ze'ev Tananboim - lead vocals
- Lior Mizrachi - guitar
- Nir Gutraiman - guitar
- Michael Goldstein - bass
- Nir Nakav - drums, percussion