Salem (Israeli band)

Salem
OriginGiv'atayim, Israel
Genres
Years active1985–present
Labels
Members
  • Ze'ev Tananboim
  • Lior Mizrachi
  • Nir Gutraiman
  • Michael Goldstein
  • Nir Nakav
Past members
  • Beny Robinov
  • Giora Hirsch
  • Beny Cohen
  • Michael Goldstein
  • Yossi Mankovizki
  • Oded Shahar
  • Danny Mondani
  • Yair Benjy
  • Amir Neubach
Websitesalemband.com

Salem is an Israeli extreme metal band, pioneers of the oriental metal movement and of the Israeli heavy metal scene in general. Much of their lyrics and music deals with political issues concerning the Jewish people and Israel, most notably the concept albums Kaddish (1994) and Collective Demise (2002).