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All Is One
All Is One
Studio album by Orphaned Land
Released	June 24, 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Oriental metal; progressive metal; symphonic metal;
Length	54:09
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jens Bogren and Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal.de	9/10^[1]

All Is One is the fifth album by the Israeli oriental metal band, Orphaned Land, which was released on June 24, 2013. It is the first album to feature guitarist Chen Balbus who replaced the co-founding member and guitarist Matti Svatitzky in 2012. It is also the last album to feature the co founding member and guitarist (along with oriental instruments) Yossi Sassi who left the band in 2014.

Songs

The song "Brother" is a ballad that discusses the relationship between Isaac and Ishmael. The song is written from the point of view of one brother (Isaac) who writes a letter that forgives the other brother (Ishmael) for becoming enemies.

The lyrics of the song "Let the Truce Be Known" was inspired from the story of the Christmas truce in World War I which in it the soldiers celebrated together Christmas and the day after, they returned to kill each other. The song was composed along with the Israeli artist, Kobi Aflalo.

The song "Shamaim" (In English: "Sky"; in Hebrew: שמיים) was written by the Israeli artist Yehuda Poliker, and it combines elements and concepts that were in the band's previous albums. the song is a closing cycle for the band, mostly because the band's name is taken from Poliker's song "Winds of War" (רוחות מלחמה).

The song "Our Own Messiah" contains a verse from the Jewish prayer, Avinu Malkeinu.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Orphaned Land except where noted.

*All Is One* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"All Is One"	4:30
2.	"The Simple Man"	4:53
3.	"Brother"	4:55
4.	"Let the Truce Be Known" (Kobi Aflalo)	5:31
5.	"Through Fire and Water"	4:08
6.	"Fail" (Orphaned Land and Sami Bachar)	6:03
7.	"Freedom" (Instrumental) (Orphaned Land and Sami Bachar)	3:17
8.	"שמיים (Shama'im)" (Yehuda Poliker)	3:56
9.	"Ya Benaye" (Aharon Amram)	4:37
10.	"Our Own Messiah"	5:16
11.	"Children"	7:09
Total length:		54:09

Personnel

Orphaned Land

Kobi Farhi – vocals
Yossi Sassi – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, classic guitars, bouzouki, chumbush
Chen Balbus – electric guitar
Uri Zelcha – bass guitar
Matan Shmuely – drums

Production

Mira Awad – female vocals
Shahar Choir – vocals
Elram Amram – vocals
Sahar Amram – vocals
Moran Magal – piano
Roei Friedman – percussions
Sami Bachar – guitar
Tzahi Ventura – flute
Turkish ensemble – violins

Charts

Chart performance for *All Is One*
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[2]	189

References

^ Endres, Markus (8 June 2013). "Orphaned Land – All Is One". Metal.de. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Orphaned Land – All Is One" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

[1] Endres, Markus (8 June 2013). "Orphaned Land – All Is One". Metal.de. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Orphaned_Land-2] "Ultratop.be – Orphaned Land – All Is One" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

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