Playing God and Other Short Stories is the seventh studio album by Israeli death metal band Salem, released on April 3, 2010.[1][2]
The album features At the Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg singing lead vocals on "The Mark of the Beast Part 2" and co-lead vocals on "The Mark of the Beast Part 1".
The album features an unusual death metal cover to Bob Marley's classic song "Exodus".
Track listing
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| 1. | "Drums of the Dead Part 1" | 4:23 |
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| 2. | "Drums of the Dead Part 2" | 4:46 |
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| 3. | "The Privileged Dead" | 3:27 |
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| 4. | "Exodus" (Bob Marley cover) | 4:23 |
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| 5. | "Downfall of Paris Part 1" | 2:03 |
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| 6. | "Downfall of Paris Part 2" | 5:26 |
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| 7. | "The Mark of the Beast Part 1" (feat. Tomas Lindberg) | 4:13 |
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| 8. | "Beast Lullaby" | 0:46 |
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| 9. | "The Mark of the Beast Part 2" (feat. Tomas Lindberg) | 5:44 |
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| 10. | "The Mark of the Beast Part 3" | 3:58 |
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| 11. | "I Hate Pigs!" | 1:10 |
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| 12. | "Playing God" | 7:21 |
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| 13. | "Et She'arei Ratzon" (Israeli bonus track) | |
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- Note: The Israeli edition also contains a bonus track, an adaptation to a 12th-century Jewish hymn named "Et Sha'arei Ratzon" ("Time of the Gates of Grace") by rabbi Yehuda Ben Shmuel Abbas, which tells the story of the binding of Isaac.
Personnel
- Ze'ev Tananboim - lead vocals
- Lior Mizrachi - guitar
- Nir Gutraiman - guitar
- Michael Goldstein - bass
- Nir Nakav - drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Tomas Lindberg - vocals on tracks 7 & 9
- Kristin E. Wallace - female vocals on tracks 2 & 9
- Production
- Produced by Nir A, Ze'ev Tananboim & Nir Nakav
- Mixed by Nir A, Ze'ev Tananboim & Nir Nakav
- Mastered by UE Nastasi at Sterling Sound, New York City
- Artwork & Design by Nir G
Release history
| Country | Release date |
| Israel | April 3, 2010 |
| Europe | April 26, 2010 |
| United States | May 25, 2010 |
References
| Authority control databases | |
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