Lehavoth is an Israeli

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band. In its early years, the band was a pioneering band in the Israeli

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scene.

History

The band was formed in 1995 by vocalist Yuval Talmor (better known as Molech) and guitarist Gal Cohen (better known as Pixel) as a

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band, thus being one of the first black metal bands in Israel. The two, together with Moshe Kahana (guitar), Assaf Rinot (bass) and

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(drums), recorded a demo titled '' Brith Ha'Orvim'' which was self-released in 1996, before the band took a hiatus due to the band members' enlistment in the army. In 2000, the band was revived by the two original members, who were joined by guitarist

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, bassist Evil Haim and drummer Nir Doliner. This time, the band shifted style from melodic black metal to

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. With this line-up, the band recorded their first demo as a full band (and with a drummer), and their first as a brutal death metal band. The demo, entitled ''

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'' and recorded with an eight-track, was self-released in 2001. Shortly after, guitarist Assaf Enav left the band and was replaced with Salem guitarist Nir Gutraiman. In February 2002, the band flew to Sweden to Soundlab Studios to record their debut full-length album '' Hatred Shaped Man'', with producer

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. Shortly after finishing the album, the band was signed by Dutch label

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, and the album was finally released in April 2003. Following the release of the album, the band performed a series of shows in Europe, primarily in Germany, including Fuck the Commerce Festival in Neiden. The same year, drummer Nir Doliner joined Belgian

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as guitarist for the band's festival tour in Europe. In 2004, the band recorded four new songs for release on an upcoming EP, but due to vocalist Yuval Talmor's departure later that year, the band released the four songs on the split album '' The Sick, The Dead, The Rotten'' with American bands Suture and

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. Talmor was replaced with Whorecore vocalist Ariel Ron (better known as Conan) and performed with the band as that year's

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alongside bands such as

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, Salem and more. In 2005, the band performed at that year's

, alongside

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, Eternal Gray, Distorted,

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and more. The band's performance at the festival was its last before band members split to focus on their own projects. An official break-up statement was never released from any of the band members. In 2014, "Pixel and Molech

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the band back to life with a new lineup," according to the band's Facebook page. In 2016, the band released a new album "Grinder."

Musical style and Influences

The band began as a

band, taking influences from various bands from Norwegian second wave black metal scene of the 1990s, as well as bands from the

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and

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scenes. Though, the band's only release as such a band was the 1996 demo tape ''

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'', before the band changed style in 2000. The band's first EP ''

'', which was released in 2001, marked a change in the band's style to brutal death metal with influences from various genres of

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music such death metal, black metal,

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and

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, with strong influences such as

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and more.

Band members

Final line-up

* Yuval Talmor - lead vocals (1995–2004, 2014–present) * Gal Cohen - guitar (1995–2005, 2014–present) * Saar Tuvi - guitar (2016–present) * Elad Manor - bass (2016–present) * Nate Gould - drums (2016–present)

Former members

* Ariel "Conan" Ron - lead vocals (2004–2005) * Nir Gutraiman - guitar (2001–2005) * Evil Haim - bass (2000–2005) * Nir Doliner - drums, percussion (2000–2005) * Assaf Enav - guitar (2000–2001)

Discography

Albums

*1996 - ''Brit Ha'Orvim'' (demo) *2001 - ''Iconoclastic'' (demo) *2003 - ''Hatred Shaped Man'' (full-length, Fadeless Records) *2003 - ''The Sick, The Dead, The Rotten'' (split with Suture and Leukorrhea, The Spew Records) *2016 - ''Grinder'' (EP)

References

External links

Official siteLehavoth
at Qube.co.il {{Authority control Israeli death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1995