
As part of their 30th-anniversary celebrations, Israeli prog metallers Orphaned Land have re-recorded the very first song they ever wrote to honour two friends who have been killed in the recent conflict in the Middle East.
The Beloved's Cry was the title of the band's very first demo, released in 1993 and also appeared on 1994's debut album Sahara. The two new versions honour the band's friends Yotam Haim and Eden Yerushalmi, and readers should be warned that both versions feature recordings from both just prior to their abductions in the conflict.