Schaliach

Schaliach was a Christian metal band formed by Peter Dalbakk and Ole Børud from Hamar, Norway. Dalbakk served as the band's vocalist, while Børud handled all the instrumentation.[1] The band released one studio album, Sonrise, in 1996 through Petroleum Records. Three songs from that recording were then featured on the Rowe Productions compilation album Northern Lights: Norwegian Metal Compilation, which was also released in 1996.[2] The band also contributed the song "Purple Filter" to the compilation album In the Shadow of Death: A Scandinavian Extreme Music Compilation, released in 2000 through Endtime Productions.[3][4] Dalbakk was also part of the unblack metal band Vardøger, and Børud had joined the progressive death metal band Extol and also started a career as a solo artist. The two artists would years later, in 2015, team up again to found the progressive death metal project Fleshkiller.[5] The genre performed by the band was described variously as doom metal,[1][6] death metal,[7][8][9] death-doom,[10] Gothic metal,[9] black metal,[9] melodic death metal,[8] and progressive metal.[11] Børud's guitar work was strongly influenced by classical music, with one reviewer describing it as a "metal symphony."[1][10] Its lyrics were explicitly Christian, drawing heavily from the Bible and emphasizing the love of God for all humans.[1] Schaliach has been compared to the output from Extol,[7][8] Amorphis,[8][10] Metallica,[1][10] Solitude Aeturnus,[11] Dream Theater,[11] Threshold,[11] Shadow Gallery,[11] and Teramaze.[11] Most critics were favorable to Sonrise — it was rated highly by HM writer Matt Morrow and by two reviewers from the Christian website The Phantom Tollbooth,[7][10][11] and described by the webzine Chronicles of Chaos as "excellent".[6] However, Rock Hard was less favorable and considered Schaliach boring.[9]

Schaliach
OriginHamar, Norway
Genres
Years active1995–2000
LabelsPetroleum, Rowe, Endtime
Associated actsFleshkiller
Past members

Discography
  • Sonrise - 1996
  • Northern Lights: Norwegian Metal Compilation - 1996
    1. "The Last Creed"
    2. "You Maintain"
    3. "Coming of the Dawn"
  • In the Shadow of Death - A Scandinavian Extreme Music Compilation - 2000: Contributed "Purple Filter"

Band members
  • Peter Dalbakk – vocals
  • Ole Børud – guitar, bass, drums

References
  1. Powell, Mark Allen (2002). "Schaliach". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 795. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  2. Cranson, David (1 December 1996). "Various - Northern Lights: Norwegian Metal Compilation". Cross Rhythms. No. 36. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. Morrow, Matt (n.d.). "In the Shadow of Death - A Scandinavian Extreme Music Compilation". The Whipping Post. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "In the Shadow of Death: A Scandinavian Extreme Music Compilation". Amazon. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. Beard, Mason (20 January 2017). "Fleshkiller Announces New Vocalist". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. Cantwell, Alex (7 July 1999). "CoC : Extol : Interview : 7/7/1999". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. Morrow, Matt (n.d.). "Schaliach". The Whipping Post. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. Waters, Scott (n.d.). "No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Schaliach". No Life 'til Metal. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. "Schaliach - Sonrise". Rock Hard (in German). No. 127. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. Spencer, Josh (1997). "Schaliah review by The Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. Lloyd, Shari (1997). "Schaliah review by The Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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