In 1997, Orphaned Land fell into hibernation when the band members had to deal with the harsh reality in their homeland of Israel. After all these years of silence, the band members felt that the way to come back was starting with three shows under the motto "The Calm Before the Flood".
The first took place in Istanbul, Türkiye in 2001. The second was a show in Tel Aviv in 2002, and the last one an acoustic set that was recorded and included as 5-track bonus CD on the first pressing of Mabool.
For their live performances, Orphaned Land works with many belly dancers. In 2011, during the band performance at the Hellfest music festival in France, 22-year-old French-resident Lebanese belly dancer Johanna Fakhry raised the Lebanese flag alongside the Israeli flag on stage.
Since the incident, Johanna Fakhry has received death threats and is afraid of visiting Lebanon.
Tracklist:
01. Birth of the Three (The Unification)
02. Ocean Land (The Revelation)
03. The Kiss of Babylon (The Sins)
04. A'salk
05. Halo Dies (The Wrath of God)
06. A Call to Awake (The Quest)
07. Building the Ark
08. Norra El Norra (Entering the Ark)
09. The Calm Before the Flood
10. Mabool (The Flood)
11. The Storm Still Rages Inside
12. Rainbow (The Resurrection)