Yossi Sassi covers Opeth's Bleak

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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View live video showing former Orphaned Land guitarist’s take on 2001 track

Former Orphaned Land guitarist Yossi Sassi has released a live video featuring his cover of Opeth track Bleak.

The original track appeared on the Swedish band’s 2001 album Blackwater Park – and Sassi calls his version “Oriental Metal.”

He’s joined on stage in Tel Aviv, Israel by vocalist Sapir Fox, bassist Or Lubianiker, guitarist Ben Azar, percussionist Roei Fridman and drummer Shay Ifrah.

Sassi – who previously covered Pink Floyd’s High Hopes – released second solo album Desert Butterflies last year.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro

Scott looks after and updates Louder’s online buyer’s guides and also scouts out the best deals for music fans from every corner of the internet. He's spent more than 28 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014, where he wrote extensively about rock, metal, prog and more, before moving to the eCommerce team full-time in 2020. Scott has previous written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky.