---
title: "Yossi Sassi"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/yossi-sassi"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Israel"
formed: 1975
---

# Yossi Sassi

**Yossi Sassi** is a more metal band, from Israel, active 1975 to present.

Yossi Sassi is an Israeli guitarist and producer who merges traditional and contemporary music. He is the inventor of the "bouzoukitara" musical instrument. He is known for pioneering oriental rock, as well as being the main composer, arranger, and co-founder of Orphaned Land, an Israeli progressive metal band formed in 1991. He also formed the Yossi Sassi Band/The Oriental Rock Orchestra. His debut solo album, Melting Clocks, got him voted "Top Newcomer of 2012" by Rock Hard magazine readers. His 2016 album Roots and Roads was submitted for Grammy Award consideration.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Sassi

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Yossi Sassi |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Formed | 1975 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | [Melting Clocks](https://themetalnet.com/album/f11b3acb-ab99-4ad5-8602-7a908ccd3412) | Album |
| 2014 | [Desert Butterflies](https://themetalnet.com/album/81bf850a-45cc-48e7-92a4-6c54bca4632f) | Album |
| 2016 | [Roots and Roads](https://themetalnet.com/album/7fd9b0f0-4963-403b-948b-1426e9f4fda0) | Album |
| 2018 | [Illusion of Choice](https://themetalnet.com/album/92521401-54c5-4ccc-983f-9afa20ab2dfb) | Album |
| 2021 | [Hear and Dare](https://themetalnet.com/album/c648578d-7ad3-4b00-b716-a9008f038546) | Album |
| 2023 | [Prediluvian](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5160978-a246-4731-8a81-3d1df0e0bf76) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Jon of the Shred](https://themetalnet.com/band/jon-of-the-shred) (same tags)
- [Wereworld](https://themetalnet.com/band/wereworld) (same tags)
- [Perception Confused](https://themetalnet.com/band/perception-confused) (same tags)
- [Pascal Allaigre](https://themetalnet.com/band/pascal-allaigre) (same tags)
- [Scysja](https://themetalnet.com/band/scysja) (same tags)
- [Osyron](https://themetalnet.com/band/osyron) (same tags)
- [Halcyon Way](https://themetalnet.com/band/halcyon-way) (same tags)
- [SinSilencio](https://themetalnet.com/band/sinsilencio) (same tags)
- [Delphian](https://themetalnet.com/band/delphian) (same tags)
- [Oceans of Sadness](https://themetalnet.com/band/oceans-of-sadness) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/Yossi_Sassi
- bandcamp: https://yossisassi.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YossiSassi
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8FDtg5iiBboBr67TvRyfQ
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Yossi_Sassi/17321
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MiYOOAJyUWoWR7tcDF4eD
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1666270
- website: https://yossisassi.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yossi_sassi/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/il/artist/1350043781

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/yossi-sassi](https://themetalnet.com/band/yossi-sassi). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt