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HaYehudim

HaYehudim or I.U.D.M (Hebrew: היהודים, lit. The Jews) is an Israeli hard rock band, formed in 1992 by (now married) couple Tom Petrover and Orit Shahaf, who share guitar playing and vocal duties. The band gained success in Israel, despite relative commercial disregard in its first years. They sold over 200,000 albums in Israel.

The band is known for its energetic, dark-themed songs and loud vocals. The band sings mostly in Hebrew, although in later albums they have several songs in English.

The band's first album, Metziut Nifredet (Hebrew: מציאות נפרדת, Separate Reality), was released in 1995 through Hed Arzi Music. Several music videos from the album were often played on Israeli television, but not on the radio, and initially the album sold poorly. However, the band continued playing live shows all over Israel, gaining a cult following. The band received its first major national exposure when Michael Behagen decided to incorporate seven of their songs into his film Forever Young. Following the film's broadcast on television in December 1996, sales of the band's album skyrocketed, and to this day, it remains one of the best-selling rock albums in Israeli music history. The debut album went gold in 1998 and later on achieved double platinum.

The second album, self-titled HaYehudim, and released in 1998, and was an immediate success despite continuing disregard from mainstream media, making HaYehudim one of the leading rock bands in Israel. This album also attained gold status.

In 1999, Hayehudim were elected as Band of the Year on Galey Tzahal, Israel's national radio station. The same year, they opened the Metallica concert in Israel, and in 2000, the band opened a Rage Against the Machine concert in Israel as well.

Four years after their second album, Hayehudim released a third studio album by the name of Pahad Mavet (Hebrew: פחד מוות, Fear of Death) in 2002. The next year, Hayehudim released their first live album – a double CD and DVD set named Hayhudim LIVE. The live album was a great success, and the following year the band released a second live album, this time of an unplugged show.

In 2007, Hayehudim released their fourth studio album, Forte (Hebrew: פורטה). In musicology, the term forte means loud or strong, and the name was chosen because if you hadn't had enough of Hayehudim till now, you're about to get Hayehudim forte (meaning Hayehudim extra-strong, as Tom Petrover explained in a radio interview). The album went gold and won Album of the Year in the Israeli Music Channel awards.

In 2015, the band released their most recent album, Yoter Lo (Hebrew: יותר לא, No More).

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