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Salem
- Country of origin:
- Israel
- Location:
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1985
- Genre:
- Thrash/Black Metal (early); Death/Doom Metal (mid); Death Metal (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Death, War, History, Holocaust remembrance
- Current label:
- Pulverised Records
- Years active:
- 1984-1985 (as Axe Metal), 1985-1988, 1988-present
| Current | |
| Ze'ev Tananboim | Vocals (1985-present) |
| Lior Mizrahi | Guitars (1988-present) |
| Nir Nakav | Drums (1998-present) |
| See also: Strangeways, Tomorrow's Rain, ex-Nail Within | |
| Nir Gutraiman | Guitars (2002-present) |
| See also: ex-Whorecore, ex-Lehavoth | |
| David Cohen | Bass (2013-present) |
| See also: ex-MasteRiff | |
| Past | |
| Benny Cohen | Bass (1985-1988) |
| Danny Mondani | Drums (1985-1988) |
| Michael Goldstein | Guitars (1985-1988), Bass (1988-2012) |
| (R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Sintax, ex-Belagror, ex-Hate Corporate | |
| Benny Robinov | Guitars (1985-1988) |
| Oded Shahar | Drums (1986) |
| Yossi Mankovitski | Drums (1986) |
| Yair Benjy | Drums (1988-1990) |
| Amir Neubach | Drums (1990-1998) |
| Giora Hirsch | Guitars (1990-1996) |
| Ze'ev Tananboim | Vocals (1985-present) |
| Lior Mizrahi | Guitars (1988-present) |
| Nir Nakav | Drums (1998-present) |
| See also: Strangeways, Tomorrow's Rain, ex-Nail Within | |
| Nir Gutraiman | Guitars (2002-present) |
| See also: ex-Whorecore, ex-Lehavoth | |
| David Cohen | Bass (2013-present) |
| See also: ex-MasteRiff | |
| Benny Cohen | Bass (1985-1988) |
| Danny Mondani | Drums (1985-1988) |
| Michael Goldstein | Guitars (1985-1988), Bass (1988-2012) |
| (R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Sintax, ex-Belagror, ex-Hate Corporate | |
| Benny Robinov | Guitars (1985-1988) |
| Oded Shahar | Drums (1986) |
| Yossi Mankovitski | Drums (1986) |
| Yair Benjy | Drums (1988-1990) |
| Amir Neubach | Drums (1990-1998) |
| Giora Hirsch | Guitars (1990-1996) |
The name Salem is taken from horror movie "The Witches of Salem".
Compilation appearances:
- "Old Wounds" on The Unholy Bands from the Holy Land (Third Ear, 1992)
- "Old Wounds" on Those We Preach Vol. 1 (Metal Preachers, 1993)
- "Dying Embers" on Infinite Visions of Hell (Ground Zero Entertainment, 1994)
- "Eyes to Match a Soul" on Israheller Metal Compilation ...