Necessary Evil is the sixth studio album by Israeli death metal band Salem, released on June 19, 2007. The album includes the band's longest music piece, "Once Upon a Lifetime", which lasts more than 20 minutes, although it is divided into 5 parts in the album. Track listing Tracks 1-9 are by Salem & Nir Nakav. Tracks 10-14 are by Nir Nakav. Personnel Ze'ev Tananboim - lead vocals Lior Mizrachi - guitar Nir Gutraiman - guitar Michael Goldstein - bass Nir Nakav - drums, percussion References 2007 albums Salem (Israeli band) albums Season of Mist albums