Melechesh

Melechesh
Live at Hole In The Sky, Bergen Metal Fest 2007
Background information
Oreigin	Jerusalem, Israel
Genres	Oriental black metal
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast Records Osmose Productions The End Records
Wabsteid	www.melechesh.com
Members	Ashmedi Moloch Xul Rahm
Past members	Thamuz Uusur Cimeries Lord Curse Proscriptor Al' Hazred

Melechesh is a black metal baund that oreeginatit in Jerusalem. Ashmedi stairtit the baund as a solo project in 1993. In the follaein year, guitarist Moloch an drummer Lord Curse wur addit tae the line-up. The baund’s goal wis tae create a type o black metal incorporatin extensive Middle Eastren influences mainly based on Mesopotamie/Sumerian an occult themes (baith muisically an leerically); the baund inventit the title "Mesopotamie metal" tae best describe their type o metal.

Name

The name Melechesh consists o twa Ebreu wirds, (melech, keeng) an (esh, fire), a combination which haes been oreeginatit bi the baund. The ch is pronoonced like the Scots ch as in the wird LOCH or Dutch G(Kh). Anither acceptit an common pronunciation is MeleKesh.

Location o the baund

The baund stairtit their career in Jerusalem an operatit frae there atween 1993–1998; housomeivver, they hae residit mainly in Amsterdam syne 1998 for several personal, profeesional an demographic raisons.

Baund members

Current members

• Ashmedi – lead vocals, lead & rhythm 6 & 12 string electric guitars, elec.Guitar/Sitar , Sitar (1993–present)
• Moloch – lead & rhythm 6 & 12 string electric guitars, buzuq (1994–present)
• Xul – drums, percussion (2005–present)
• Rahm – bass (2009–present)

Umwhile members

• Thamuz - bass (1994–1995)
• Uusur - bass (1996)
• Al' Hazred – bass, vocals (1996–2008)
• Lord Curse – drums, percussion (1994–1999)
• Proscriptor – drums, percussion, vocals (1999–2005)
• Cimeries - keyboard (1996)

Session live muisickers

• Kawn – bass, backin vocals (2007–2008)
• Malak Al'Maut – Guitars (Fillin in for Moloch) (2008–2009)

Discography

• As Jerusalem Burns... (Demo, 1995)
• The Siege of Lachish (EP, 1995)
• As Jerusalem Burns...Al´Intisar (1996)
• Djinn (2001)
• Sphynx (2003, 2004 in North Americae)
• The Ziggurat Scrolls (EP, 2004)
• Emissaries (2006, 2007 in North Americae)
• The Epigenesis (2010)
• Enki (2015)

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial website o Melechesh
• Melechesh on Myspace