Melechesh

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)

References

Freemit airtins
 Offeecial website o Melechesh


Category:Dutch hivy metal muisical groups
Category:Dutch black metal muisical groups
Category:Israeli hivy metal muisical groups
Category:Oriental metal muisical groups
Category:Israeli black metal muisical groups
Category:Blackened daith metal muisical groups
Category:Muisical groups established in 1993
Category:Muisical quartets