MELECHESH
Emissaries

Melechesh was formed in Jerusalem, Israel in 1995 by two ambitious young extreme metal musicians, Moloch (guitars) and Ashmedi (vocals & guitars). Influenced by both extreme European metal scene (Bathory and other Scandinavian black metal bands) and their own Middle Eastern roots, they created someting rather unique. The “As Jerusalem Burns…’demo was released in 1995, folowed by a two track 7 inch ep ‘The Siege of Lachish’ in early 1996. By the end of the same year MELECHESH recorded their debut album ‘As Jerusalem Burns... Al'Intisar’. This debut now re-issued including their (remastered) 1995 demo and the (also remastered) 2 track 1996 ep, 16 track in total.

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For over 25 years now, MELECHESH have been crafting a singular sound that encompasses black metal, death metal, and most uniquely, Middle Eastern folk music. That they were Israel's most known black metal export is only part of the MELECHESH story, for that story would mean nothing if there weren't classic albums to back it up. Of them, the band's three-album run on OSMOSE in the early/mid 2000s – Djinn, Sphynx, and Emissaries – is widely considered to be the band's best work.

Originally released in 2006, Emissaries was the opening of a new chapter in the always-exciting MELECHESH saga: gone was drummer Proscriptor, to focus on the eventual rebirth of ABSU, and in came the ever-prolific Xul (Funeral Winds, Thanatos, Liar of Golgotha). This switch of drummers brought forth an extra kick of energy; while still as serpentine as ever, MELECHESH here more often (and more deftly) shift among various tempos, guided by Xul's ever-busy hands and feet, giving Emissaries a wild ‘n' winding aspect. Likewise, the more pronounced heavy metal aspect of Sphynx gets especial emphasis here, particularly on such stadium-ready anthems as “Gyroscope.” Explore foreign land again – or for the first time – with Emissaries!

Re-issue, 400x galaxy (transparent yellow/black) 12" in a microtene innerbag, printed innersleeve full-color on 220g carton, download card, jacket full-color printed on 350g carton, all assembled in a plastic overbag.