Melechesh "Enki"

Melechesh is an ethnically Assyrian and Aramaic black metal and Mizrahi metal band that originated in Jerusalem, Israel and is currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Ashmedi started the band as a solo project in 1993. In the following year, guitarist Moloch and drummer Lord Curse were added to the line-up. The band's goal was to create a type of black metal incorporating extensive Middle Eastern influences mainly based on Assyrian (Mesopotamian) and occult themes (both musically and lyrically); the band invented the title "Mesopotamian metal" or "Sumerian Black Thrashing Metal" to best describe their type of metal.

The name Melechesh consists of two words of Hebrew and Aramaic origins: melech (meaning king; מֶלֶךְ, ܡܲܠܟܵܐ) and esh (meaning fire; אֵשׁ); hence, king of fire or fiery king. The portmanteau was originated by the band.

The digraph ch is pronounced similarly to the Scottish ch, as in the word loch, or the Greek letter Χ. The Modern Hebrew realization of it is the voiceless uvular fricative (/χ/). In English, an accepted and common pronunciation is me-lek-ESH (/ˌmɛləkˈɛʃ/).

Enki is the sixth album, released February 27th, 2015.

Track list: 

1. Tempest Temper Enlil Enraged 06:32   
2. The Pendulum Speaks 04:18   
3. Lost Tribes 06:17   
4. Multiple Truths 05:07   
5. Enki - Divine Nature Awoken 08:38  
6. Metatron and Man 06:32   
7. The Palm, the Eye and Lapis Lazuli 04:08   
8. Doorways to Irkala 08:00   
9. The Outsiders 12:48  

Total Time:  01:02:20

Release dates:

• February 27th: Europe.

• March 2nd: United Kingdom.

• March 10th: United States.

All instruments in this album tuned to "concert pitch" (432 Hz) instead of the standardized pitch (440 Hz) in reference to the A4 note's pitch (the A above middle C).

Saro Orfali/Lord Curse was credited for drums despite having not actually performed on the album. All drum tracks were performed and recorded by Samuel Santiago.

Recording information:

Vocals, guitars, bass and buzouq engineered at Grindhouse Recording Studio, Athens, Greece.

Drums engineered at Devasoundz Studios Athens, Greece.

Additional recordings at Oneironaut Studio, Hinzweiler, Germany and at Cursed Studio, San Jose, CA.

Max Cavalera's vocals engineered at The Saltmine Studios, Mesa, AZ.

Mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studio, Grangärde, Sweden.