The Siege of Lachish

The Siege of Lachish
EP by Melechesh
Released 1996
Genre Black metal
Length 11:11
Label Devilish Music Propaganda
Melechesh chronology
As Jerusalem Burns...
(1995)
The Siege of Lachish
(1996)
As Jerusalem Burns...AlĀ“Intisar
(1996)

The Siege of Lachish is an EP from Melechesh. The album was limited to a hand-numbered of 666 copies, black vinyl needing a large-hole 45 adapter. The title track existed under a different form before the demo tracks, it finally took the form of what we thought by Mesopotamian Black metal: incorporating oriental based riffs on oriental rhythms played by the drums in a black metal overall. The same track was inspired by a text (that can be found in the "Order of Mesopotamia") written by the Assyrian King Sennacherib as he witnessed his army invade the city of Lachish (about an hour and a half from Jerusalem). The site is nothing but ruins now, but with the text; it inspired this warlike song, principal track of the EP. The track "Malek Al Nar" (meaning king of fire in Arabic) is a fast and traditional black metal track.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Siege of Lachish"  6:14
2."Malek Al Nar"  4:57
Total length:11:11


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