Djinn (album)
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Djinn is the second full length album by the black metal
band Melechesh
, and their first on Osmose Productions
. A video for Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights was made, using an abridged version. Also note that the song "The Siege of Lachish" is actually 6 minutes and 21 seconds long; after an extended period of silence, a Mesopotamian chant played in reverse starts at 9:32.
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Melechesh
Melechesh
Melechesh is a Assyrian-Armenian black metal band that originated in Jerusalem. 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...
, and their first on Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company...
. A video for Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights was made, using an abridged version. Also note that the song "The Siege of Lachish" is actually 6 minutes and 21 seconds long; after an extended period of silence, a Mesopotamian chant played in reverse starts at 9:32.
Track listing
- "Whispers from the Tower" – 1:05
- "Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights" – 6:31 (Ashmedi, Moloch)
- "A Summoning of IfritIfritIfrit—also spelled, efreet, ifreet, afreet, and afrit —are supernatural creatures in Arabic and Islamic cultures...
and Genii" – 7:39 (Ashmedi) - "Wardjinn" – 5:12 (Ashmedi, Moloch)
- "Rub the Lantern" – 8:54 (Ashmedi)
- "Covering the Sun" – 6:38 (Ashmedi, Moloch)
- "Kurnugi's Reign" – 5:42 (Ashmedi, Hazred, Proscriptor)
- "Oasis of Molten Gold" – 4:01 (Ashmedi)
- "Dragon's Legacy" – 5:36 (Ashmedi)
- "The Siege of LachishLachishLachish was an ancient Near East town located at the site of modern Tell ed-Duweir in the Shephelah, a region between Mount Hebron and the maritime plain of Philistia . The town was first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha-Lakiša...
" – 11:08 (Ashmedi, Moloch)