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Sphynx (album)

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Sphynx
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2003
RecordedNovember 30 – December 21, 2002 at Los Angered Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
GenreBlack metal
Oriental metal
Length63:02
LabelOsmose Productions
ProducerAndy LaRocque
Melechesh chronology
Djinn
(2001)
Sphynx
(2003)
The Ziggurat Scrolls
(2004)
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Sphynx is Melechesh's third full-length album. The album presents the band's Mesopotamian/Sumerian metal in a more aggressive and intricate manner. The CD version includes an enhanced multimedia section featuring a trip to the world of Melechesh (lyrical overviews, wallpaper, photos, glossary of terms, and a videoclip for the track "Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights"). There is a guest appearance from Andy LaRocque on the track "Purifier of the Stars".

The Limited LP version contains a cover of Celtic Frost's "Babylon Fell".

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Of Mercury and Mercury"AshmediAshmedi6:34
2."Secrets of Sumerian Sphynxology"AshmediAshmedi5:33
3."Annunaki’s Golden Thrones"AshmediAshmedi6:42
4."Apkallu Counsel"ProscriptorAshmedi, Al'Hazred, Moloch5:12
5."Tablets of Fate"AshmediAshmedi5:30
6."Triangular Tattvic Fire"ProscriptorAshmedi4:29
7."The Arrival Ritual"  5:48
8."Incendium Between Mirage and Time"ProscriptorAshmedi, Al'Hazred5:48
9."Purifier of the Stars"AshmediAshmedi4:42
10."Caravans to Ur"  12:38

Production

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  • Produced, Engineered & Mixed By Andy LaRocque
  • Mastered By Atti Bauw

Personnel

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  • Ashmedi: Lead Vocal, Lead, Rhythm & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
  • Moloch: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
  • Al'Hazred: Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Proscriptor: Drums, Percussion

Additional personnel

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