Sphynx (album)

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Sphynx
Studio album by Melechesh
Released March 24, 2003
Recorded November 30, 2002 - December 21, 2002 at Los Angered Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Blackened death metal
Middle-Eastern metal
Length 63:02
Label Osmose Productions
Professional reviews
Melechesh chronology
Djinn
(2001)		 Sphynx
(2003)		 The Ziggurat Scrolls
(2004)

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 avideo clip 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".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Of Mercury and Mercury" – 6:34
  2. "Secrets of Sumerian Sphynxology" – 5:33
  3. "Annunaki’s Golden Thrones" – 6:42
  4. "Apkallu Counsel" – 5:12
  5. "Tablets of Fate" – 5:30
  6. "Triangular Tattvic Fire" – 4:29
  7. "The Arrival Ritual" – 5:48
  8. "Incendium Between Mirage and Time" – 5:48
  9. "Purifier of the Stars" – 4:42
  10. "Caravans to Ur" – 12:38