As Jerusalem Burns... Al'Intisar

by Melechesh

As Jerusalem Burns... Al'Intisar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Breath of Night
  • Country: Israel
  • Length: 54:45
  • Community rating: 3.22/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Emerging from Jerusalem before relocating due to religious controversy, the band's debut represents a groundbreaking fusion in extreme metal. The release intensely blends traditional Middle Eastern percussion and melodies with raw, blast-beat-driven black metal, creating a distinctly occult 'Mesopotamian metal' sound.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, satanism, occult

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:35)
  2. Sultan of Mischief (3:49)
  3. Assyrian Spirit (9:40)
  4. Planetary Rites (4:53)
  5. Hymn to Gibil (2:47)
  6. The Sorcerers of Melechesh (4:27)
  7. Dance of the Black Genii (2:32)
  8. Baphomet's Lust (3:10)
  9. Devil's Night (3:27)
  10. As Jerusalem Burns... Al'intisar (6:54)
  11. Desert Pentagram (7:30)
  12. Malek Al'nar (Live in Jerusalem, 1996) (4:56)

Credits

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