Scimitar

This Fernandes Vortex was co-designed by Melechesh's guitarist, Ashmedi- it's called the Scimitar. I'm absolutely for simplicity & this is as simple as it gets- single pickup + fixed bridge. However, the extra 6 strings in there means it's well intended for a certain outcome, not for simpletons with pathetic adversity quotient, definitely not.

Melechesh: The Epigenesis

This is the second release without the sage drumming of Proscriptor (Absu), which does fine but the initial few tracks were a notch down in terms of intensity. The overall release reeks of middle eastern scales, voicings & other peppering which subconsciously bring us to Nile & dismissing this band as second best. That's unfair since the music of Melechesh does not conform entirely to death metal. Be very patient with the instrumental tracks, When Halos of Candles collide/ The Greater Chain of Being, images of endless desert stretches, cud-chewing camels & shisha-puffing oil barons are sure to pop up.