Sphynx (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Sphynx
Type = studio
Artist = 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
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com./cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wbftxqtaldje~T1 link]
Last album = "Djinn"
(2001)
This album = "Sphynx"
(2003)
Next album = "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 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

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