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Singled Out: Melechesh's Lost Tribes


. Today Ashmedi from Melechesh tells us about the song "Lost Tribes" which features a guest appearance from Max Cavalera of Soulfly and comes from their brand new album "Enki" (out this week in North America). Here is the story:

Our Latest Single which is a hectic multi layered song is entitled Lost Tribes, it is taken from our upcoming album ENKI. The song is very personal, being Assyrian Armenian from Jerusalem I have many family in the entire region, the song has a few meanings one of which refers to the ancient tribes in the near east and the great cultural legacy they left. But another meaning is what is happening to the indigenous people there especially by ISIS.

I was writing the song when I heard my cousin was shot by ISIS and was still alive, no further news was given. He lives in Syria and he is of an Armenian Christian background. His city is taken over by the ISIS terrorists. It did hit home last time I saw him was in the mid 80s we were little kids. This gave me further motivation to adjust the lyrics and speak about the roots of the peoples in the region and how they are being lost.

Musically the song has various thrash and black metal touches with middle eastern scaling and drum beats aside from the fast paced drums as well, we were honoured to have Max Cavalera of Soulfly on guest vocals as well he offered a different vocal approach than mine.

The song itself comes in two sections that have different moods. A very intense song and deeply personal to me. The song is performed with 12 string and 6 string electric guitars and all was tuned on 432 HZ.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!

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