Talk:Melechesh

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Discography from here: http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=424 --Vagodin 03:06, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

Hebrew script needed?
I wonder if the Hebrew transliteration of the band's name is relevant to the article. After all, the band refers to it's own name using the Latin alphabet, which is also the registered name for the band. Thus, all references to the band are using the word "Melechesh", not "מלכאש". In addition to that, I've read an interview with Ashmedi where he had elaborated on the origin of the band's name - and he had stated that "Melechesh" was actually an incomplete phrase in Hebrew, loosely translated as "Kingfire", and that the actual Hebrew translation of the phrase "King Of Fire" would be "Melech Ha Esh" (in Latin transliteration). If that is true, the Hebrew transliteration would be senseless...

My point is that I'm not sure about the actual significance of the said item. IMO, it rather confuses the reader by cluttering the text - after all, switching between different alphabets always causes a slight delay while reading, and many users (including myself) are not even able to read Hebrew.

I'm not going to remove that bit, I would like to hear your opinion, though. --Vargher 22:10, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I certainly am not adamant about keeping it there. The reason I decided to do so was because the Hebrew wiki's article  puts the Latin in parentheses and many other English articles do the same, so I felt I was following a convention.  I've removed it for now. --Vagodin 01:34, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Anti-Islamic topics
I removed the statement made by an apparently anonymous user claiming that Djinn dealt with anti-Islamic topics since it has proven untrue. I've taken a look at the lyrics: although they certainly deal with occult/mythological topics, I did not find any evidence of a direct attack on the Islamic faith. If Melechesh lyrics contained explicit anti-Islamic statements in a similar fashion to Western bands like Bathory (In Conspiracy With Satan) or Amon Amarth (God, His Son and Holy Whore), the remark would surely be fully legitimated. As this is not the case, it is not aproppriate to speak of an "anti-Islamic" content merely because Djinn deals with Paganism. Vargher 14:24, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Dear fellow editors, please do not add unreleased material to the discography section. Although "Emissaries" is known to be released comparatively soon, it can not be found on the market yet and thus can not be listed here. We can only add it after the release has been confirmed by Osmose, the band itself or a sufficiently credible source such as Encyclopaedia Metallum. Vargher 23:04, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Picture
I took a picture of the band on the METALFRONT FEST 2008, but I'm not sure whether to upload it or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathmagnetic08 (talk • contribs) 09:53, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Ethnicity
The Origins section states that Moloch is of Assyrian ancestry. However, in a video interview with a Finnish fanzine Ashmedi claims that "[his]guitar player is Palestinian". Since, AFAIK, Moloch has been the original second guitarist of Melechesh right from the beginning, this undoubtedly refers to him and would indicate Palestinian Arab ancestry. Anyone ever came across other sources stating this?

The video interview can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag2n1g8jnnE (relevant section at about 1:15-1:20) Vargher (talk) 15:43, 12 February 2009 (UTC)