Ashmedi is an Assyrian/Armenian that formed the band Melechesh, an extreme "Mesopotamian Black Metal Band" in Jerusalem. The band was forced out of the country by the jews due to their ideologies.... embracing the mythologies of the past, and resenting the modern Judao/Christian beliefs. (No, he's not a jew or muslim or anything)
The band is very well known in the Black Metal community, they have a large cult following of all types of Middle Easterners as well as Europeans....Americans...etc.
I interviewed Ashmedi for my metal-zine at www.trolleve.com check out the interviews section for the Melechesh interview. It is pretty informative and an interesting read.
their website is www.melechesh.com
...and as you can see from pictures.... he looks armenian
pictures
I talk to him once in a while, he's a really cool guy... I wish more armenians new about Black Metal though.... and melechesh....which is easily one of the biggest bands in the genre.
If you check out their music, make sure to listen to Secrets of Sumerian Sphynxology and Genies, and Sorcerers and Mesopotamian nights, they both have Armenian drumbeats.
The band is very well known in the Black Metal community, they have a large cult following of all types of Middle Easterners as well as Europeans....Americans...etc.
I interviewed Ashmedi for my metal-zine at www.trolleve.com check out the interviews section for the Melechesh interview. It is pretty informative and an interesting read.
their website is www.melechesh.com
...and as you can see from pictures.... he looks armenian
pictures
I talk to him once in a while, he's a really cool guy... I wish more armenians new about Black Metal though.... and melechesh....which is easily one of the biggest bands in the genre.
If you check out their music, make sure to listen to Secrets of Sumerian Sphynxology and Genies, and Sorcerers and Mesopotamian nights, they both have Armenian drumbeats.
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