Melechesh, is a black metal band from the Middle East, formed in Jerusalem in 1993.
The band was founded in 1993 in Jerusalem by Ashmedi. Lord Curse and Moloch joined him. In 1995 Cimeries and Thamuz joined the band and the band recorded their demo As Jerusalem Burns…; they left the band in the two months after the recording. The EP The Siege of Lachish was recorded with bass player Uusur, who also left Melechesh shortly afterwards.