---
title: "The Epigenesis by Melechesh"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/79b69cd5-5098-4682-a53b-580a2501aa56"
artist: "Melechesh"
year: 2010
label: "Nuclear Blast"
---

# The Epigenesis

**The Epigenesis** is an album by Melechesh, released in 2010 on Nuclear Blast.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Epigenesis |
| Artist | Melechesh |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2010 |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Catalog number | NB 2340-2 |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Place in discography | 7 of 10 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ghouls of Nineveh | 6:46 |
| 2 | Grand Gathas of Baal Sin | 5:58 |
| 3 | Sacred Geometry | 5:32 |
| 4 | The Magickan and the Drones | 7:20 |
| 5 | Mystics of the Pillar | 8:31 |
| 6 | When Halos of Candles Collide (instrumental) | 5:39 |
| 7 | Defeating the Giants | 3:26 |
| 8 | Illumination: The Face of Shamash | 5:35 |
| 9 | Negative Theology | 3:51 |
| 10 | A Greater Chain of Being (instrumental) | 6:54 |
| 11 | The Epigenesis | 12:18 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black)

## Release tags

Melodic Black Metal · Black Metal · Progressive Metal · Folk Metal · Oriental Metal · Progressive Black Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Emissaries (2006)](https://themetalnet.com/album/e5bb2ab4-d9f3-33bb-a295-016d0d6c5806)
- Next release: [Mystics of the Pillar II (2012)](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3cce31f-575d-4582-84be-3d72f2d27882)

## Artist

- [Melechesh](https://themetalnet.com/band/melechesh)

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