LAPIS NIGER : At The Throne Of Melek Taus - full album

LAPIS NIGER is the Tommy Eriksson (Former guitarist and drummer of Therion 1995-1998) side project. Melek Taus, or the Peacock Angel, is the Yazidi name for the central figure of their faith. In the Yazidi belief system, God created the world and it is now in the care of a Heptad of seven Holy Beings, often known as Angels or heft sirr (the Seven Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawûsê Melek (frequently known as "Melek Taus" in English publications), the Peacock Angel. According to the Encyclopedia of the Orient. Mashaf Rash is one of two books on the Yazidi religion written in the style of a holy book in the Yazidi language (the Kurmanji dialect of the Kurdish language), the other being the Book of Revelation : Kitab Al-Jilwah Melek Taus is the head over six great archangels, and is both supreme God and emanation of God on earth. The seven sanjaks each represents one of the seven great angels including Melek Taus. Tracklisting : 1 -- Al-Sahra : 00:00 2 -- Black Serpent Dance : 03:16 3 -- Mashaf Rash : 09:32 4 -- At The Throne Of Melek Taus Part I : 12:10 5 -- At The Throne Of Melek Taus Part II : 18:46 6 -- Sanjaq Worship : 22:32 7 -- Inside The Black Pearl - Lapis Niger : 28:19 8 -- Kitab Al-Jilwah : 35:45