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Ereshkigal is the a Oriental Death Metal album Composed by Rabeen Mohammed Guitarist of Thrash/Death metal band Dark Phantom. 

The album generally subjects are about Mesopotamian Mythology where Ereshkigal (The Queen of The Dead) is the ruler of the underworld. 

Ereshkigal was the goddess of Kur, the land of the dead or underworld in Sumerian mythology. She was said to ruled Irkalla, which sometimes it's her given name. 

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The album features many artists from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. 

Tracks by Track Guidelines: 

1.Ganzir.
Ganzir is the palace where Ereshkigal ruled over the dead souls, located at the entrance to the underworld, and guarded by seven gates which were kept by her faithful servant Neti.

Featured Artists: 
Vocals: Rach April Bassili (Heritage, Vibes) 
Bass: Yazan Ju (Anklet)

2.Ereshkigal 
The track talks about a man who has lost his will to live and became very frustrated and depressed by mankind's insignificant and vile actions. 
Therefore, he decides to evoke Ereshkigal, the great queen of the dead in order to take revenge on this rotten world in which we live in by selling his soul to the the underworld. 

Featured Artists:
Vocals: Sami noorallah (Torture Hymns)
Bass: Yazan Ju (Anklet)
Keyboards: Omar Salem (Riverwood, The Art of Chaos)

3.Saratn II
Dedicated Track to Rabeen's father who died by Cancer years ago.

Featured Artists:
Keyboards: Omar Salem (Riverwood, The Art of Chaos)

4.Executioner Dreams
Personal Struggles track about how to achieve your objectives against the current circumstances that make you living in darkness and nightmares.

Featured Artists:
Vocals: Helios Atum (The Art of Chaos)

5.Geshitinamna
Geshtinanna is the Sumerian goddess of agriculture, fertility, and dream interpretation, the so-called "heavenly grape-vine". She is the sister of Dumuzid, who she shelters when he was pursued by galla demons and mourns his death after the demons drag him to Kur. She then agreed to take his place in Kur to record the name of deceased. 

Featured Artists:
Bass: Yazan Ju (Anklet)

6.Lamashtu
Lamashtu was a female demon, monster, malevolent goddess who menaced women during childbirth and kidnapped their children while they were breastfeeding. She would gnaw on their bones and suck their blood, as well as being charged with a number of other evil deeds.

Featured Artists:
Guitar: Jake Shuker (Maysaloon)
Bass: Sarmad Jalal (Ex- Dark Phantom)
Drums: Jamal Almohrez (Maysaloon, Agenor)

7.Pazuzu
Pazuzu is the demon of the southwest wind known for bringing famine during dry seasons, and locusts during rainy seasons. Pazuzu was invoked in apotropaic amulets, Although Pazuzu is, himself, considered to be an evil spirit, he drives and frightens away other evil spirits, therefore protecting humans against plagues and misfortunes.

Follow the band at these links:

Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/rebeen.dark

https://www.instagram.com/rabeen_dark/

YouTube 
https://youtube.com/channel/UCYsG0eGmC0nrZID9EwM6lUA

Soundcloud
Check out Rabeen Mohammed on SoundCloud