Italian Doom Metallers MESSA to Release Stunning Live Performance from Roadburn Festival 2022

March 11, 2023

MESSA to Release New Album

'Messa - Live at Roadburn'

Out April 28th

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Italian Doom trailblazers, MESSA captured live at the Roadburn Festival 2022 with a special extended lineup, have been immortalized on LP, CD and digital via Svart Records with their new Album, 'Messa - Live at Roadburn'.

Relive MESSA’s main-stage Roadburn Festival triumph, featuring songs from album 'CLOSE', and joined by a unique constellation of musicians and instruments that give their massive new album its distinctive sound.

This stunning new live album presents select cuts from the band's critically acclaimed album 'CLOSE', which the critics have called "the sound of a band fleshing out their place in doom metal's past, present and future"(Metal Injection) and "If you’ve ever longed for an album that could reconcile Stevie Nicks at her witchiest with the sublime gloom of How the Gods Kill–era Danzig, this is the LP of your dreams" (Spin).

MESSA’s packed out Roadburn set was one of the most talked about of the 2022 edition, and left the audience gob-smacked in their wake. Invisible Oranges said it best when they described MESSA live as “Captivating from the start, the band meld doom and Mediterranean influences to create a sound that inspires devotion, not least through vocalist Sara’s powerful voice and commanding presence.”

Of their Roadburn set MESSA said:

“Our appearance at Roadburn 2022 saw us performing a specially dedicated and one of a kind set. We played songs from our new record 'CLOSE' with a unique line-up that included other fellow musicians within our project. We involved Giorgio Trombino (Oud, Duduk, Saxophone), Alex Fernet (Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar) and Blak Saagan(Synthesizers) to recreate the sounds of 'CLOSE' in their true form.Our aim with MESSA’s performance was to embrace a musical wandering that could allow all of us – on and off stage – to drift away into another place. We couldn't wait to be on Roadburn’s stage again and we were very excited to be part of the 2022 edition.”

Seeming to both embrace and defy everything it means to be a metal band, MESSA mesh Mediterranean sounds with crushing doom riffs, with an emphasis on atmosphere and unusual use of instrumentation. MESSA are one of the leading lights in the heavy underground, and this performance at Roadburn saw the band shine forth with a brilliant and dominating presence. Get closer than 'CLOSE' and witness for yourself what the bottled magic of MESSA’s live alchemy can bring. 'Messa - Live at Roadburn' is out on April 28th via Svart Records.

Pre-Order 'Messa - Live at Roadburn' HERE

MESSA Release New Single "Rubedo"

February 21, 2022

Italian Doom metal quartet MESSA have released another new single from their upcoming studio album, 'Close'. The third single off the record, titled "Rubedo", is out today.

Talking about the new song, the band comments:

"'Rubedo' is the song from “Close” that was mostly impacted by Flamenco music.

It’s a track tied with both our previous work and the journey dimension of our new album. The lyrics are about dealing with a sense of guilt. Sometimes we harm the ones we love without realizing it, and all of a sudden we reckon with our faults and wish to heal the person we hurt."

Adding, "Rubedo is a Latin word that translates to ‘redness’. It symbolizes the reunion of opposites and the manifestation of the self in its entirety. The color red has always been connected with hot-blood and sacrifice."

Messa's new album, 'Close', will see a March 11th, 2022 release via Svart Records.

About Messa's new album, 'Close'

'Close' draws us further into Messa’s spellbinding textures and immersive dynamics. Described as “Stevie Nicks fronting Black Sabbath,” singer Sara’s colossal voice omnipotently carries the listener on an emotional rollercoaster ride where the sonic cauldron of Iommi guitars gives way to Arabian Oudh and progressive solos in a masterful style-clash that well befits Messa’s incendiary reputation.

The hushed Fender Rhodes piano intro on opener “Suspended,” picks up where Messa left off on their previous album “Feast For Water” but then collapses gloriously into Jazz guitar and widescreen impassioned crushing riffs, lighting our way for the odyssey ahead. The scene is set magnificently for the journey that “Close” expertly takes the listener on, with Messa’s obvious care and passion for the album as a pilgrimage of sonic experience. Heavyweight tracks like “If You Want Her To Be Taken” or “0=2” are modern Doom Rock classics that expertly upgrade and leave the genre reeling in their wake. “Pilgrim” and “Orphalese” are woven with tapestries of Mediterranean sounds where Oudh and eastern chord phrasings expand Messa’s cinematic palette with a panache that is all their own. Atmospheric and grandiose belters like “Rubedo” and “Dark Horse” build into an almost limitless climax of discord and harmony where blast beats and saxophones descend into a thrilling cacophony that’s a masterclass in artful cutting edge Doom.

Referencing bands like Dead Can Dance, Swans, and Om, Messa have created an album where song, experience, and atmosphere are focused into a crystalline modus where high art flawlessly embraces good old-fashioned riff-worship. Transcending the occult and noir-tinted atmospheres of their past works, “Close” confidently weaves Messa’s multifarious influences into a singular breath-taking sound that leaves the listener enthralled. Perfection or something extremely close, Messa’s “Close” is not just a Metal record, but it’s definitely one of the best things to break out of the confines of Metal in a long time.

MESSA is:

Sara – Vocals

Marco – Guitar, Bass

Alberto – Guitar

Mistyr – Drums

MESSA Online:

https://www.facebook.com/MESSAproject/

https://www.instagram.com/messa_band/

https://messaproject.bandcamp.com/

MESSA Release New Single "Dark Horse" - New Album 'Close' Out March 11 via Svart Records

January 15, 2022

Italian Doom Metal quartet MESSA are excited to release their new album, 'Close', onMarch 11th, 2022 with their new label home in Svart Records. In the build-up to the release of their upcoming full-length, the band has dropped a new single titled "Dark Horse". Speaking about the story behind the writing and recording of the track, the band comments:

“'Dark Horse' was the last song we wrote, and it was completed literally just one week before we entered the studio. It’s the most instinctual and visceral song on the album. Its sound is reminiscent of 80’s dark/post-punk vibes like no other song in this record." Going on to share the narrative themes of the song, the group shares, "This song describes a precise moment of anxiety which is now trapped in the sands of time forevermore."

Check out the new single from Messa, "Dark Horse", below. The band's new album,'Close', is out March 11th, 2022.