– September twenty fourth, 2025 –
European Tour With Paradise Misplaced To Start Subsequent Month
Watch MESSA’s video for “Reveal” HERE
Italian doom metallic outfit MESSA are happy to unveil their new video for “Reveal.” The observe comes off the band’s critically-adored new full-length, The Spin, launched in April by way of Metallic Blade Data.
Primarily based within the band’s eclectic, self-defined “scarlet doom” sound, The Spin rises, falls, broods, bites, comforts, and destroys, all of the whereas resounding with each instinctive magic and obsessive, concerted onerous work. After lighting up the underground with a triptych of more and more distinctive and wondrous information – 2016′s Belfry, 2018′s Feast For Water, and 2022′s Shut – with The Spin, MESSA is audibly outfitted for the proverbial huge leagues.
Picture by Nicola Pianalto
Decibel Journal championed, “… a sweeping assertion that pulls equally from doom and goth rock, with hefty doses of traditional heavy metallic and jazz thrown in.” Deaf Perpetually concurred, lauding the band’s, “…strongest album to this point,” that, “definitively establishes MESSA as some of the thrilling and inventive bands of the trendy period.” Gushed New Noise Journal, “…although all of their output makes for straightforward suggestions, it’s The Spin that lastly shoulders MESSA out of the area of interest, best-kept-secret parameters they’ve been snagged in and onwards in the direction of the oh, so elite, ‘many are known as however few are chosen’ province of unequivocal, rock n’ roll preeminence. That is analogous to Soundgarden’s flight path from Badmotorfinger to Superunknown.” Added Metallic Hammer Germany, “Anybody who appreciates the free-spirited mixture of an distinctive voice with loads of quiet moments and a few blaring riffs will discover MESSA to be the proper band.”
Feedback the band on their “Reveal” video, “The primary riff in ‘Reveal’ manifested itself spontaneously. Our guitar participant Alberto dreamed of it one night time. He all of a sudden awakened at 4:00am and recorded it together with his telephone so he wouldn’t neglect it. It was essentially the most quick tune to write down out of all these we wrote for The Spin and it options two key components: the everyday, ‘blues’ use of slide guitar and the ‘metallic’ factor of the blastbeats.
This video was completely shot with analog gear in a tire warehouse in our hometown. We selected the lo-fi aesthetic on function, utilizing the dynamism of strobe and neon lights. We tried to make it as spontaneous because the songwriting course of for the observe.”
Watch MESSA‘s video for “Reveal” HERE.
Watch MESSA‘s beforehand launched video for “At Races” HERE, “The Costume” HERE, and “Hearth On The Roof” HERE.
The Spin was partly recorded, produced, combined, and mastered by Maurizio “Icio” Baggio and consists of synth work by Andrea Mantione (Nuovo Testamento) on “Hearth On The Roof” and canopy artwork by Nico Vascellari (Uroboro, 2023. Nero Portoro marble, tire. 57 x 57 x 10 cm).
The document is on the market now on CD, vinyl, and digital codecs at: metalblade.com/messa
Subsequent month, MESSA will function direct assist to Paradise Misplaced on a month-long European trek. The Ascension Of Europe Tour 2025 begins on October ninth in Manchester, United Kingdom and runs by way of November sixth in Antwerp, Belgium. Further assist will probably be offered by Lacrimas Profundere and Excessive Parasite on choose reveals. See all confirmed dates under.
MESSA w/ Paradise Misplaced, Excessive Parasite:
10/09/2025 New Century Corridor – Manchester, UK
10/10/2025 KK’s Metal Mill – Wolverhampton, UK
10/11/2025 College – Newcastle, UK
10/12/2025 Storage – Glasgow, UK
10/14/2025 Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
10/15/2025 SWX – Bristol, UK
10/16/2025 The 1865 – Southampton, UK
10/17/2025 Islington Meeting Corridor – London, UK
10/19/2025 Tyrant Fest – Lille, FR **
w/ Paradise Misplaced, Lacrimas Profundere:
10/20/2025 Elysée Montmartre – Paris, FR
10/21/2025 La Rayonne – Lyon, FR
10/23/2025 Stay Music Corridor – Cologne, DE
10/24/2025 Rockhal – Luxembourg, LU **
10/25/2025 Conrad Sohm – Dornbirn, AT
10/26/2025 Corridor – Padova, IT **
10/28/2025 Backstage Werk – Munich, DE
10/29/2025 Palac Akropolis – Prague, CZ
10/30/2025 Boogaloo – Zagreb, HR
10/31/2025 SiMM Metropolis – Vienna, AT
11/01/2025 Durer Kert – Budapest, HU
11/03/2025 PTR/L’Usine – Geneva, CH **
11/04/2025 Z-Bau – Nürnberg, DE
11/05/2025 Pandora – Utrecht, NL
11/06/2025 Trix Corridor – Antwerp, BE
** Paradise Misplaced, MESSA solely
Extra on MESSA:
MESSA‘s signature sound absorbs influences from jazz and blues, punk and prog, and black metallic and darkish ambient, however their stressed experimentalism has terribly easy and warranted outcomes. The Spin incorporates one other new factor, interpolating an ’80s goth rock vibe in usually full-blooded trend. “We don’t wish to repeat ourselves and we continuously attempt to discover a new language to precise whereas maintaining our identification,” stresses the band. “This time we delved into the last decade of the Nineteen Eighties. We’re not a part of the ‘darkish scene’ in any method. The affect for this document seems to be again to the early goth rock/darkish wave relatively than the later emanations of the style.” Along with Sisters Of Mercy and Virgin Prunes, the band cites information by Killing Joke, Mercyful Destiny, Jimmy Web page, Journey, The Sound, Boy Harsher, and Vangelis as impacting considerably upon the creation of The Spin.
One thing that appears to get each simpler and more durable on the similar time are Sara’s outstanding vocals. With better expertise of stage and studio, her beguiling pipes proceed getting stronger and extra versatile; so the singing right here is extra assertive and assured, however the singer’s concerted push to new heights comes considerably on the expense of a wholesome psychological equilibrium. “For this document I gave up elements of my very own sanity,” reveals Sara. “I wore myself in so many alternative methods… You possibly can’t lie while you’re singing. My goal was to document my elements in essentially the most trustworthy method attainable. Combine-wise, the vocals are extra on the highlight, in true ’80s trend. The lyrics contact on a number of matters all through the document; destroying one’s ego, unimaginable cursed love, giving up on your self, others’ expectations, self-sabotage, resurrection. Whereas we had been touring the US I reread some books by Cormac McCarthy. It was essential to pave the best way I wished to precise myself. I believe the lyrics this time are extra ‘straight in your face.’ I used metaphors like I at all times did, however I wished to get extra verbally bare and uncooked. I by no means spoke so clearly in our earlier information about insecurity, distress, uneasiness, anguish and misery.”
MESSA:
Sara – vocals
Marco – guitars/bass
Alberto – guitars
Rocco – drums
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