– October 14th, 2024 –
Steel Blade may be very blissful to welcome Italian Doomster MESSA to it’s Worldwide roster!
MESSA play evoking doom steel with middle-eastern vibes. Deliciously haunting feminine vocals, 70′s guitars and Arabian Oudh mix to conjure a sound that’s all of their very own. With influences as various as Lifeless Can Dance, Om, Swans, Killing Joke, Electrical Wizard, Thergothon, Present 93, the band has moved from the primary occult then noir-tinged doom steel of their earlier works to a brand new atmospheric mediterranean sound which is exclusive. The evolution is clearly showcased of their newest studio album “Shut“.
MESSA emerged within the first day of 2014. Marco and Sara began to develop the essential idea whereas writing the primary songs. In a while, Alberto and Rocco joined the band. The intense variety of their musical background instantly proved to be important within the development of the band’s sound. In 2016 their first opus “Belfry” was launched, and the band made a number of excursions throughout Europe and USA. In 2018 their second work “Feast For Water” introduced the band on tour much more extensively. Their newest studio work “Shut“, launched in 2022, was acclaimed by critics and was outlined “the sound of a band fleshing out their place in doom steel’s previous, current and future” (Steel Injection). Some appearances made by the band had been Hellfest Open Air, Roadburn, and Desert Fest. The band’s newest file Stay At Roadburn was launched April seventh 2023, providing their main-stage triumph, joined by a singular constellation of musicians and devices. Seeming to each embrace and defy all the things it means to be a steel band, MESSA mesh Mediterranean sounds with crushing doom riffs, with an emphasis on environment and weird use of instrumentation.
Feedback MESSA: “We’re glad to announce we’ve joined forces with legendary Steel Blade Data. We’re past stoked to develop into a part of the unbelievable legacy of this label, marking their catalog with our music. Since 1982 Steel Blade has put elementary steel artists on the map, and being on this labels’ roster is a giant honor for us. We are able to’t wait to share some glimpses of what we’re engaged on! Within the meantime you’ll be able to catch our dwell exhibits within the following European cities, listing under.“
MESSA dwell 2024:
Thursday 17/10/2024 CH Martigny Sundown
Friday 18/10/2024 DE Freiburg Artik Membership
Saturday 19/10/2024 DE Braunschweig Kufa Haus
Sunday 20/10/2024 BE Antwerp Desertfest
Monday 21/10/2024 DE Aachen AZ
Tuesday 22/10/2024 DE Berlin Cassiopeia
Wednesday 23/10/2024 PL Warsaw VooDoo
Thursday 24/10/2024 PL Poznan 2Progi
Friday 25/10/2024 DE Chemnitz AJZ
Saturday 26/10/2024 DE Hamburg Lazy Bones
Sunday 27/10/2024 NL Maastricht Samhain Pageant
Saturday 9/11/2024 ITA Catania Catania Tattoo conference
Friday 13/12/2024 AT Linz Kapu
Saturday 14/12/2024 DE Stuttgart Hellgart Pageant
MESSA line-up:
Sara – vocals
Marco – guitars/bass
Alberto – guitars
Rocco – drums
MESSA on-line:
https://www.fb.com/MESSAproject
https://www.instagram.com/messa_band
https://messaproject.bandcamp.com
