Name: Close
Brand: Messa

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SVART299LPB4

Colour

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Transparent Red

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format: Yes

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-08

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

6430080235117

Total Cap

Red LPx2

Artist

Messa

Genre US

Metal

Label US

Svart Records

Messa is a Doom Metal band hailing from Cittadella (Padua), Veneto, Italy. The band was formed in early 2014 by Mark Sade and Sara, who began developing a concept and writing songs. Later on, Mistyr and Albert joined the group to complete the lineup.
With their unique blend of doom metal, Messa has carved out their own distinct sound within the genre. Drawing inspiration from bands like Enthralled, SubRosa, Mizmor, and YOB among others, they have created a captivating musical experience that resonates with fans worldwide.
Known for their powerful performances and thought-provoking lyrics, Messa continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories. Their music is an immersive journey that transports listeners into a world of dark emotions and introspection.

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Svart Records to release new album by rising stars of eclectic heavy rock, Messa on the 11th of March 2022. Messa’s rising trajectory hits the stratosphere on their immense new album “Close”. Soaring up out of the Italian Doom Rock underground in 2014, Messa have been rapidly garnering a frenzied throng of devotees, in thrall to their monumental and broad-ranging sound craft. Releasing two widely celebrated cult records, the latest of which “Feast For Water” in 2018 was a critical breakthrough success, with Rolling Stone calling the whole album “captivating, wringing maximum drama out of its savvy stylistic clash,” Messa have had everyone on tenterhooks, waiting for what was next. New album “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."

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Discover "Close" by Messa on LP. Svart Records releases the rising stars' new album, a breathtaking blend of doom rock and eclectic sounds.