Messa to Release Live at Roadburn April 28
A little bittersweet, to be honest. Roadburn 2022 was the first one to be held since 2009 that I didn’t attend, and among the great swath of performances I missed out on that weekend was that of Italy’s Messa, who were there supporting their 2022 release, Close (review here), which by all accounts was a breakthrough for the band. I’m glad they’re releasing the set, and anytime I get to write about something Marcel Van de Vondervoort (also of Astrosoniq) recorded, I’m happy to do so, but yeah, thinking about not being in Tilburg last year, thinking about not being there again this year, maybe never getting to go back, is pretty sad for me. That was a big part of my life for a long time, a rejuvenation, a home I returned to each April. Things change, and I know that. I change. The festival certainly has changed. But there’s a place in my heart that might always pang for that experience. If that’s nostalgia or just missing friends, fine.
Live at Roadburn is out April 28. Perhaps if you, like me, have never had the chance to see the band live, it will give some sense of what they do on stage. Context. I haven’t heard it yet so can’t really say, but preorders are up as the PR wire informs:
MESSA to Release New Album ‘Messa – Live at Roadburn’ Out April 28th
Pre-Save HERE: https://orcd.co/messaliveatroadburn
Preorder on Bandcamp: https://messaproject.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-roadburn
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.’ 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.
‘Messa: Live at Roadburn’ CD/LP/Digital
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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.
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