Watch MESSA’s “Fire On The Roof” video HERE.
The Italian doom metal alchemists in MESSA are pleased to unveil their new video for “Fire On The Roof.” The track comes off the band’s outstanding new album, The Spin, released on April 11th through Metal Blade Records.
MESSA’s majestic, critically-lauded fourth full-length opus, The Spin takes its listeners on a breathtaking journey across the wide-open skies of their creative imagination and over a compelling landscape of moods, twists, and styles. Based in the band’s eclectic, self-defined “scarlet doom” sound, The Spin rises, falls, broods, bites, comforts, and destroys, all the while resounding with both instinctive magic and obsessive, concerted hard work. After lighting up the underground with a triptych of increasingly distinctive and wondrous records – 2016’s Belfry, 2018’s Feast For Water, and 2022’s Close – with The Spin, MESSA is audibly equipped for the proverbial big leagues.
Metal Injection accurately crowns MESSA “purveyors of the catchiest doom.” Of The Spin, Decibel Magazine champions “… a sweeping statement that draws equally from doom and goth rock, with hefty doses of classic heavy metal and jazz thrown in.” Deaf Forever concurs lauding “their strongest album to date,” that, “definitively establishes MESSA as one of the most exciting and creative bands of the modern era.” Adds Metal Hammer Germany, “Anyone who appreciates the free-spirited combination of an exceptional voice with plenty of quiet moments and some blaring riffs will find MESSA to be the perfect band.”
Comments the band on their “Fire On The Roof” single, “Some have experienced forbidden and impossible love. The curse, the fear, the flames that guide you to hell. Magnetism between two humans is hard to ignore – but what gets in the way with those interactions? This song’s a testament to trusting your own guts and vulnerability.”
Watch MESSA’s video for “Fire On The Roof” HERE.
Watch MESSA’s previously released video for “At Races” HERE and “The Dress” HERE.
The Spin was partly recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Maurizio “Icio” Baggio and includes synth work by Andrea Mantione (Nuovo Testamento) on “Fire On The Roof” and cover art by Nico Vascellari (Uroboro, 2023. Nero Portoro marble, tire. 57 x 57 x 10 cm).
The record is available now on CD (jewel case in the US and digipak in EU) and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
White (US)
180g Black (EU)
Night Blue Marbled (EU – Ltd. 1000)
Clear/Black Splatter (EU – Ltd. 500)
Pic-LP (EU Roadburn Exclusive – Ltd. 300)
Alternate Cover – Crystal Clear (EU Band Exclusive – Ltd. 500)
Alternate Cover – Silver/Black Splatter (EU – Ltd. 500)
Find all orders at orcd.co/the-dress.
MESSA has confirmed shows across Europe this Spring including a special performance at this year’s edition of Roadburn where the band will play The Spin live in its stunning entirety.
MESSA Live:
4/15/2025 Feierwerk – Munich, DE
4/16/2025 Gebäude 9 – Cologne, DE
4/18/2025 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, NL * Performing The Spin live
4/26/2025 Argo16 – Venice, IT
5/09/2025 DesertFest Oslo – Oslo, NO
6/22/2025 Hellfest – Clisson, FR
6/26/2025 Resurrection Festival – Vigo, ES
6/27/2025 Nazca Live – Madrid, ES
6/28/2025 Sala Upload – Barcelona, ES
6/29/2025 Molotov – Marseille, FR
7/11/2025 DC Rojc Open Air – Pula, HR
8/08/2025 Alcatraz – Kortrijk, BE
8/9/2025 Sonic Blast – Moledo, PT
11/8-9/2025 Damnation Festival – Manchester, UK
MESSA‘s signature sound absorbs influences from jazz and blues, punk and prog, and black metal and dark ambient, but their restless experimentalism has extraordinarily smooth and assured results. The Spin incorporates another new element, interpolating an ‘80s goth rock vibe in typically full-blooded fashion. “We don’t like to repeat ourselves and we constantly try to find a new language to express while keeping our identity,” stresses the band. “This time we delved into the decade of the 1980s. We are not part of the ‘dark scene’ in any way. The influence for this record looks back to the early goth rock/dark wave rather than the later emanations of the genre.” In addition to Sisters Of Mercy and Virgin Prunes, the band cites records by Killing Joke, Mercyful Fate, Jimmy Page, Journey, The Sound, Boy Harsher, and Vangelis as impacting significantly upon the creation of The Spin.
Something that seems to get both easier and harder at the same time are Sara’s remarkable vocals. With greater experience of stage and studio, her beguiling pipes continue getting stronger and more versatile; so the singing here is more assertive and confident, but the singer’s concerted push to new heights comes somewhat at the expense of a healthy mental equilibrium. “For this record I gave up parts of my own sanity,” reveals Sara. “I wore myself in so many different ways… You can’t lie when you’re singing. My aim was to record my parts in the most honest way possible. Mix-wise, the vocals are more on the spotlight, in true ‘80s fashion. The lyrics touch on multiple topics throughout the record; destroying one’s ego, impossible cursed love, giving up on yourself, others’ expectations, self-sabotage, resurrection. While we were touring the US I reread some books by Cormac McCarthy. It was crucial to pave the way I wanted to express myself. I think the lyrics this time are more ‘straight in your face.’ I used metaphors like I always did, but I wanted to get more verbally naked and raw. I never spoke so clearly in our previous records about insecurity, misery, uneasiness, anguish and distress.”
“… a sweeping statement that draws equally from doom and goth rock, with hefty doses of classic heavy metal and jazz thrown in. And yes – real, honest-to-God jazz… At the heart of The Spin is a love of shimmering sounds of the ‘80s and the equipment that made it.” – Decibel Magazine
“Anyone who appreciates the free-spirited combination of an exceptional voice with plenty of quiet moments and some blaring riffs will find MESSA to be the perfect band.” – Metal Hammer Germany
“…purveyors of the catchiest doom…” – Metal Injection
“MESSA’s magnum opus. They have somehow adopted a lingua franca between their past and probable future selves, creating a sound that harmonizes with the elder parishioners while charting the chord changes ahead of the hymnal.” – Last Rites
“…though all of their output makes for easy recommendations, it’s The Spin that finally shoulders MESSA out of the niche, best-kept-secret parameters they’ve been snagged in and onwards towards the oh, so elite, ‘many are called but few are chosen’ province of unequivocal, rock n’ roll preeminence. This is analogous to Soundgarden’s flight path from Badmotorfinger to Superunknown. The Spin refines MESSA’s sound, introduces new trajectories, (in this case ’80s-era goth rock), and never forfeits any of the band’s charm or individuality in the process.” – New Noise Magazine
“… one of the best metal albums of the year – one that recognizes the benefits of a fishnets-and-battle-vests alliance. Maybe it’s not the kind of album you’d imagine blasting during a playthrough of Galaga or cruising to the mall, but the go-for-broke grandeur of it all can stand up to the best of the decade’s greats.” – Treble
“The Spin always has something great going on, from its most furious moments to its most tranquil. MESSA has delivered an outstanding album here, and it’s all but guaranteed to get a multitude more, uh…spins, from me.” – Everything Is Noise
“…clearly their strongest album to date and definitively establishes MESSA as one of the most exciting and creative bands of the modern era.” – Deaf Forever
“MESSA show personality and class in their writing, a remarkable taste for melodies and arrangements, and once again a willingness to challenge themselves and deliver an engaging, balanced and spellbinding album.” – Truemetal
“With The Spin, MESSA invites us on an intense sonic journey, where contrasts blend and echo, where light and shadow collide in a hypnotic dance. Through this album, the band demonstrates once again that doom metal can be a fertile ground for experimentation and raw emotion and delivers one of the most anticipated albums of 2025.” – RocknHell
“From heavy, crushing riffs to delicate, ethereal passages that allow the songs space to breathe, it is all here.” – Metal Talk
“…a memorable experience…” – Mystification ‘Zine
“…a jaw-dropping release, with music that combines intense emotional impact with musical greatness. Although rooted in doom metal, MESSA challenges the boundaries of the genre and deliver a stunning album that will provide lasting excitement for fans of great music.” – Markus Heavy Music Blog
“For longtime fans, The Spin will be a revelation – an expansion of MESSA’s already vast sonic universe. For newcomers, it is a breathtaking introduction to a band that refuses to be confined by tradition or expectation.” – Antihero Magazine
“If you’re looking for doom with a pinch of gothic and melancholy, you’ll find an album here that digs deeper into your subconscious with every repetition. No noise, no clichés – The Spin is dark magic.” – Away From Life
” I hesitate to say who MESSA reminds me of because their sound is very much their own, but if doom metal with hints of Black Sabbath, Autumn (Netherlands) and Cauchemar sounds intriguing, you will very much want to check out The Spin.” – Metal Crypt
“… some of the most compelling talent in the entirety of the underground…” – Head Banger Reviews
“If you like tasteful guitar solos and guitar-focused rock that focuses on the instrument’s soul rather than becoming a Berklee clinic, you should also listen as it’s a great step forward for the band.” – Ghost Cult
“…one of the best modern doom bands out there.” – Toilet Ov Hell
“MESSA’s latest record is another mood-focused masterclass in emotive heavy music. They remain one of the most interesting, enjoyable, and notable bands out there, and they just continue to get better and better.” – Wonderbox Metal
“If you are looking for a heavy and doomy release that is not afraid to push the envelope, you will not find a better one than this.” – Infernal Masquerade
MESSA:
Sara – vocals
Marco – guitars/bass
Alberto – guitars
Rocco – drums
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