Italian Doom Metal band Messa presents a live session video for the track “Blood” taken from their debut album, “Belfry,” out in May 2016 via Aural Music.
The band comments: “The celebration of our debut album ‘Belfry’ culminated with a live session in the studio where we recorded the album 10 years ago. We invited a few close friends, who were by our side since the beginning of this adventure, and we played for this little audience.”
Watch the new live session video for “Blood” via the YouTube playewr below:
Messa adds: “Our debut album ‘Belfry’ was released 10 years ago. This record has a special meaning for us, as it was the first chapter of our musical journey.
To celebrate this anniversary, we made some limited edition merch! We printed this run of ‘Belfry’ apparel: t-shirts, a long sleeve and a girlie shirt too.
Together with the soft merch, we also made a limited edition version of ‘Belfry’ LP. It’s a high quality vegan leather pouch, printed both front and back, containing an A4 book with memorabilia from our personal archive and a copy of ‘Belfry’ 2LP in silver color.
Also available a very limited edition bundle of the vinyl with a new scrapbook style booklet full of unreleased images and notes and a custom-made sleeve.
Available from Friday May 15th, 2026 in our EU merch shop. Go to messaband.com.”
EU/UK Tour Fall 2026:
27/10/26 Marseille, Le Dodu (FR)
28/10/26 Barcelona, Sala Salamandra (ES)
29/10/26 Madrid, Copérnico (ES)
30/10/26 Montpellier, Maison des Choeurs (FR)
01/11/26 Paris, Petit Bain (FR)
03/11/26 Glasgow, Cathouse (UK)
04/11/26 Manchester, Rebellion (UK)
05/11/26 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (UK)
06/11/26 Bristol, Thekla (UK)
07/11/26 London, The Garage (UK)
09/11/26 Tilburg, 013 (NL)
10/11/26 Antwerp, Kavka (BE)
12/11/26 Berlin, Frannz Club (DE)
13/11/26 Hamburg, Logo (DE)
14/11/26 Bochum, Rockpalast (DE)
15/11/26 Cologne, Artheater (DE)
17/11/26 Frankfurt, Das Bett (DE)
18/11/26 Munich, Backstage Club (DE)
19/11/26 Zurich, Dynamo (CH)
21/11/26 Trezzo sull’Adda, Live Club (IT)
Tickets on sale now at messaband.com and mc2live.it
Lineup
Sara / Vocals
Marco / Guitars and Bass
Alberto / Guitars
Rocco / Drums
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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.”