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Messiah Infernal Thrashing Records, grimace purple/ white splatter vinyl, ltd 250, double sided poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony

Red Mesa is a psychedelic, bluesy desert rock trio from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who churn out hook-laden jams and blistering live performances as only a band from the actual desert can. Red Mesa will release their third full-length album The Path to the Deathless in May 2020. This album is a concept record about following you passions, hopes, and dreams through eternity.

Ever Since The Release Of Their Acclaimed Debut Ep P'eau (2018) These Mechelen-Based Musicians Have Been Honing Their Craft In Songwriting And Production, Building A New Home Studio To Record Future Material While Also Expanding From A Three-Piece To A Five-Piece Ensemble. By Adding Singer/Percussionist Stefan De Graef (Psychonaut) And Guitarist/Singer Sander Rom (L'itch) To Their Ranks, Hippotraktor Have Become A More Versatile Outfit Able To Employ A Broader Palette Of Sounds, Taking The Band's Earlier Instrumental Prog Metal Sound To New Heights.Taking Notes From The Best Moments In Contemporary Progressive And Post Metal, Hippotraktor Capture The Awe-Inspiring Power Of Nature_from The Delicacy Of The First Falling Leaf To The Massive Cosmic Energy Of The Sun. By Combining The Big, Catchy Riffs And The Rhythmical Prowess Of Gojira With The Relentless But Equally Groove-Loaded Complexity Of Meshuggah, Meridian Delivers An Overwhelming Experience Of Sound, Presenting The Listener With Sentiments That Are Recognisable, But With An Intensity That Seems Larger-Than-Life. "Meridian Tells The Story Of A Solitary Wanderer On The Earth In The Absence Of Other Beings," Explains Stefan. "Without Anyone To Share Knowledge And History With, The Protagonist Is Forced To Create His Own Truths And Stories About The Nature Of Life, Consciousness And The Universe. The Protagonist Begins To Personify And Deify His Surroundings, Assigning Sentience To The Trees, The Mountains, The Wind, The Waters Etc. For They Are His Only Companions In This Desolate World."Essentially, Meridian Is An Exploration Of The Evolutionary Theory Of Naturism, Which Was Put Forth By German Scholar Max Mu"Ller In The 19th Century, And Which Argues That Religion Finds Its Origin In The Deification Of The Forces Of Nature By Early Human Beings. By Juxtaposing This Sociological Theory With Seven Tracks That Unfailingly Conjure Images Of The Earth, Sea And Sky, Hippotraktor Have Created An Analogy That Enlarges The Imaginative Quality...

On vinyl for the first time. Re-issue of Bear Mace's 2nd full-length - “Charred Field Of Slaughter”! Since forming in 2012, Chicago death metal quintet Bear Mace has mostly operated in the shadows. Influenced by Death, Bolt Thrower, and Massacre, the band made their presence known via a demo cassette and scattered live appearances. In 2017 the band released a debut full-length, Butchering The Colossus, leading to positive reviews and an opening slot for Tampa legends Massacre on their reunion tour. In 2020, Bear Mace unleashed their 2nd full length “Charred Field Of Slaughter” on August 14th 2020, and now Redefining Darkness has re-issued this monstrous album on CD with vinyl coming soon! Features current members of Novembers Doom, Wolvhammer, Black Sites, Pulchra Morte, Without Waves and ex-members of Nachtmystium and Immortal Bird.

High Roller Records, RED COVER, transparent red/ white splatter vinyl, ltd 250, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, insert, poster, original mix with all interludes between the Songs! Original 1986 sound! Specially mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony!

Svart Records offers up Messa’s extraordinary live show from Roadburn Festival 2022.



Italian Doom trailblazers, Messa captured live at the Roadburn Festival 2022 with a special extended lineup, immortalised on LP, CD and digital via Svart Records. 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, which the critics have called "the sound of a band fleshing out their place in doom metal's past, present and future"(Metal Injection) and "If you’ve ever longed for an album that could reconcile Stevie Nicks at her witchiest with the sublime gloom of How the Gods Kill–era Danzig, this is the LP of your dreams" (Spin).



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. Invisible Oranges said it best when they described Messa live as “Captivating from the start, the band meld doom and Mediterranean influences to create a sound that inspires devotion, not least through vocalist Sara’s powerful voice and commanding presence.”



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’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.

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.