Messiah (Swiss band)

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Band history

Formation, studio album releases and reunion show (1984–2003)

Messiah's debut album, Hymn to Abramelin, was released in 1986 through Chainsaw Murder Records.[1] Their second LP, titled Extreme Cold Weather, came out in 1987 and was re-issued on CD three years later by Nuclear Blast. The release also contained the band's debut album.[2] The band then managed to sign to a German major metal label, Noise Records, which released their next album, Choir of Horrors, in 1991. Messiah released two more albums, Rotten Perish and Underground, through Noise, but disbanded in the mid-1990s.[3]

The band reunited for a show in 2003. Afterwards, the band stated they have no desire to reunite.[4]

Reunion, Fatal Grotesque Symbols – Darken Universe, and Fracmont (2017–present)

At the end of 2017, the band was asked by a friend and concert promoter to play a few secret shows in Lucerne, Switzerland. The band accepted, and following the shows, decided to start writing a new album in the beginning of 2018.[5]

In June 2020, the band announced an EP titled Fatal Grotesque Symbols – Darken Universe will be released on 7 August, and that a full-length album titled Fracmont will be released a month later on 11 September, the band's first studio album in 26 years.[6]

Band members

Current members

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  • Patrick Hersche – bass (1989–1992, 2003, 2017–present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Steve Karrer – drums (1990–1995, 2003, 2017–present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Marcus Seebach – vocals (2022–present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • V.O. Pulver – guitars (2023–present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Former members

  • Rolf "Jazzi" Heer – drums (1984–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Reto Wilhelm Kühne – bass, vocals (1984–1988)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Andre Steiner – guitars (1985)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Dave Phillips - bass (1988–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Dani Raess – guitar (1989–1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Pete Schuler – drums (1989–1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Christofer Johnsson – vocals (1994–1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Oliver Koll – bass (1994–1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Andy Kaina – vocals (1990–1994, 2003, 2017–2021)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (died 2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Timeline

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Discography

Albums

  • Hymn to Abramelin (1986)
  • Extreme Cold Weather (1987)
  • Choir of Horrors (1991)
  • Rotten Perish (1992)
  • Underground (1994)
  • Fracmont (2020)
  • Christus Hypercubus (2024)

Live Albums

  • Reanimation, Live at Abart (2010)
  • The Choir of Horrors and Rotten Perish Era Live (2018)

EPs

  • Psychomorphia (1990)
  • The Ballad of Jesus (1994)
  • Fatal Grotesque Symbols – Darken Universe (2020)

Compilations

  • Powerthrash / The Infernal Thrashing (2004)
  • Space Invaders (2018)

DVDs

  • 20 Years of Infernal Thrashing Madness (2004)

Demos

  • Demo 1984 (1984)
  • Infernal Thrashing (1985)
  • Powerthrash (1985)
  • Live Baar (1985)
  • Extreme Cold Weather (1986)

References

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  1. ↑ [[[:Template:Allmusic]] Allmusic - Hymn to Abramelin]
  2. ↑ Metal-Archives.com - Extreme Cold Weather
  3. ↑ [[[:Template:Allmusic]] Allmusic - Messiah biography]
  4. ↑ Metal-Rules.com - Interview with Messiah
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External links

  • [[[:Template:Allmusic]] Messiah] at Allmusic

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