Italian doom metallers MESSA are pleased to present their latest single: a Cold Cave remix of “At Races.” The original track appears on the band’s critically lauded full-length, The Spin, released last year via Metal Blade Records. The Cold Cave remix gives the enveloping track a darkwave/synthpop touch.
Offers vocalist Sarah, “Who knows me personally and is close to me in real life is aware of my adoration for Cold Cave. From the lyrics to the sounds, the spectrum of feelings, the somber aesthetic and visuals. On a private sidenote, even though I love all of their catalog, their album Cherish The Light Years particularly helped me navigate some hard moments and kept me going. Few bands deal with the inadequacy of being in this world as perfectly as they do. Knowing I am not the only one that feels a deep connection to their material, it’s an incredible pleasure to share this collaboration. Hope you’ll dance to it, sing to it, get carried away. And I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did, under a starry Summer sky.“
Following their Summer festival appearances, MESSA will return to North American stages this Fall as direct support to Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats. The journey runs from September 5th through October 11th and includes several headlining dates scattered throughout. From there, the band will embark upon a European headlining tour from October 27th through November 21st with support provided by labelmates The Night Eternal. See all confirmed dates below.
MESSA Live:
Summer Festivals
7/25/2026 Rock N Bol – Sardegna, IT
8/08/2026 Palp Festival – Couvert du Goly, CH
8/29/2026 Suburbiae Unexpected Fest – Teramo, IT
US Dates
w/ Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats:
9/05/2026 Acid Bath After Party @ Eulogy – Asheville, NC **
9/06/2026 Richmond Music Hall – Richmond, VA **
9/08/2026 Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
9/09/2026 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
9/10/2026 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
9/11/2026 White Water Tavern – Little Rock, AR **
9/12/2026 The Studio @ Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX
9/13/2026 Levitation Festival – Austin, TX
9/15/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
9/16/2026 La Rosa – Tucson, AZ
9/18/2026 The Portal @ AREA15 – Las Vegas, NV
9/19/2026 Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
9/20/2026 The Bellwether – Los Angeles, CA
9/21/2026 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
9/22/2026The Alpine – Reno, NV **
9/24/2026 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
9/25/2026 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
9/26/2026 The Showbox – Seattle, WA
9/27/2026 The Cobalt – Vancouver, BC **
9/29/2026 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
9/30/2026 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
10/02/2026 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
10/03/2026 Slowdown – Omaha, NE
10/04/2026 Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
10/05/2026 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI **
10/06/2026 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
10/07/2026 Theatre Beanfield – Montreal, QC
10/08/2026 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
10/09/2026 Nevermore Hall – Baltimore, MD
10/11/2026 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
** MESSA Headlining Date
EU/UK Dates
w/ special guest The Night Eternal
10/27/2026 Le Dodu – Marseille, FR
10/28/2026 Sala Salamandra – Barcelona, ES
10/29/2026 Sala Copernico – Madrid, ES
10/30/2026 Antirouille – Montpellier, FR
10/31/2026 Westill Fest – Nantes, FR
11/01/2026 Petit Bain – Paris, FR
11/03/2026 Cathouse – Glasgow, UK
11/04/2026 Rebellion – Manchester, UK
11/05/2026 Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
11/06/2026 Thekla – Bristol, UK
11/07/2026 The Garage – London, UK
11/09/2026 13 – Tilburg, NL
11/10/2026 Kavka – Antwerp, BE
11/12/2026 Franz Club – Berlin, DE
11/13/2026 Logo – Hamburg, DE
11/14/2026 Rockpalast – Bochum, DE
11/15/2026 Artheater – Cologne, DE
11/17/2026 Das Bett – Frankfurt, DE
11/18/2026 Backstage Club – Munich, DE
11/19/2026 Dynamo – Zurich, CH
11/21/2026 Live Club – Trezzo sull’Adda, IT
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 a territory we had never explored before, which is the decade of the 1980s. We are aware that many bands before us took inspiration from that era, but we decided to be careless and run away with it mainly because we get involved and question what we do. 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.
Decibel Magazine championed, “a sweeping statement that draws equally from doom and goth rock, with hefty doses of classic heavy metal and jazz thrown in.” Deaf Forever concurred, praising the band’s, “strongest album to date,” that, “definitively establishes MESSA as one of the most exciting and creative bands of the modern era.” New Noise Magazine hailed, “a deeply rewarding album from a band whose time has come,” further elaborating, “…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.” Added 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.”
The Spin earned a host of year end list spots globally including #2 on Decibel Magazine‘s Top 40 Of 2025 and #5 on Metal Injection‘s 2025 Albums Of The Year and has surpassed 4 million streams within a year on Spotify alone.
The record is available now on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
Preview/purchase the record at: metalblade.com/messa
Watch MESSA‘s previously released videos for “Reveal” HERE, “At Races” HERE, “The Dress” HERE, and “Fire On The Roof” HERE.
MESSA:
Sara – vocals
Marco – guitars/bass
Alberto – guitars
Rocco – drums
Fine MESSA Online:
https://messaband.com
https://www.facebook.com/MESSAproject
https://www.instagram.com/messa_band
https://messa.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSGTv_yAuP0cO2_D8rVqPg
