MESHIAAK – Featuring Jon Dette (Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Iced Earth), Dean Wells (Teramaze) & Danny Camilleri (4ARM) – are thrilled to annouce they will be taking on their first ever tour in June and will be coming over to Europe to support thrash heroes METAL CHURCH. Check our the tour dates below.

Talking about the tour Dean Wells says; “We are extremely excited to be making our debut tour through Europe with the mighty Metal Church . We couldn’t be happier about starting our journey in Europe and we can’t wait to finally play these songs live. Hope to see a lot of new faces on the road!”

Formed in Melbourne, Australia MESHIAAK combine formidable elements of progressive metal and thrash on debut album ‘Alliance of Thieves’ which was released in the summer of 2016 on Mascot Records.

Upon release it received praise for its exceptional marrying of the two genres with brooding and smouldering undertones.  Called “sophisticated” by Metal Hammer, “incredible” and “astounding” by Powerplay and “brutal” by Rhythm magazine it sets the tone for what is going to be a phenomenally frenetic live show.

Talking about the album’s depth Danny elaborates;  “‘It Burns at Both Ends’ is probably the most aggressive and angry song on the album and is a good release for me. I’ve struggled with anger issues for most of my life and though I’ve come a long way in recent times concerning it, I just feel that I was able to vent in that track. Every time I hear the song I can still remember exactly what I was thinking when I was tracking it. ‘I Am Among You’ would be the most experimental track on the album; it just has so many different layers to it and is fairly unpredictable. Vocally it doesn’t really follow a particular pattern until it hits a chorus; each verse structure vocally is different and with vocals over an odd time signature before half-timing and mellowing-out in the middle of the song. “

“We went with keeping the sound as band-orientated and organic as possible, but with using a lot of modern technology,” explains Dean. “It’s a blend of old and new because we recorded to two-inch tape for the drums through an old Neve desk, but the rest of the album was produced in my home studio. We also went with a mixer named Jacob Hansen who is known for a lot more progressive music. But I think the combination really gives Meshiaak a new and fresher sound than most traditional thrash albums. And so we’ve tried to create something fresh amongst the guidelines of traditional metal and thrash with some progressive elements.”

MESHIAAK have proved they have the songs, now it’s time for the people of Europe to experience the full force of ‘Alliance of Thieves’.

Tour dates:
Sat 10 Jun – Tivoli, Bremen, GERMANY
Sun 11 Jun – Dynamo, Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS
Mon 12 Jun – Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, GERMANY
Tues 13 Jun – Backstage, Munich, GERMANY
Weds 14 Jun – Das Cann, Stuttgart, GERMANY
Fri 16 Jun – Graspop, Dessel, BELGIUM
Sat 17 Jun – Stummsche Reithalle, Neunkirchen, GERMANY
Tues 20 Jun – Underworld, London, UK
Weds 21 Jun – Audio, Glasgow, UK
Thurs 22 Jun – Limelight 2, Belfast, UK
Fri 23 Jun – Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, IRELAND
Sat 24 Jun – Thekla, Bristol, UK

Tickets availble from https://www.metalchurchofficial.com/tour

Watch the video for ‘At the Edge of the World’ here: