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Category: Messora

0 Montreal Progressive Death MESSORA Shares NIN Cover “Closer”

  • March 3, 2022
  • by Asher
  • · Messora · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 3, 2022

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Montreal Progressive Death MESSORA Shares NIN Cover “Closer”

Montreal, Canada’s Messora started as a solo recording project with no clear goal back in 2016 and since then, has evolved into a full-fledged live band. They recently released their latest single “Forever as I Beg” this past December in follow up to their 2019 album “The Door”. The epic track, which goes through the whole “album” kind of arc and progression within the single piece of music is meant to give the album experience condensed in a nine-minute progressive death metal song.

With the new single’s download, the band offered up fans an exclusive bonus track of a harsh and guttural cover of Nine Inch Nails‘ “Closer”, which they are now sharing today. Band founder Zach Dean explains further:

“The idea to cover Closer came to me because I thought that it would work great in a live setting. I really wanted to get a room full of people to scream that hook with me. Once I had a demo for it, I decided that it would be great to record and release. It fits well with Forever as I Beg because there are lots of thematic lyrical similarities, dealing with self-destructive cycles and dissociation.”

Listen to Messora‘s cover of NIN‘s “Closer” at the following links:

YouTube – https://youtu.be/KXzB3TRDprQ​

​Messora.bandcamp.com​

​Spoti.fi/3vv1pVU

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Dark, experimental, and unpredictable, Messora is recommended for fans of Opeth, Gojira, and King Crimson.

The music video for “Forever as I Beg” can be viewed at https://youtu.be/shab7_daiQ8

​

Track Listing:​
Forever as I Beg (8:49)
(bonus download track via Bandcamp) Closer (Nine Inch Nails cover) “b side” (3:43)

For more info:
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Facebook.com/MessoraBand​
​Instagram.com/messoraband​

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0 TheProgSpace Video Premiere: Montreal’s MESSORA Reaches Its Epitome Of Progressive Death Meal With Music Video “Forever as I Beg”

  • December 16, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Messora · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 16, 2021


Montreal’s MESSORA Reaches Its Epitome Of Progressive Death Meal With Music Video “Forever as I Beg”

Music Video Premiere via TheProgSpace


Photo Credit: Vladim Vilain

Montreal, Canada’s Messora started as a solo recording project with no clear goal back in 2016 and since then, has evolved into a full-fledged live band that is releasing a new single “Forever as I Beg”, a follow up to the 2019 album “The Door”. Listeners familiar with the album will be pleasantly surprised by this new, very long, single, which goes through the whole “album” kind of arc and progression within the single piece of music. You are meant to get the album experience condensed in a nine-minute progressive death metal song. Zach Dean explains the track further:

“It is about being trapped in a self-destructive and self-abusive cycle where your vices control you. The song begins lyrically in the valley of the cycle, where the character is in-between self-destructive bouts and is just dealing with the aftermath of their behavior. As the song progresses the lyrics turn darker and read as if there are two characters, an abuser and a victim, even though there is only one individual. The music darkens to reflect this. Towards the end of the song the lyrics are entirely from the point of view of the “abuser” as the music reaches its dynamic climax.” 

Dean continues to explain that “Forever as I Beg” is the fully matured version of the sound Messora was exploring and developing on “The Door” and now that Messora has taken its “progressive death metal” sound to its peak, the band will be exploring different styles in the future. As a very aesthetically driven band, they put a lot of care into creating a unique aesthetic and atmosphere for their live show. It’s all about cool outfits and red lights.

Dark, experimental, and unpredictable, Messora is recommended for fans of Opeth, Gojira, and King Crimson.

The music video “Forever as I Beg” can be viewed via its premiere on TheProgSpace HERE.

The single “Forever as I Beg” is being released on December 17, 2021 and along with it is a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer” as a bonus download track via Bandcamp and all other digital platforms here.


Track Listing:
Forever as I Beg (8:49)
(bonus download track via Bandcamp) Closer (Nine Inch Nails cover) “b side” (3:43)

For more info:
Facebook.com/MessoraBand
Instagram.com/messoraband
EPK

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0 EPK – Messora – Forever as I Beg (single) (2021)

  • December 1, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · EPKs · Messora

EPK – Messora – Forever as I Beg (single) (2021)

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“Forever as I Beg is about being trapped in a self-destructive and self-abusive cycle where your vices control you. The song begins lyrically in the valley of the cycle, where the character is in-between self-destructive bouts and is just dealing with the aftermath of their behavior. As the song progresses the lyrics turn darker and read as if there are two characters, an abuser and a victim, even though there is only the one individual. The music darkens to reflect this. Towards the end of the song the lyrics are entirely from the point of view of the “abuser” as the music reaches its dynamic climax.” – Zach Dean – Messora

For fans of Opeth, Gojira, King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Rivers of Nihil

Single Title: Forever as I Beg
Release Date: December 17, 2021
Label: Hatred and Lust
Distribution: Hatred and Lust

Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify

Digital Pre-Save – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/messora/forever-as-i-beg-single

Montreal, Canada’s Messora started as a solo recording project with no clear goal back in 2016 and since then, has evolved into a full-fledged live band that is releasing a new single “Forever as I Beg”, a follow up to the 2019 album “The Door”. Listeners familiar with the album will be pleasantly surprised by this new, very long, single, which goes through the whole “album” kind of arc and progression within the single piece of music. You are meant to get the album experience condensed in a nine-minute progressive death metal song. Zach Dean explains the track further:

“It is about being trapped in a self-destructive and self-abusive cycle where your vices control you. The song begins lyrically in the valley of the cycle, where the character is in-between self-destructive bouts and is just dealing with the aftermath of their behavior. As the song progresses the lyrics turn darker and read as if there are two characters, an abuser and a victim, even though there is only one individual. The music darkens to reflect this. Towards the end of the song the lyrics are entirely from the point of view of the “abuser” as the music reaches its dynamic climax.” 

Dean continues to explain that “Forever as I Beg” is the fully matured version of the sound Messora was exploring and developing on “The Door” and now that Messora has taken its “progressive death metal” sound to its peak, the band will be exploring different styles in the future. As a very aesthetically driven band, they put a lot of care into creating a unique aesthetic and atmosphere for their live show. It’s all about cool outfits and red lights.

Dark, experimental, and unpredictable, Messora is recommended for fans of Opeth, Gojira, and King Crimson.

[Download Single Cover | Download Single Lyrics]

Single Title: Forever as I Beg
Release Date: December 17, 2021
Label: Hatred and Lust
Distribution: Hatred and Lust

Forever as I Beg (8:49)
(bonus download track via Bandcamp) Closer (Nine Inch Nails cover) “b side” (3:43)

Recording Credits:
– All songs performed by Messora
– Forever as I Beg written by Zach Dean
– Closer written by Trent Reznor
– Produced by Zach Dean and Jonathan Leduc
– Mixed and Mastered by Jonathan Leduc
– Album Artwork by Maya Charest
– Member of SOCAN
– Forever as I Beg – music is Canadian content
– Messora is Sam Neumann, Ben Bertrand and Zach Dean

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“Overall, this was indeed a hard album to categorize, genre wise. When the album is at its fiercest, I get a distinct GOJIRA vibe…those hard as ice riffs, sterile vocals, and punishing sound. But when they harmonize and explore some melody, and the two more ambient tracks, it lets me know that they are not afraid to experiment a bit. That is a strong quality to any good band, not afraid to take some risks for the sake of overly formulated music. I think that they are just beginning to hit their stride, and can’t wait to hear their next release.” 8/10 – Metal Temple

“Messora constantly find new directions, evolving their music from one side to the other and back. The fact they can do it flawlessly is a joy [8/10] ” – Metal Noise

“The music is technical, brutal, thoughtful, and emotional; taking the listener on a singular journey to the recesses of your mind… This is music for your ears and soul, so purchase and stream the album at the links below.” – Ghost Cult Mag

“If you are a progressive music fan or a fan of metal in general, you need to give ‘The Door’ a chance. It’s challenging, haunting and complex. I don’t have a single complaint about the album and it’s very hard to believe that this is their first LP. Bands normally chase this perfection for years before achieving it. If they continue on this path there is nothing stopping Messora from joining the greats.” – Diary of a Music Addict

“The Door is a guitarist’s album, as central member and founder Zach Dean performs guitar and vocals, and does so with intense gusto. Influences range from Gojira, Tool, Lamb of God, Psycroptic, and Children of Bodom, which sounds neither interesting nor unique, but Messora makes it work, creating a hella tight sound that incorporates it all into one potent wallop… In the end, Messora offers a ridiculously fun guitar album of ear candy.” – Angry Metal Guy

“The Door is one record you certainly check out if you want nothing but solid tracks all the way through. This record will certainly put Messora on the metal map.” – Metal Utopia
 
“I am starting to sound like a broken record when I talk about all the bands who have released great debut records this year. Well, add another to the list, because Messora is here with their debut, The Door. Messora have created a melting pot of a debut record with how many styles they try to fit into The Door. Having not heard of this band prior to this, I was pleasantly surprised and satisfied with what I heard, especially considering it started as a solo project and bloomed into something much more, and I am beyond excited to see what they do on future records because they’re only going to get better.” – Metal Utopia

“one dynamic and briliant listening experience.” – Noob Heavy
 
“The Door, their debut album, is more like a kaleidoscope of metal – a blending of various subgenres in the metal sphere. As you listen closely to each song you embark on a very unconventional and artistic journey that dips you in bits of black metal, thrash, power, doom and death metal. For me to say I loved the entire album is huge…Messora truly an exceptionally talented musicianship that is simply a heavy work of art.” – Boston Rock Radio

“It’s bone splintering stuff, with pulverising segments of speed and also crushing heaviness which put the band in the doom camp at times. Certainly one I would recommend exploring. 8/10” – Musipedia Of Metal

“Promising career start for the Canadian quartet” – Broken Tomb Magazine
 
“Combining a variety of genres, the group made good impressions on those who shows up early with their tight musicianship and ability to change pace on a moment’s notice” – Apt 613

“… Messora was a whirlwind on stage. It was hard to believe that a half hour had passed when they began to play their final song, as each song had layered onto each other leaving viewers with a feeling that the experience was almost surreal.”- Splice Media Group

“…and these guys have not only kicked down the door, they have torn it apart and blown it straight off its hinges…. Their range and versatility know no bounds, and if this standard of work is carried on, they could mould and develop into anything and become colossal world leading metallers, and then those of you who took the time to have a listen now can say that you heard their debut album before they got to next level giants and it was that fucking good.” – The Metal Wanderlust 

Photo Credit: Vladim Vilain

Formed as a solo recording project in 2016, Messora has become a band that obscures and challenges genre. To the band, the music comes as what feels best in the moment. To the fans, it is a kaleidoscope of sound that appears different at every glance and to every eye. Messora has been described as Death Metal, Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Melodic Metal, and Doom Metal, and Experimental music by fans and showgoers. The elements that make up the music may seem familiar to some, yet the whole remains a challenge to define.

The band knows how to set themselves apart from others musically as well as aesthetically, with showmanship and presentation second only to musical performance during their live show. They demand attention with their presentation, but keep it with the strength of their performance and musicianship. Messora always delivers, visually, aesthetically and musically.

Messora has headlined shows in Kingston, Ottawa, Montréal and Mont-Laurier, and has opened for popular international bands such as Replacire, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Wolfheart, Mors Principium Est, Carach Angren and Inanimate Existence.

Messora released their debut album “The Door” on October 4th, 2019 to widespread acclaim from fans and critics, establishing the act as an important part of the Montréal metal scene.

Now in 2021, they return with their single “Forever as I Beg”, an almost album experience condensed in a nine-minute progressive death metal song.

Messora’s Zach Dean explains the track further:

“It is about being trapped in a self-destructive and self-abusive cycle where your vices control you. The song begins lyrically in the valley of the cycle, where the character is in between self-destructive bouts and is just dealing with the aftermath of their behavior. As the song progresses the lyrics turn darker and read as if there are two characters, an abuser and a victim, even though there is only one individual. The music darkens to reflect this. Towards the end of the song the lyrics are entirely from the point of view of the “abuser” as the music reaches its dynamic climax.”

Dean continues to explain that “Forever as I Beg” is the fully matured version of the sound Messora was exploring and developing on “The Door” and now that Messora has taken its “progressive death metal” sound to its peak, the band will be exploring different styles in the future. As a very aesthetically driven band, they put a lot of care into creating a unique aesthetic and atmosphere for their live show. It’s all about cool outfits and red lights.

Dark, experimental, and unpredictable, Messora is recommended for fans of Opeth, Gojira, King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Rivers of Nihil.

Messora is now, Sam Neumann, Ben Bertrand and Zach Dean

Discography:
2021 – Forever as I Beg (single)
2019 – The Door

Shared the stage with:
Carach Angren, Mors Principium Est, Wolfheart, Replacire, Arsonists Get all the Girls, Inanimate Existence, Eye of Horus

Festivals:
Vankleek Hill Farmfest 2019

0 Montreal Progressive Death MESSORA Premiere Music Video ‘The Door’

  • July 10, 2020
  • by Asher
  • · Messora · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – July 10, 2020

 

 

For fans of Opeth, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, Psycroptic, Gojira

Montreal Progressive Death MESSORA Premiere Music Video ‘The Door’

Debut Album ‘The Door’ Out Now!

  

Photo Credit: Vladim Vilain

Unleashing the debut album “The Door” this past October, Montreal’s Messora are excited to share the new music video for the album’s title track. Produced entirely by the band and a group of friends, the conception and production of the video was a massive undertaking for them.

“It is a collection of imagery and aesthetics meant to reflect and enhance the sounds and themes of “The Door”. We are extremely pleased and proud to be able to share it today.” says vocalist/guitarist Zach Dean.

The music video for “The Door” can be viewed via its premiere on BeheadingTheTraitor HERE.

Formed as a solo recording project in 2016 in Montréal, Québec, Messora has become a band that obscures and challenges genres. To the band, the music comes as what feels best in the moment. To the fans, it is a kaleidoscope of sound that appears different at every glance and to every eye.

Messora has been described as Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal, Melodic Metal, and Doom Metal by fans and showgoers. The elements that make up the music may seem familiar to some, yet the whole remains a challenge to define.

The band knows how to set themselves apart from others musically as well as aesthetically, with showmanship and presentation second only to musical performance during their live show. They demand attention with their presentation, but keep it with the strength of their performance and musicianship. Having shared the stage with bands such as Carach Angren, Mors Principium Est, and Wolfheart, Messora always delivers, visually, aesthetically and musically.

During October 2019, Messora released their debut album “The Door”. The album shifts between genres, and creates a visceral atmosphere that can’t be confined to a single category, be prepared to hear death, melodic, doom, and progressive elements throughout the seven tracks on the album. Looking to challenge listeners, Messora presents an album that requires attention and an open mind, as Zach Dean quotes:

“I am trying to present fans with a record that you listen to front to back and come out of feeling different. Maybe not even different, maybe just more like yourself. The album as a whole is very varied musically while remaining focused and tight. It’s very clearly a metal album but you can hear that we want to go to different places and incorporate different influences throughout the record. Most of the songs are very long and have very complicated structures and changes, but it’s always meant to feel right and musical rather than abrupt and meaningless.”

Any metal lover who craves proggy and dark music especially along the lines of Opeth, Psycroptic, and Gojira will find Messora to their liking.

“The Door” is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music.


Track Listing:
1. The Door (6:04)
2. Tethered (1:34)
3. The Veil (9:40)
4. The Falling Star (8:48)
5. The Pond (5:30)
6. Untethered (3:31)
7. The Tide (9:08)
Album Length: 44:19

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“When the album is at its fiercest, I get a distinct GOJIRA vibe…those hard as ice riffs, sterile vocals, and punishing sound.” 8/10 – Metal Temple
“Messora constantly find new directions, evolving their music from one side to the other and back. The fact they can do it flawlessly is a joy [8/10] ” – Metal Noise

“The music is technical, brutal, thoughtful, and emotional; taking the listener on a singular journey to the recesses of your mind… This is music for your ears and soul, so purchase and stream the album at the links below.” – Ghost Cult Mag

“The Door is one record you certainly check out if you want nothing but solid tracks all the way through. This record will certainly put Messora on the metal map.” – Metal Utopia

“Promising career start for the Canadian quartet” – Broken Tomb Magazine

“truly exceptionally talented musicianship that is simply a heavy work of art.” – Boston Rock Radio

“Combining a variety of genres, the group made good impressions on those who shows up early with their tight musicianship and ability to change pace on a moment’s notice” – Apt 613

“… Messora was a whirlwind on stage. It was hard to believe that a half hour had passed when they began to play their final song, as each song had layered onto each other leaving viewers with a feeling that the experience was almost surreal.”- Splice Media Group

 

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0 Glacially Musical – Are You Ready To Rock with Messora

  • February 20, 2020
  • by Asher
  • · Messora

Glacially Musical – Are You Ready To Rock with Messora http://glaciallymusical.blogspot.com/2020/02/are-you-ready-to-rock-with-messora.html

0 Lough Enough Magazine – Issue #5 – Interviews: Atlas : Empire Music Reviews: Messora, Woodhawk, Third Chamber, Morgan Rider, Mountain Dust, Sophist, Iron Kingdom, Waingro, TripleMurder, The Flaying, Tales of the Tomb, Enemynside, Chron Goblin, Cell

  • February 3, 2020
  • by Asher
  • · Atlas : Empire · Cell · Chron Goblin · Enemynside (Rockshots Records) · Iron Kingdom · Messora · Morgan Rider and The Deep Dark River · Mountain Dust · Sophist · Tales of The Tomb · The Flaying · Third Chamber · Triple Murder · Waingro · Woodhawk

https://www.facebook.com/download/788757854954653/LE_Issue5_JAN_2020.pdf

Interviews: Atlas : Empire

Music Reviews:
Messora, Woodhawk, Third Chamber, Morgan Rider, Mountain Dust, Sophist, Iron Kingdom, Waingro, TripleMurder, The Flaying, Tales of the Tomb, Enemynside, Chron Goblin, Cell

0 Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 – Absolute Underground Mag – Reviews – Tylor Dory Trio, Necronomicon, Pyramids On Mars, Cell, Dizastra, Third Chamber, Messora

  • January 23, 2020
  • by Asher
  • · Cell · Dizastra · Messora · Necronomicon · Pyramids On Mars · Third Chamber · Tylor Dory Trio

0 November-December 2019 – Reviews – Metallian – Third Chamber, Messora

  • December 28, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Messora · Third Chamber

0 Merci Thorium Mag! \m/\m/ Les meilleurs albums métal québécois de 2019 #1 Necronomicon , #6 The Flaying , #10 Messora

  • December 11, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Messora · Necronomicon · The Flaying

Merci Thorium Mag! \m/\m/ Les meilleurs albums métal québécois de 2019 #1 Necronomicon , #6 The Flaying , #10 Messora

Les meilleurs albums métal québécois de 2019

0 Ahhh the smell print! Thanks for the support Metallian \m/\m/ Third Chamber, Messora

  • December 11, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Messora · Third Chamber

Ahhh the smell print!
Thanks for the support Metallian \m/\m/
Third Chamber, Messora

www.metallian.net

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