Messiah (Swiss band)

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Messiah

Messiah logo
Country Switzerland
Years active 1984 — 1994, 2003
Genres Death metal
Thrash metal
Labels Noise Records
Nuclear Blast
Massacre Records

Messiah were a death/thrash metal band from Switzerland. The band is best remembered for their first two full-length albums, Hymn to Abramelin and Extreme Cold Weather.

Messiah's debut album, Hymn to Abramelin, was released in 1986 through Chainsaw Murder Records.[1] Their sophomore 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.[3] Messiah released two more albums, Rotten Perish and Underground, through Noise,[4] but disbanded in the mid-1990s.[5] Although the band members have since rehearsed together, they have decided not to re-unite.[6]

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[edit] Members

[edit] Last known line-up

  • R. B. Broggi – Guitars
  • Andy Kaina – Vocals
  • Patrick Hersche – Bass
  • Steve Karrer – Drums

[edit] Former members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

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

[edit] EPs

  • Psychomorphia (1990)
  • The Ballad of Jesus (1994)

[edit] Compilations

  • Powerthrash / The Infernal Thrashing (2004)

[edit] DVDs

  • 20 Years of Infernal Thrashing Madness (2004)

[edit] Demos

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ All Music Guide - Hymn to Abramelin
  2. ^ Discogs - Extreme Cold Weather
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia Metallum - Choir of Horrors
  4. ^ BNR Metal - Messiah
  5. ^ All Music Guide - Messiah biography
  6. ^ Metal-Rules.com - Interview with Messiah

[edit] External links

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