Messiah - Hymn to Abramelin (1986)
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Messiah is an extreme metal band from Switzerland.
Messiah's debut album, Hymn to Abramelin, was released in 1986 through Chainsaw Murder Records. 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. 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.
The band reunited for a show in 2003. Afterwards, the band stated they have no desire to reunite.
Messiah Band Members / Musicians
R. B. Broggi – guitars (1984–1995, 2003, 2017–present)
Patrick Hersche – bass (1989–1992, 2003, 2017–present)
Steve Karrer – drums (1990–1995, 2003, 2017–present)
Rolf "Jazzi" Heer – drums (1984–1989)
Reto Wilhelm Kühne – vocals, bass (1984–1988)
Andre Steiner – guitars (1985)
Dave Philips – bass (1988–1989)
Dani Raess – guitar (1989–1990)
Pete Schuler – drums (1989–1990)
Christofer Johnsson – vocals (1994–1995)
Oliver Koll – bass (1994–1995)
Andy Kaina – vocals (1990–1994, 2003, 2017–2021)
Messiah Discography Full
Hymn to Abramelin (1986)
Extreme Cold Weather (1987)
Choir of Horrors (1991)
Rotten Perish (1992)
Underground (1994)
Fracmont (2020)
EPs
Psychomorphia (1990)
The Ballad of Jesus (1994)
Fatal Grotesque Symbols – Darken Universe (2020)
Compilations
Powerthrash / The Infernal Thrashing (2004)
Reanimation, Live at Abart (2003)
DVDs
20 Years of Infernal Thrashing Madness (2004)
