1) Messiah was a rave techno ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists named Messiah.
1) Messiah was a rave techno band from the UK known for "Temple of Dreams" and "I Feel Love."
2) Messiah is a Swiss death/thrash metal band, formed in 1984.
3) Messiah is a Lithuanian hip-hop band. Ream more at MC Messiah.
4) Messiah was a death/thrash metal band from Argentina.
5) Messiah was a rapper from the 1990s.
6) Messiah was an American power/epic heavy metal band during the 80's.
7) Messiah was a punk band from New Delhi, India. Formed in late 90s, they released an album called "The Antidote" .
8) Messiah was a heavy metal band from Pakistan. They released an album in 2003.
9) Messiah was a Tucson, Arizona death/thrash metal band in the late '80s/early '90s.
10) Messiah is a dubstep DJ. The "Bad Faith" EP is free for download at www.youtube.com/themassivecrash
Messiah (UK band):
Formed in 1988 during London's acid house craze by college friends Ali Ghani and Mark Davies, Messiah's brand of rave techno encompasses the aggression and volume of punk and the diva vocals of house music. When Ghani and Davies met at an Iggy Pop concert, the two decided to purchase some electronic equipment and make music for fun; when musical chemistry became evident, they began to get into the English techno and rave scene. After the release of 1993's Temple of Dreams, their first full-length U.S. album, 21st Century Jesus, was released one year later. Messiah Meets Progenitor followed in 1998 and saw a fairly dramatic shift in style. The introduction of guitars into the mix pushed their sound more towards that of Jesus Jones, Pop Will Eat Itself or later Prodigy.
Messiah (Swiss metal band):
Messiah is a death/thrash metal band from Switzerland. The band is best known 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. 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. 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-1990's.
After a long break Messiah reunited, first to perform a few secret shows in 2017, but then decided to write new material in 2018, and released a new album in September 2020. Since 2018 also, they are back on stage and play live again. Their newest album Christus Hypercubus is set to be released on March 1, 2024.
Akasha Chronicle
Messiah Lyrics
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When you were run down by a car
We were all deeply filled with sadness
When we were told of your death
You always were a happy person
But respect for death
It was shown in your lifestyle
After I was supposedly dead
I heard a loud humming
I moved very fast
Through a long dark tunnel
I felt blackness and darkness
Then I found myself outside
Of my own body, but still close by
And I observed the attempt revive me
I experienced eternity at first
Just as I had always thought it would be
Angels, ghosts and other creatures came
They greeted me and showed me the way
The picture faded, more nd more
And the angels lost their wings
A light appeared, the true light
An unbeleivably bright, white light
I landed on a big lawn
And felt the pure joys of life
Saw a lot of my relatives
And I was taken through the 'hall of memories'
I had to evaluate my life
And I came to a gate
The boundary between the life on earth
And the new life, yet to come
I must return to my physical body
And try to live my earthly life
Through this experience my life is touched
My outlook on death and on life
Death is a second birth into the invisible astral world
From where the soul stepped down into a visible body
The song Akasha Chronicle by Messiah is a reflective piece on the experience of death and the afterlife. The lyrics describe the death of a young person who was happy in life, but who also had a respect for death that was evident in their lifestyle. The verses go on to describe the moment of death and the journey into the afterlife. The imagery used to describe this journey is that of a long dark tunnel, and the experience of blackness and darkness, followed by the appearance of angels and ghosts who greeted the individual and showed them the way.
The overall tone of the lyrics is one of awe and wonder, as the singer describes their experience of eternity and the revelations that came with it. The afterlife is described as a place where the individual meets their deceased relatives and goes through a 'hall of memories' to evaluate their life. As the song nears its end, the lyrics describe the individual's return to their physical body and their resolution to live life differently, now that they have had a glimpse into the afterlife.
Overall, the message of the song seems to be one of hope - the idea that there is more to life than what we see on the surface, and that the soul goes on to a new existence after death.
Line by Line Meaning
You were just twenty years old
The person being spoken about was only twenty years old when they passed away.
When you were run down by a car
The person was killed by a car.
We were all deeply filled with sadness
The people who knew the person were very sad when they found out about their death.
When we were told of your death
The people who knew the person found out about their death at some point.
You always were a happy person
The person being spoken about was generally a happy person.
But respect for death
They had a respectful attitude towards death.
It was shown in your lifestyle
Their respectful attitude towards death was evident in the way they lived.
Tell us about your trip into eternity
The artist is asking the person being spoken about to share their experience of the afterlife.
After I was supposedly dead
The person being spoken about was no longer alive.
I heard a loud humming
They heard a loud, continuous sound.
I moved very fast
They moved rapidly.
Through a long dark tunnel
They travelled through something that was visually similar to a long, dark tunnel.
I felt blackness and darkness
They experienced a sense of darkness and emptiness.
Then I found myself outside
They were no longer in the tunnel-like space.
Of my own body, but still close by
They were near their physical body, but not inside it.
And I observed the attempt revive me
They saw other people trying to revive them.
I experienced eternity at first
They first experienced something they interpreted as the afterlife / eternity.
Just as I had always thought it would be
Their experience was in line with what they had previously imagined or believed the afterlife to be like.
Angels, ghosts and other creatures came
Some form of supernatural entities appeared before them.
They greeted me and showed me the way
The supernatural entities approached them and allowed them to follow them.
The picture faded, more and more
The imagery or visual aspect of the experience started to disappear.
And the angels lost their wings
The entities they previously interpreted as angels no longer seemed to have wings.
A light appeared, the true light
A bright light became visible.
An unbelievably bright, white light
The light they saw was incredibly bright and white in color.
I landed on a big lawn
They arrived at an area of grass or lawn.
And felt the pure joys of life
They experienced intense feelings of happiness or pleasure.
Saw a lot of my relatives
They saw many family members who had passed away.
And I was taken through the 'hall of memories'
They were escorted somewhere referred to as the Hall of Memories.
I had to evaluate my life
They had to think about their life and past actions.
And I came to a gate
They arrived at a gate of some kind.
The boundary between the life on earth
The gate marked the end-point of their existence on Earth.
And the new life, yet to come
Passing through the gate was a transition into a new phase of their existence in the afterlife.
I must return to my physical body
The person being spoken about had to return to their body and come back to life.
And try to live my earthly life
Upon returning, the person had to try and keep living their usual life.
Through this experience my life is touched
The afterlife experience had a significant impact on the person's life and how they viewed it.
My outlook on death and on life
The person's perspective on both death and life were changed or influenced by their experience.
Death is a second birth into the invisible astral world
The singer is sharing their take on what death means; they see it as being the beginning of another form of existence that is not physical.
From where the soul stepped down into a visible body
They believe that souls or spirits came from the astral world and stepped down into physical bodies while alive.
Contributed by Alexis L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.