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.
Choir Of Horrors
Messiah Lyrics
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Christus innocens patri
Reconciliavit peccatores
A lamp the sheep redeemeth:
Christ, who only is sinless
Reconcileth sinners to the father
I was crowned - I went down
Another man is raised - far too high up
A new emperor
Let him fear ruin! For in the scars it is written
Until he's shaken by the resonance of the seven trombones
Bel Marduk - glory to him by Chaldaeus
Later I saw an angel descending from the sky
One with great sway and the earth lit up
With his elevation and enlightment
The sinner was despised
Volupatis avidus - magis quam salutis
Mortus in anima - et ustus fortiter
I heard another voice amidst the lightning in heaven
Abscond Babylon and you won't share in the sin
And you won't partake in the pain
And as they glorified themselves and roused excess
To the same dreadful degree, they were overcome
By torment and despair
Up to heaven!
Os eius vias malus sederam elatus
Obdurat imperat ira vehementi sors turpissima
And I heard another cry from all of the trombones of retalia-
tion
Abscond babylon and you won't partake in pain
Babylon - pray for the choir of horrors
Babylon - choir of horrors
Then I heard it from the heart of the city
I reign as a queen and I'm not a widow
Never will I feel regret, never
Babylon - pray for the choir of horrors
Babylon - choir of horrors
And so the pain will come
Plague, sorrow and hunger
In just one hour, you - might Babylon
Will perish in fire
The lyrics of "Choir Of Horrors" by Messiah are intense and metaphorical, packed with biblical references and apocalyptic visions. The opening lines, "Agnus redemit oves: Christus innocens patri/Reconciliavit peccatores" refer to Christ as the sacrificial lamb who has redeemed humanity from their sins and reconciled them with God the Father. The upright and sinless Christ is contrasted with the new emperor who has been crowned and gone down, but who is now raised far too high up. This emperor is warned that his fear of ruin should be written in the scars until he is shaken by the resonance of the seven trombones.
The next lines refer to Bel Marduk, the Babylonian god of sun and war, by his Chaldean name. The descent of the angel from the sky is seen as a symbol of enlightenment and elevation that contrasts with the sinner who is despised. The lyrics then describe a sinner who is lascivious and greedy for pleasure rather than salvation, condemned to die and burn fiercely in his soul. The voice amidst the lightning in heaven advises those who want to avoid sharing in the sin and the pain to abscond Babylon. However, Babylon reigns as a queen who won't feel regret and will eventually perish in fire, plagued by sorrow, hunger, and death.
Line by Line Meaning
Agnus redemit oves:
A lamp the sheep redeemeth:
Christus innocens patri
Christ, who only is sinless
Reconciliavit peccatores
Reconcileth sinners to the father
It's written in the truth
It is recorded as a fact
I was crowned - I went down
I was awarded, then defeated
Another man is raised - far too high up
A different person is elevated, excessively
A new emperor
A fresh ruler
Let him fear ruin! For in the scars it is written
He should fear destruction! For it is clearly indicated by his wounds
Until he's shaken by the resonance of the seven trombones
Until he is stirred by the reverberation of the seven trumpets
Bel Marduk - glory to him by Chaldaeus
Bel Marduk - praise unto him by the Chaldeans
Later I saw an angel descending from the sky
Afterward, I witnessed an angel descending from the heavens
One with great sway and the earth lit up
One with significant influence and the earth illuminated
With his elevation and enlightment
With his ascension and illumination
The sinner was despised
The transgressor was scorned
Volupatis avidus - magis quam salutis
Greedy for pleasure - more so than salvation
Mortus in anima - et ustus fortiter
Dead in spirit - and burned forcefully
I heard another voice amidst the lightning in heaven
I heard a different voice amid the lightning in the sky
Abscond Babylon and you won't share in the sin
Flee Babylon and you will not participate in the wrongdoing
And you won't partake in the pain
And you will not experience the suffering
And as they glorified themselves and roused excess
And while they praised themselves and incited extravagance
To the same dreadful degree, they were overcome
To the same horrifying extent, they were defeated
By torment and despair
By agony and hopelessness
Up to heaven!
Ascending to heaven!
Os eius vias malus sederam elatus
His mouth spoke wickedness, exalted
Obdurat imperat ira vehementi sors turpissima
The most disgraceful fate, stubbornly commands with fierce anger
And I heard another cry from all of the trombones of retaliation
And I heard another shout from all of the trumpets of revenge
Abscond babylon and you won't partake in pain
Flee Babylon and you will not experience any suffering
Babylon - pray for the choir of horrors
Babylon - entreat for the choir of horrors
Babylon - choir of horrors
Babylon - group of terrors
Then I heard it from the heart of the city
Then I heard it from the center of the metropolis
I reign as a queen and I'm not a widow
I rule as a monarch and I am not a bereaved spouse
Never will I feel regret, never
I shall not ever feel remorse, by no means
And so the pain will come
Consequently, the agony will arrive
Plague, sorrow and hunger
Epidemic, sadness, and starvation
In just one hour, you - might Babylon
In only an hour, you - Babylon
Will perish in fire
Shall be destroyed by flame
Contributed by Samuel D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Track listing (Songs)
1. Choir of Horrors 4:52 -
2. Akasha Chronicle 3:55 -
3. Weeping Willow 5:20 -
4. Lycantropus Erectus 3:22
5. Münchhausen Syndrome 5:07 -
6. Cautio Criminalis 4:27 -
7. Northern Command 4:02 -
8. Weena 6:47 -
Line-up (members)
R.B. Brögi : Guitar
Andy Kaina : Vocals
Patrick Hersche : Bass
Steve Karrer : Drums
Sven Conquest : Keyboards on "Northern Command"
Dargombez
* Band : MESSIAH
* Album : "Choir Of Horrors"
* Genre : Death Metal
* Country : Switzerland (Baar, Zug)
* Years Active : 1984-1988, 1990-1995, 2017 - Now
* Produced : 1991 Noise Records
* Producers : Sven Conquest & MESSIAH
* Engineering & Mixing : Sven Conquest
* Executive Producer : Karl-U Walterbach
* Cover Artwork : Andreas Marschall
* Photography : Martin Becker
* Typography : Maren Lotz
* Recorded & Mixed at : Skytrack Studios, Berlin, Germany on June 1991
* MESSIAH are :
1. Andy Kaina (Vox)
2. Remo.B Broggi (Guitars)
3. Patrick Hersche (Bass)
4. Steve Karrer (Drums)
* Additional Player :
1. Sven Conquest (Piano, keyboards & Sampler)
Krystian Dziwny
Jedna z najlepszych płyt z tego gatunku 🤘🤘🤘 Mistrzostwo Świata 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Dariusz Starnowski
W 1992 roku kupiłem sobie kasetę... Dzisiaj mam 42 lata i słucham non stop!!! Pozdrawiam!!!
Jonathan Butlin
A really fantastic album, I'm going to have to dig this out of the loft again!
Lucas Carvalho
Quem for do Brasil São Paulo e quer humildemente montar uma banda nessa pegada me da um salve eu sou guitarrista também
Drezy
Great album. Just discovered its awesomeness
Bloody Brotherhood
Its a Masterpiece of Death Metal!!!!!!!
UltimoMondoCannibale
@Uriah Verne cuz people don't like to dig to find gems like this, takes too much effort for most, at least that's what it seems like. Majority of people just accept what ever's shoved in their face the most as what's good or the best instead of searching for bands who do it way better.
Uriah Verne
Why it is so underrated??
rosmini persak
one of the best bands in my collection..
AZAGHTODD PECCATORES
the best metal album that inspired me as long as a half I live,,,,,awesome !!