MESSIER 16 Unravels Their Debut Single, The Album Title Track “IOTA”

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After four years in the making, Oslo-based Messier 16 unbinds their debut album “iota”. Aimed at relentlessly contemplative catharsis, this record seeks to dislodge the very bones of your quintessence. In a world of extreme solitude, Messier 16 encourages you to find company in this 53-minute journey of solemn musical atmosphere, to dare wallow in it, and let it be a hearth to which you can dry up. And as a start, the first single is the very title track of the album, iota - listen to it here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/messier16/iota-3 iota, (meaning ‘an extremely small amount’), is the title track of the record. The track represents and portraits an accumulation of emotional erosion, specifically in relation to involuntary isolation and the loneliness that follows it. iota represents the album's core aesthetics, a search for a balance between the melodic and dissonant, aggressive versus atmospheric. Jonas comments on the single: “Personally, this track means a lot to me, as it was written in the middle of the album’s writing process, a time I find the creative flow runs the quickest and most violently - hence it represents the very moments the track itself describes. At the same time, the lyrical narrative is the breaking point and an emotional summit of the album’s journey.” Inspired by bands like ColdWorld, Opeth and Emperor, as well as Stravinsky, Steve Reich and Jon Hopkins, iota is a difficult album to place, but an easy album to embrace. It’s a musical heat blanket of extreme metal, contemporary classical, and earnest choral elements.

All music written by Jonas Ulrik Eide, founder of the band, with the exception of the opening track, written by Alexander Scriabin, and played by the pianist Eirik Haug Stømner. There’s an orchestra piece played by Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. And a heap of aggressively sentimental metal tracks throughout. The album as a whole is a deep dive in emotional desperation, and hopefully the listener will find it as inspiring, frustrating, melancholic and atmospheric as it can be.

Messier 16 consists of: Jonas Ulrik Eide Guitars, Vocals & Orchestral writing Thomas K. Pedersen (Hypermass) Guitars Sondre M. Svalastog Vocals Adrian Dzięcioł (Liverum) Bass & Vocals Laszlo Juhos (Fleshmeadow, Coldflesh) Session drum Tracklist: 1. Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8, No. 11 in B-Flat Minor 2. Singular 3. Omicron 4. Sigma 5. Equinox 6. Bore 7. iota 8. Haze 9. Lotus 10. Zenith 11. Zeta 12. Rho Social FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM

 

Genre: #AtmosphericBlackMetal #MelodicDeathMetal #ContemporaryClassical