{"id":102567,"date":"2024-03-01T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102567"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:03:08","slug":"album-review-messiah-christus-hypercubus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-messiah-christus-hypercubus\/","title":{"rendered":"MESSIAH – Christus Hypercubus (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MESSIAH
Christus Hypercubus<\/strong><\/span>
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\nHigh Roller (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Swiss thrashers Messiah has been an underrated cult force since 1984, especially with their classic brace of 80s releases Hymn To Abramelin<\/em> (1986) and Extreme Cold Weather<\/em> (1987). Unfortunately, and like a lot of bands, Messiah succumbed to the 90s in spite of issuing a trio of solid albums during the early-mid period of said decade. Thankfully, they reformed in 2018 and two years later released an EP (Fatal Grotesque Symbols \u2013 Darken Universe<\/em>) and a full-length (Fracmont<\/em>), but sadly Messiah lost original frontman Andy Kaina in 2022, a year after he left the band.<\/p>\n

Credit to them, Messiah marches on again, and are led by new voice Marcus Seebach who brings a vicious rasp to the bands death-thrash fusion. After 40 years on the scene, Messiah shows no signs of waning and with Christus Hypercubus<\/em> deliver a crushing slab of metal that demands your attention with every sonic riff.<\/p>\n

With such a battering there remain traces of the unorthodox, especially lyrically and in particular \u2018Acid Fish\u2019 as Messiah construct complex and engaging tales alongside their fierce arrangements. Unsurprisingly, new permanent axeman V.O. Pulver (Poltergeist) \u2013 having previously played live with the band \u2013 fits in seamlessly alongside fellow guitarist and band founder R.B. Br\u00f6ggi and they excel themselves time and time again, most notably on the gargantuan \u2018Soul Observatory\u2019 with its lethal attacking, particularly in those guitars.<\/p>\n

I admire how the band shifts between a black comedy to a genuine brooding atmosphere with both qualities coming to the fore with \u2018Speed Sucker Romance\u2019, while Messiah exudes energy and majesty with \u2018The Venus Baroness\u2019, a grandiose two-parter that begins with pace before veering into a slower menace.<\/p>\n

Christus Hypercubus<\/em> really is the darkest and most mature album within the band’s discography, even with those quirky, humorous nuances. All hail.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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