Italian doom metal ensemble Messa present a Cold Cave rework of "At Races", a track taken from their critically acclaimed full‑length The Spin, released last year through Metal Blade Records. The remix reshapes the enveloping composition with a darkwave/synthpop pulse, casting the song's shadowy tension in a new electronic light.
Vocalist Sarah offers: "Who knows me personally and is close to me in real life is aware of my adoration for Cold Cave. From the lyrics to the sounds, the spectrum of feelings, the somber aesthetic and visuals. On a private sidenote, even though I love all of their catalog, their album Cherish The Light Years particularly helped me navigate some hard moments and kept me going. Few bands deal with the inadequacy of being in this world as perfectly as they do. Knowing I am not the only one that feels a deep connection to their material, it's an incredible pleasure to share this collaboration. Hope you'll dance to it, sing to it, get carried away. And I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did, under a starry Summer sky".
Following their summer festival appearances, Messa will return to North American stages this autumn as direct support to Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats. The journey runs from 5 September through 11 October, with several headlining dates interspersed throughout. From there, the band will embark on a European headlining tour from 27 October through 21 November, joined by labelmates The Night Eternal. A run of UK shows is also confirmed, completing the band's extensive autumn itinerary.
All confirmed dates are listed below. Link
* Messa — Summer Festivals:
25 Jul 2026 — Rock N Bol (Sardegna, IT)
8 Aug 2026 — Palp Festival (Couvert du Goly, CH)
29 Aug 2026 — Suburbiae Unexpected Fest (Teramo, IT)
* Messa — North American Tour Dates:
w/ Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
05 Sep 2026 — Acid Bath After Party @ Eulogy — Asheville, NC **
06 Sep 2026 — Richmond Music Hall — Richmond, VA **
08 Sep 2026 — Neighborhood Theatre — Charlotte, NC
09 Sep 2026 — The Masquerade — Atlanta, GA
10 Sep 2026 — Brooklyn Bowl — Nashville, TN
11 Sep 2026 — White Water Tavern — Little Rock, AR **
12 Sep 2026 — The Studio @ Bomb Factory — Dallas, TX
13 Sep 2026 — Levitation Festival — Austin, TX
15 Sep 2026 — Sunshine Theater — Albuquerque, NM
16 Sep 2026 — La Rosa — Tucson, AZ
18 Sep 2026 — The Portal @ AREA15 — Las Vegas, NV
19 Sep 2026 — Observatory North Park — San Diego, CA
20 Sep 2026 — The Bellwether — Los Angeles, CA
21 Sep 2026 — The Regency Ballroom — San Francisco, CA
22 Sep 2026 — The Alpine — Reno, NV **
24 Sep 2026 — Knitting Factory — Boise, ID
25 Sep 2026 — Roseland Theater — Portland, OR
26 Sep 2026 — The Showbox — Seattle, WA
27 Sep 2026 — The Cobalt — Vancouver, BC **
29 Sep 2026 — The Complex — Salt Lake City, UT
30 Sep 2026 — Gothic Theatre — Englewood, CO
02 Oct 2026 — Varsity Theater — Minneapolis, MN
03 Oct 2026 — Slowdown — Omaha, NE
04 Oct 2026 — Concord Music Hall — Chicago, IL
05 Oct 2026 — Pyramid Scheme — Grand Rapids, MI **
06 Oct 2026 — Danforth Music Hall — Toronto, ON
07 Oct 2026 — Theatre Beanfield — Montreal, QC
08 Oct 2026 — The Palladium — Worcester, MA
09 Oct 2026 — Nevermore Hall — Baltimore, MD
11 Oct 2026 — Irving Plaza — New York, NY
** MESSA Headlining Date
* Messa — EU/UK Tour Dates:
w/ special guest The Night Eternal
27 Oct 2026 — Le Dodu — Marseille, FR
28 Oct 2026 — Sala Salamandra — Barcelona, ES
29 Oct 2026 — Sala Copernico — Madrid, ES
30 Oct 2026 — Antirouille — Montpellier, FR
31 Oct 2026 — Westill Fest — Nantes, FR
01 Nov 2026 — Petit Bain — Paris, FR
03 Nov 2026 — Cathouse — Glasgow, UK
04 Nov 2026 — Rebellion — Manchester, UK
05 Nov 2026 — Rescue Rooms — Nottingham, UK
06 Nov 2026 — Thekla — Bristol, UK
07 Nov 2026 — The Garage — London, UK
09 Nov 2026 — 13 — Tilburg, NL
10 Nov 2026 — Kavka — Antwerp, BE
12 Nov 2026 — Franz Club — Berlin, DE
13 Nov 2026 — Logo — Hamburg, DE
14 Nov 2026 — Rockpalast — Bochum, DE
15 Nov 2026 — Artheater — Cologne, DE
17 Nov 2026 — Das Bett — Frankfurt, DE
18 Nov 2026 — Backstage Club — Munich, DE
19 Nov 2026 — Dynamo — Zurich, CH
21 Nov 2026 — Live Club — Trezzo sull'Adda, IT
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