It has arrived from the duplicators and will be available to purchase very soon. Again, your comments on the Blog Page about the Rulemaker videoare most appreciated. Thanks so much. A CD/DVD Release Party (w/o performance) will be scheduled soon - probably September.
Since returning from Cornerstone 2010 in Illinois this past July, Messenger: On Delivery (Live) has found distribution in a number of places. Live recordings often get poor responses from listeners and critics, but Messenger's second is not one of them.
This CD has the Fiery Four as they now play and have settled into quite the team. 'On Delivery' captures these Monks of Metal live and loud with every Bass guitar note Roy 'R0yster' Richardson can pluck in the extended version of 'The Rapture'. Tim 'TNT' Tieff, though he plays great drum solos in concert, has chosen for this recording to be content in keeping the beat and bringing color and excitement in the great fills he creates. Frank Clifton Herring sings with the clarity expected from a prophet and on solid pitch for each song. If ever a guitarist was on in a concert, Vlad Gurin was he! Rhythms and riffs, leads and fills, sounds and tones with unbelievable color, style and precision.
Radio and internet radio DJs, are playing 'Rulemaker', 'King of Kings extended', 'Chained' and others as they turn on their listeners to this new CD encouraged and produced by Paul Lofthus of Master's Records.
Roxx Productions is carrying 'On Delivery' at their web store, as is Divine Metal Distro. You can also pick it up at CD Baby.
(Click the store of your choice and you'll go to that site.)
Word of mouth reviews are coming in as most positive. We will post those that are published as they are published. Purchases of this CD will greatly help with us affording studio time for the next studio album for which Messenger already has the material and is still writing more great songs.
Niegh Productions will be producing a concert DVD of Messenger as was videotaped at the Corrine's Kitchen Benefit Concert in January 2010. The audio track, as produced by Master's Records (Executive Producer Paul Lofthus) will be available as a CD as well. There will also be bonus features on the video.
The CD & DVD should be released mid to late Spring '10 preceded by the release of a previously unreleased single played live at the concert. All of this before the Cornerstone Festival in which we are scheduled to play.
Please let us know if you would like the Blu-ray Disc version of the concert. Contact us here at Messenger@MessengerMetal.com
The prestigious Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. has asked Messenger to play from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Sunday Oct. 25. at mile 16-17 on the marathon route.
It is a great opportunity for exposure as 30,000 runners are registered and their support would make it double that number. A report to follow.
Another great opportunity for Messenger to shine came when JAXX asked us back to open for the 80's Glam Rock band KIX. This was surely our best show ever. We played an extended set, the stage sound was good and the crowd was great.
The Fair Show at the Show Barn went well. Good stage sound, FINALLY! The PA - run by Ben Porter - reverberated Messenger music throughout the fairgrounds. We had a lot of positive response to our stuff. We introduced a new song and it played well.
Stay tuned for more info on the KIX show where Messenger is the 1st act at JAXX in Springfield Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8PM.
We had a GREAT time! Each of the artists that hit the stage had a warm welcome.
We are very thankful for the opportunity to have shared the stage with Finity Affliction, Mrs. Holmes and her Gospel Singers, MC SOHO and Host group Julie Hayono and Creation.
Everyone played great and had good sound thanks to Ben Porter, our engineer who was there for the entire event - set up and tear down.
Thanks to everyone who helped!
We have posted a video from our CD release show in March. It features Roy Richardson's Bass Guitar prowess as well as great guitar licks from Joe and Vlad.
