Their direction is clear-cut and straightforward, the ingredients have been selected with great care, and even sleeve artwork, band name and song title don´t allow any other conclusion: Messiah´s Kiss specialise in traditional heavy metal in a very contemporary sonic outfit. Messiah´s Kiss have been operating in their current line-up since the middle of 2001. At the centre of this high-decibel soundquake is New York native Mike Tirelli, already a known quantity among experts of the international metal scene as the vocalist with Holy Mother. His powerful, clear voice refines the material, mainly penned by guitarist Georg Kraft, with a lot of power and a great deal of energy. Drummer Eckhard “Ed the tongue” Ostra, guitarist Alexander Hitz and bassist Andreas Roschak complete the quintet. Cultural Minority boss Rainer Hänsel and guitarist Georg Kraft manned the controls for the debut album “Prayer for the dying”, and Herman Frank (ex- Victory) took care of the mix. Prayer For The Dying, the debut album by the band from Germany, presents twelve tracks on the interface of double bass rhythms, straightforward guitar riffs and impressive vocals. ”We grew up with the great metal bands of the Eighties, particularly Judas Priest and Iron Maiden from England or Accept from Germany,” drummer Eckhard Ostra explains. ”Our music doesn’t even begin to pick up on short-lived trends or colourless fads, we do what we love and what we definitely do best: classic heavy metal.”
