After four years in the making, Oslo-based MESSIER 16 unbinds their debut album “iota”. Lotus is the second single off their record and released April 30th.

You can listen “Lotus” here:

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.

Track-list:
01.  Scriabin: 12 Etudes,
Op. 8, No. 11 in B-Flat Minor
02. Singular
03. Omicron
04. Sigma
05.  Equinox
06. Bore
07. iota
08. Haze
09. Lotus
10. Zenith
11. Zeta
12. Rho