Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats is a Cambridge, UK-based psychedelic rock and doom metal outfit whose recordings — including Blood Lust (2011) and Mind Control (2013) — established them as one of the most distinctive voices in the occult rock revival. Their sound draws on 1970s psychedelia and the darker end of classic heavy rock, filtered through a production aesthetic that is deliberately murky and analog in a way that rewards volume.
Messa is an Italian band whose approach combines doom metal with jazz and blues influences — a combination that is rarer than it sounds and significantly more interesting. Together on The Masquerade's September 9 bill, they constitute an evening for listeners who follow heavy music at its most atmospheric. September 9.
