Ordeal

The brainchild of Seattle Industrial scene veteran musician Wesley Rogers, Mixed Messages hit the ground running with our first live performance in 2012. If you listen to our music, you'll either love it or hate it. We combine elements of Industrial Metal, punk rock, synth pop and pepper it with just enough of the 'Seattle Sound' in homage to the grunge bands we listened to as kids. It's a unique thing that has been described as everything from 'C*k rock, BullS**T Noise' to 'effing genius'. A modernized interpretive metaphor of Dante's : Inferno from the Divine Comedy. It's dark, gritty, and just plain ugly at times with howling guitars, vocals ridden with torment, angst and anger, distorted break-beats mixed with club-worthy drum beats and awkwardly sexy bass-lines mixed in with some of the most disturbing sampling and snarling synth lines. The basic idea is that at the beginning of the album, we see inside the mind of a man ruled by his emotions whom has recently gone over the proverbial edge, and quit by accident in a fit of jealous rage he accidentally commits suicide. From here Virgil takes him into Hell, not as a tourist or a reporter, but this time as to start his eternal struggle to admit his sins and beg forgiveness. Determined not to give up his convictions, he elects to seek vengeance and seeks justice by redeeming himself. Listen in on his thoughts as he descends through each layer of Hell, against all odds, shining a light on the true evil that no one wants to know is there. *All songs Written and Performed by Mixed Messages Produced by Mx Records Recorded by Wesley Rogers and N. J McCoy at Mx Studios. Seattle, WA. Vocals, Lyrics and Programming: Wesley Rogers Synthesizers and Keys: N.

J McCoy Lead Guitar: Nick Frank Bass Guitar: Sharon Collier Rhythm and Second Live Guitar: Dim Rott Additional & Live Percussion: Nick Plantz Mixed by Wesley Rogers at Mx Studios, Seattle, WA. *Additional Programming on Track 10 (Abomination) by Aleph Dobbs. *Track 6 (Suffer) written and originally performed by Paul Barker and John Elliot of Dessau. Used and recorded with explicit written permission from Dessau Mastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording, Winston-Salem, NC. Cover photograph by Chamblin Hulslander of PhotoSlavery Studios Portland, OR Model (cover) is Gennivive 'kitten' Douglass Other photographs, Young Bride Threatens us with Gun, and Portrait of depressed young woman supplied by iStockPhoto/Thinkstock Special Thanks to: Becky Plant, Miles Jones, Christine Collier, Christopher Rogers, Daniel Vogt, Erika Martinez, Teresa Collier, Dawn Wood, Chad Jessup, Julia Egli, Bob Paqette, Jeremy Quintos, Wendi Benson, Amy Greenwood, Lola Vast, Mary McDowell, Rachel Dollarhide, Christina Sears, Zachary Klinefelter, Andres Torres, Tammy Wheat, Tom Steffens, Bob McHenry, Alexander and Seage Harris, Luke Green, Sara Hawk, Shane Siegfried, Jesse Lindsay, Peter Thadeus, Dessau, Alice Roberts, Kelly (fucking) Young, Joe Iron, and all the broken people of this Emerald City...