New Meshuggah album

[dustinfennessey]

It's been a great spring/summer for music...new releases from Meshuggah, Old Man Gloom, The Melvins, Pelican, and Gojira....f'ing great....PLUS the new Baroness comes out in two weeks!

 

[gscroggin]

I haven't listened to the new album yet but I did see them a few weeks back, and they certainly have the most brutal sound and visual I have experienced from any band ever (I have seen a lot of heavy bands). When I walked out of the show my drummer and I both reported that we felt shell shocked. Don't know if that is a good thing but it was certainly a new experience.

I do appreciate what Meshuggah does but it isn't really my thing. I saw them in hopes that the live show would change my mind but it didn't. I probably would not see them again live.

If you are into good for you because they most certainly are some unbelievable musicians and they have some vision. That vision is just not something interests me.

Glad you gave it a whirl...I can understand how it's not everyone's cup of tea though.

I'd like to (sort of) correct my previous statement about the mix.

It's kind of like a constant bludgeoning with a large, dull object. I think it's a blend of the kick drum and the guitar frequencies like you mention.

It turneds out it was partially my last car's stereo (Audi A4). Since I got my new car (VW) I can crank it up and not get a headache. I also noticed at the gym with headphones on that the crazy low-mid thing I was hearing isn't there. I think it just must have been that stereo accentuated those frequencies or something. I could make it happen on my home stereo too, but I could also pull it out with a graphic EQ. Either way I'm really loving the new album now (but if I had to vote it would still be for the Obzen mix).

 

[Tractorr]

Glad you gave it a whirl...I can understand how it's not everyone's cup of tea though.

I am glad they exist because so few bands are doing their own thing (although it certainly seems like there are quite a few copying Meshuggah these days), and the sound was epic live. I suppose I just need more melody in music even if it is of the extreme metal variety. I do however encourage anybody who is into extreme music to see them live because I really can't imagine how much more extreme live music can be without being completely unlistenable (a number of bands I have seen fall into that category and don't touch the sonic experience of Meshuggah).

 

[Tituscrow]

Thing is, if I want melody I'll go for some Staley/Cantrell material. For me, Meshuggah is all about rhythm and groove. And maybe it's the Maths geek in me that has me constantly trying to figure out what the hell time signature they are using and smiling to myself when I think I've finally got it, only to find myself half a step out and losing it totally! How the five of them manage to deliver live without EVER missing a beat...well its just awesome.

 

[Tractorr]

Thing is, if I want melody I'll go for some Staley/Cantrell material. For me, Meshuggah is all about rhythm and groove. And maybe it's the Maths geek in me that has me constantly trying to figure out what the hell time signature they are using and smiling to myself when I think I've finally got it, only to find myself half a step out and losing it totally! How the five of them manage to deliver live without EVER missing a beat...well its just awesome.

I swear I think I heard the drummer slip up twice during the show. Both times it sounded like he was off a beat at the end of a fill, although it might just be that it sounded a little odd given the weird time signatures. Even if it was a mistake he got back into the groove perfectly.

A few weeks before Meshuggah I saw Nile and they seemed like pop band in melodic comparison. Again different strokes for different folks.

 

[gscroggin]

I swear I think I heard the drummer slip up twice during the show.

You will address him as "The Exalted Mr. Haake", "His Royal Haake", or simply "The Man".

The slip ups you think you heard are not possible, as The Man does not make mistakes. He only plays things you can't wrap your brain around, which can be misconstrued as mistakes.

...this is, of course, all in good fun

While I've never quite been able to get into Nile, there's no denying that George Kollias is one bad mofo. I'm a huge Derek Roddy fan too and he's the whole reason I bought Black Seeds.

 

[Tractorr]

While I've never quite been able to get into Nile, there's no denying that George Kollias is one bad mofo. I'm a huge Derek Roddy fan too and he's the whole reason I bought Black Seeds.

Go see Nile live. My drummer was not that into them and he became a total convert after seeing them. I don't know what it is but they are so much better live than their albums. They play everything pretty much the same but it is so hard to watch them play and not smile ear to ear.