New Meshuggah Track: Do Not Look Down

[HaMMerHeD]

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New album comes out on 3/26...almost my birthday. Pretty stoked about that, as it's been 5 years without new material from them.

The track seems like a bit of a departure for a band known for being a bit of a departure. The main riff is a cool groove, I think. Fredrik's solo is decidedly more shreddy than he has done in the past.

Overall, I like the track, and I'm now more anxious to hear the rest of it.


What do you guys think? Obviously meshuggah's vocal and mixed meter styles make them hard for some people to get into, so a lot of folks will have a big "***" going on, I suspect. I think meshuggah is one of the least approachable metal bands out there...it's hard to convince people who don't immediately 'get it'.

 

[Bloodhammer]

I can't wait! Meshuggah can do no wrong IMO, but that's coming from one of the few people who LOVED "Catch 33".

 

[Tituscrow]

Several Meshuggah threads here in Misc. and that's got to be a good thing

Btw, I know it's an older tune, but have you seen the video for New Millenium Cyanide Christ? The air drumming kills me every time...Tomas looks so serious. It's quite possibly one of my most favourite music vids ever.

Bloodhammer...Catch33 is an immense slab of face melting power.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Yeah, that New Millenium video is priceless.

And Catch 333 is badass. Two of my favorite shuggah songs come from it: Mind's Mirrors and Shed. In other news, I used to have the first 15 seconds of Shed as a ringtone when my ex-wife would call.

 

[Bloodhammer]

Btw, I know it's an older tune, but have you seen the video for New Millenium Cyanide Christ? The air drumming kills me every time...Tomas looks so serious. It's quite possibly one of my most favourite music vids ever.

Yeah, I remember that! Isn't Jens singing into a toothbrush or a comb or something like that?

Bloodhammer...Catch33 is an immense slab of face melting power.

Especially when it gets to tracks 12 and 13! That album builds up and builds up until the sonic floodgates of Tartarus open and it levels you! I've always wanted to lock in everyone in a dance club, turn off almost all the lights and blare that album in its entirety over the PA. Imagine how horrifying it would be to everyone!

 

[tom once dead]

I saw them live just the other week, so unbelievably tight.
They played a couple of the new songs as well.

 

[Tituscrow]

I get to see them here in the uk on April 17. Animals As Leaders supporting.

Jens sings into a pencil, I think.

 

[Antares]

This and the other new song are both outstanding. Cant wait to see them touring with Decapitated for this album.

 

[lburyczuk]

This and the other new song are both outstanding. Cant wait to see them touring with Decapitated for this album.

Decapitated just doesnt sound the same without Vitek..

 

[runmikeyrun]

I liked it. Too bad they skip Ohio on their way from Detroit to Toronto. While I might be able to pull off a toronto show it would be tricky.