Meshuggah
Biography
Offering a complex form of metal that combined the sweeping adverturism of math rock, the oddball tempos of experimental jazz, and the stunning brutality of thrash metal, Meshuggah raised the bar for metal bands everywhere upon their debut. The roots of Swedish metal band Meshuggah were planted in 1985; originally named Metallien, the founding line-up included frontman Roger Olofsson, guitarists Peder Gustafsson and Fredrik Tordendahl, bassist Janne Wiklund and drummer Örjan Lundmark. After a few demos made the rounds, Metallien broke up and Fredrik Thordendal continued the band with a different lineup and a different name. The original lineup of Meshuggah also included vocalist Jens Kidman, guitarist Johan Sjögren, bassist Jörgen Lindmark and drummer Per Sjögren. A handful of demos followed before Kidman left the group to form a new outfit, Calipash, with guitarist Torbjörn Granström, bassist Peter Nordin and drummer Niclas Lundgren; the surviving members of Meshuggah soon disbanded, and when Granström left Calipash, Thordendal assumed guitar duties in the new band. Kidman and Thordendal then agreed to reclaim the Meshuggah name, and in 1989 the band released a three-song mini-LP; after signing to Nuclear Blast (and swapping Lundgren for new drummer Tomas Haake), they issued the full-length Contradictions Collapse in 1991.
Selected Discography
I don't throw the word "best" around very often, but these guys are the best. They are on a level all their own.
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GodSmack = Gay
Meshuggah = Amazing, complex, brutal a** metal. Enough said........ . |
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I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins. Never did I wanna be here again, And I don't remember why I came. Candles raise my desire, Why I'm so far away. No more meaning to my life, No more reason to stay. Freezing, feeling, Breathe in, breathe in... I'm coming back again... I'm not the one who's so far away When I feel the snake bite enter my veins. Never did I wanna be here again, And I don't remember why I came. |
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Whats there to say about Meshuggah other than positive things? They are probably one of the most talented bands out there if not the most talented. I cant even wrap my mind around some of those time changes and offbeat druming/guit a r riffs. They are their own type of metal and thats why they are my favorite metal band by far.
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I can't wait to get 'I' on one of my Pandora stations. lol that would be epic
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F**king s**t this is hard core. Bits of Nu Metal, Grind and Deth all into one f**king brutal a** band. I wish I could see these guys in a small venue to see what kind of s**t pops off. F**king amazing a** s**t. F**k you if you don't agree.
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meshugga is just pure cromaticism and they are amazing at it if you cant enjoy the talent of this band you need a f**king hearing aid or to not listen to metal or music at all cus that all that most clasical music is just tempo change after tempo change
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Much like there are s**tty want to be pioneer's of metal bands, there are dumb f*cking people who can't even commend the ones that sound amazing and are pioneers like Meshuggah. I love the person who said "Meshuggah is the AC/DC of the metal world" what are you joking how can you even slightly compare them? Some of you people are f*cking retarded critics why do you even bother listening to metal? You guys are like the a**hole who shot Dime.
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Meshuggah is all about their crazy a** rythms. If you can't appreciate their crazy tempos and 8 string guitars then forget it, move on to the next band.
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Meshuggah just has its own sound. Plenty of other bands play only one style of music. Most artists have a defining sound that is in all of their music. As with all metal, you either hate or love the singers voice.
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... You're one to talk.. All of godsmack's songs sound the same dumbass.. At least Meshuggah's songs have something unique..
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all of their songs DO sound alike.... Meshuggah is the AC/DC of the metal world. I'm not for or against them, just thought it was funny that I was going to post this comment and the firt things I see is exactly that argument going on lmao.
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Willow, it is amazing how stupid you and you're clan are.
1. This isn't metal and techno, a deaf person could figure that out. 2. You claim that all of their songs sound the same... hmm... wait a minute, don't all of godsmack's songs sound the same? Yeah. They do. |
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well-that isn't true mr. godsmack-see the blue flowers up on that hill-go pick them for us-were busy now and then put them in a vase with water and put them on our dinner table for tonite.thank you willow-now your useful.MESHU G G A H RAWKS LIKE A MOTHERFUCKKE R !
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This is so freeking awful!! A mixture of metal and techno? Give me a break. Every track is the same ...one....2. . 2 . . 3 . . 3 . . 4 4 . .
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They need the blue version of Nothing on here, it sounds soooo much cooler.
Incredible music |
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If these guys were any more metal, Metalocalyps e would be a reality show instead of a cartoon. The only thing harder than Meshuggah is a big f*cking rock.
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I saw these guys open for Tool too man they were going off in a well lit arena not giving a f**k!! Thomas Haake is a machine!!!
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Nothing like it, who says anybody is better. I got to meet them in orlando and drink beers while waching the ministry set of ministry's last tour. They were cool as hell, just like anybody else that was there. Nobody even noticed them standing there,Which was cool becouse they could just hang out with me and my girl we got pictures with them. They are gods of metal for sure.
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tomas haake is one of the best drummers out there. f**king god like. go youtube one of his performances . its mind blowing
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Its cool when Death metal and prog bands do shows because they are two of my favorite generes. Unfortunatel y , I have never attended a concert with such an epic line-up as that.
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They really did open for Tool and I saw it! 9.9.01. They were great but hard to understand in a big boomy arena. Peoples jaws were on the floor.
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Purdy f**kin' good! I still have an old long sleeved chaosphere concert shirt kicking around somewhere. The show was purdy good too, these guys are outstanding live. lol (loooong time ago!)I think they opened up for Tool. Meshuggah will always be a kick a** band!
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Dr. Max, nothing on earth can convey the anger, sadness, angst, betrayal, pain, and suffering there is to be felt the way a Jens Kidman scream does. Thats what it means to most bands, it's the best and only way to truely get across what they feel. Not to mention that it goes with the generally dissonant nature of Meshuggah's music as a whole. And the iambic pentameter is ridiculous. And for the Thomas Haake fan below, he writes all the lyrics, too. GENIUS!!!!!! ! ! !
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One of the greatest metal band of the 21st century. Even their older thrash-ish stuff is above and beyond most of today's offerings *cough, Blood Mountain era Mastodon, cough*. Very challenging to listen to at first, but it soaks in after a few dozen spins. Lyrics are where it is at.
As for the brutal screams...I don't know. It just feels right to some of us. Going against the grain. |
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Dr. Max, it's because it sounds good :3
The anger, the brutality, the cold anti-melodic nature of it. It is appealing. |
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I can't believe how incredibly technical and what brilliant musicians these guys are. BUT the vocals-Pleas e I NEED to know WHAT IS THE MUSICAL APPEAL OF Screaming, growling, gasping etc. I'm trying- but I can't get past it. Lemme know, I'm trying to be open.
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I caught them a few years ago in Sand Diego. It was intense but it was a typically lame California crowd of Gapers. No one knew what was happening to them so they just stood there, agape, bewildered.
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