Meshuggah
Meshuggah was formed in Umeå, Sweden in 1987.[1] The band’s name is Hebrew for “crazy” (משוגע). Their first record, an EP released in 1989, was self-titled (”Meshuggah”), but the band themselves as well as fans refer to it as Psykisk Testbild, which can be roughly translated as “psychic test picture” (see test card). This recording displayed a straightforward thrash metal sound, highly influenced by Metallica’s concurrent releases. As the band continued on in their career, the technicality of their musicianship and songwriting was refined. Their sound became harsher, utilizing strong seven string guitar - and later, eight string guitar - rhythms, manic vocals, and expressionist elements. This, as well as a polyrythmic drum and rhythm structure, pushed the band’s style further away from their thrash metal sound and into a more experimental, groove-based style.
While the band’s music is extremely intense and aggressive, the members often demonstrate a strong sense of dry humour: their video for “New Millennium Cyanide Christ” consists of the five band members sitting inside their tour bus headbanging and air guitaring to the song; promotional photos of the band often include comical grimacing; the The True Human Design EP contains an acoustic version of “Future Breed Machine” called “Futile Bread Machine” and the Nothing DVD contains a video for “Rational Gaze” where singer Jens Kidman reenacts the rest of the band while wearing various wigs.
In late 2005, Meshuggah were nominated for a Swedish Grammy for their album, Catch Thirtythree.[2]
Meshuggah have set “obZen” as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early March 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “Catch Thirtythree” will contain nine songs and will have a running time of around 55 minutes.
Commented drummer Tomas Haake: “We’ve finished the recording a couple weeks back! It sounds really good and we’re super-excited about the new stuff!”
Haake told Revolver magazine at the end of last year that Meshuggah would be returning on its next album to the pummeling double bass drums and angular riffage that defined their early material to sculpt what they say will be their most savage, eclectic offering yet. “We’ve got some fast, intense songs and hectic, heavy stuff that draws from all the things we’ve done in the past,” Haake said at the time. “It’s so great to actually be playing drums again.”
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VIDEO:
Rational Gaze (First Version)
Rational Gaze
Terminal Illusions
Transfixion
New Millenium Cyanide Christ
Shed
Live At Hultsfred 2004
Live in Columbus 2002
About meshuggah
Future Breed Machine Download Festival 2005
In Death - Is Life/In Death - Is Death
(Fredrik) + Morgan Incredible Medley
Straws Pulled at Random live
Meshuggah drummer
Humiliative live
Elastic live
Sickening (live)
Meshuggah interview
Interview on METAL Injection
Future breed machine (live)
Sane at New England Metal Hardcore Fest 2003
Soul Brn
Tomas Haake and Dick Lovgren Drum and Bass Solo