MESHUGGAH
Favorite listen these days: MESHUGGAH.
A blood-curdling shout-out to Shilo Stroman for introducing their music to me.
WARNING: this is unbelievably hardcore (yet extremely sophisticated) Swedish Thrash/Industrial Metal, and therefore will not be everyone's cup of tea -- personally, I can't get enough of it. The lead guitarist is from another planet -- he has some of the craziest lead lines I've ever heard (best described as "high-velocity-spider-like arpeggiation"). I just wish they'd let him play more... The rest of the band is in non-stop lock-step odd-meter time changes -- impossible to get your toe to tap for even a split-second. But when you experience the combined impact of those drums, bass, and EIGHT-string guitars, your head WILL involuntarily BANG. I can't understand a word the lead screamer is shrieking, and I don't really WANT to know what he's singing about. I think it's mostly socio-political stuff, but I do my best to ignore him. Consequently, I'm not gonna vouch for the safety of any lyrical content. Those who are easily offended, take your own chances with this stuff. Or do what I do -- crank it up and twitch uncontrollably to the beat.
A blood-curdling shout-out to Shilo Stroman for introducing their music to me.
WARNING: this is unbelievably hardcore (yet extremely sophisticated) Swedish Thrash/Industrial Metal, and therefore will not be everyone's cup of tea -- personally, I can't get enough of it. The lead guitarist is from another planet -- he has some of the craziest lead lines I've ever heard (best described as "high-velocity-spider-like arpeggiation"). I just wish they'd let him play more... The rest of the band is in non-stop lock-step odd-meter time changes -- impossible to get your toe to tap for even a split-second. But when you experience the combined impact of those drums, bass, and EIGHT-string guitars, your head WILL involuntarily BANG. I can't understand a word the lead screamer is shrieking, and I don't really WANT to know what he's singing about. I think it's mostly socio-political stuff, but I do my best to ignore him. Consequently, I'm not gonna vouch for the safety of any lyrical content. Those who are easily offended, take your own chances with this stuff. Or do what I do -- crank it up and twitch uncontrollably to the beat.
3 Comments:
These guys are on the Nuclear Blast label, correct? or am i thinking of Stratovarius? Or are both?
Yep, they're on Nuclear Blast...
Awesome :) Further research has informed me Stratovarius is on Nuclear Blast as well. Thanks for replying!
(this was all Jamie, aka Hendertime.)
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