Meshuggah. So everyone knows that Meshuggah are the most
technically killer musicians on the extreme metal scene (figuratively
speaking). Some fans would say they revolutionized thrash. Other fans would say
they don’t play thrash at all. Both are wrong. First of all their songs are too
difficult for anyone in a revolution to copy, and second, they do play thrash –
mathematized thrash. Invent any new subgenre you want, I’m gonna leave it at
technical thrash. You all know who Meshuggah are anyway, so I’ll quit speaking
shit…
Koloss. Is it good? The answer is yes. This is
Meshuggah. They are going to impress you. Is it better? I’m not entirely sure. Koloss
pretty much just follows on the footsteps of obZen to be honest.
Some tracks are jarring, dysfunctional pieces of nightmare/insanity-themed,
mid-paced material and some are the most ridiculously brutal and precise thrash
gunshot wounds that ever hit you. I prefer the latter, of course, and these
days I wish Meshuggah would stop farting around in their angular,
“unpredictable” element and give us a bit more good old mechanical tech thrash!
Although to be fair, even the “avant-garde” stuff rocks, and I’m just kind of
sniffing around for problems, although I do think the more conventional thrash
is by far Meshuggah’s strongest material. Anyway, basically I just put it down
to another Meshuggah release with loads of superheavy wicked songs on it!
In summary: More of where obZen came from, meaning nothing
to complain about. Meshuggah don’t drop the ball.
Standout tracks: The
Demon’s Name Is Surveillance, Swarm
Score: 8.5
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