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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEUTntgMOI I]]". All twenty-one minutes of it. This could be thought of as ''Catch-Thirtythree''[='s=] little brother, but by no means should it be dismissed as a lesser work; it is every bit as intense and rewarding. If the scream at around one minute into the song doesn't get you all pumped up, you simply don't like extreme metal.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEUTntgMOI I]]". All twenty-one minutes of it. This could be thought of as ''Catch-Thirtythree''[='s=] ''Catch Thirtythree''[='s=] little brother, but by no means should it be dismissed as a lesser work; it is every bit as intense and rewarding. If the scream at around one minute into the song doesn't get you all pumped up, you simply don't like extreme metal.
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** "In Death is Death", which is just... awesome.

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** "In Death is - Is Death", which is just... awesome.



* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', [[EpicRocking 7 minutes of ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the distinction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].

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* "[[https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', Reason''; [[EpicRocking 7 minutes of ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the distinction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].



** The opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsIk5-ab38M Combustion,]] kickstarts the album in a masterfully epic fashion, featuring a memorable power riff that straddles the line between thrash and groove, a funky bassline courtesy of Dick Lovgren, Jens Kidman's strident roars, and Tomas Haake pounding on those drums like a man possessed. It's a fucking insane song that manages to be innovative, while also serving as a CallBack to the band's post-thrash roots.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. It's a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-MI9TNyRjk Pravus,]] the penultimate song of the album, is a furious-sounding track. The [[https://youtu.be/4dPhmgMoTuk?t=213 live version]] has Jens Kidman belting out an insane scream.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3OeZma5jTE Dancers To A Discordant System,]] the album's closer, has very powerful, evocative lyrics while managing to sound really badass.

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** The opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsIk5-ab38M Combustion,]] "Combustion",]] kickstarts the album in a masterfully epic fashion, featuring a memorable power riff that straddles the line between thrash and groove, a funky bassline courtesy of Dick Lovgren, Jens Kidman's strident roars, and Tomas Haake pounding on those drums like a man possessed. It's a fucking insane song that manages to be innovative, while also serving as a CallBack to the band's post-thrash roots.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] "Bleed"]] is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. It's a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-MI9TNyRjk Pravus,]] "Pravus",]] the penultimate song of the album, is a furious-sounding track. The [[https://youtu.be/4dPhmgMoTuk?t=213 live version]] has Jens Kidman belting out an insane scream.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3OeZma5jTE Dancers To A "Dancers to a Discordant System,]] System",]] the album's closer, has very powerful, evocative lyrics while managing to sound really badass.
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* No mention of ''Nothing'' would be complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxwG_8LL_Y8 "Spasm"]]. Coming out of left field with the lowest frequencies their strings of steel have ever unleashed, massaging the inside of your skull; Tomas's robotic, almost seductive sounding vocals; the steady peal of high palm-muted notes sounding like a Sega Genesis serenading a lover at Carnegie Hall. It's strangely beautiful, hypnotic, even serene...[[LastNoteNightmare then the final measures unexpectedly shift in pitch, the elements now dissonant and clashing]]; a not-so-gentle reminder that this is still fucking ''Meshuggah'' you're listening to.

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* No mention of ''Nothing'' would be complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxwG_8LL_Y8 "Spasm"]]. Coming out of left field with the lowest frequencies their strings of steel have ever unleashed, massaging the inside of your skull; Tomas's robotic, almost seductive sounding vocals; the steady peal of high palm-muted notes sounding like a Sega Genesis UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis serenading a lover at Carnegie Hall. It's strangely beautiful, hypnotic, even serene...[[LastNoteNightmare then the final measures unexpectedly shift in pitch, the elements now dissonant and clashing]]; a not-so-gentle reminder that this is still fucking ''Meshuggah'' you're listening to.
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** The guitar solo in "Entrapment". While not a super technical solo, it just manages to sound so completely alien that it pushes it into deliberate UncannyValley territory. Also that bend at the end of the song.

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** The guitar solo in "Entrapment". While not a super technical solo, it just manages to sound so completely alien that it pushes it into deliberate UncannyValley deliberately creepy territory. Also that bend at the end of the song.
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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout.

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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] further. It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as being in UncommonTime. [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Due to how musical polymeters work, everyone may well be technically correct.]]

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
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RIFF! There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as being in UncommonTime. [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Due to how musical polymeters work, everyone may well be technically correct.]]
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** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as being in UncommonTime. [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Due to how musical polymeters work, both camps may well be technically correct.]]

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** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as being in UncommonTime. [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Due to how musical polymeters work, both camps everyone may well be technically correct.]]

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* "Combustion" is a fucking ''insane'' song.

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* %%* "Combustion" is a fucking ''insane'' song.



** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime.
** Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime.
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being in UncommonTime. [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Due to how musical polymeters work, both camps may well be correct because Polymetre exists.technically correct.]]



** The opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsIk5-ab38M Combustion,]] kickstarts the album in a masterfully epic fashion, featuring a memorable power riff that straddles the line between thrash and groove, a funky bassline courtesy of Dick Lovgren, Jens Kidman's strident roars, and Tomas Haake pounding on those drums like a man possessed. It's a fucking insane song that manages to be innovative, while also serving as a CallBack to the band's post-thrash roots.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. It's a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.



** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. It's a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.
** The opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGVZ1QKlv0 Combustion,]] kickstarts the album in a masterfully epic fashion, featuring a memorable power riff that straddles the line between thrash and groove, a funky bassline courtesy of Dick Lovgren, Jens Kidman's strident roars, and Tomas Haake pounding on those drums like a man possessed. It's a fucking insane song that manages to be innovative, while also serving as a CallBack to the band's post-thrash roots.
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** The opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGVZ1QKlv0 Combustion,]] features thrashy metalesque drums and a very memorable riff. Dick Lovgren's bass shines here as well.

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** The **The opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGVZ1QKlv0 Combustion,]] features thrashy metalesque drums and kickstarts the album in a very masterfully epic fashion, featuring a memorable riff. power riff that straddles the line between thrash and groove, a funky bassline courtesy of Dick Lovgren's bass shines here Lovgren, Jens Kidman's strident roars, and Tomas Haake pounding on those drums like a man possessed. It's a fucking insane song that manages to be innovative, while also serving as well.a CallBack to the band's post-thrash roots.
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* Meshuggah's live performances in general - best summarized in these concert albums [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4ELu_HH7X5zHWEgSqiITu1UECQadr0So Alive]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgIpEdzWhpXKTxo-ensuKC5SyOyH1s2ZA The Ophidian Trek]] tend to be very tight and consistent with the songs they play while sonically make them punchier, louder and better.

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* Meshuggah's live performances in general - best summarized in these concert albums [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4ELu_HH7X5zHWEgSqiITu1UECQadr0So Alive]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgIpEdzWhpXKTxo-ensuKC5SyOyH1s2ZA The Ophidian Trek]] tend to be very tight and consistent with the songs they play while sonically make them punchier, louder and better.better.
* "They Move Below" from ''Immutable''. It's not common for Meshuggah to make a full-blown metal instrumental track and they surely nailed it.
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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout. Special mentions go to:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-MI9TNyRjk Pravus]] - the penultimate song of the album is a furious-sounding track. The [[https://youtu.be/4dPhmgMoTuk?t=213 live version of the track]] has Jens Kidman belting out an insane scream.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] - this track is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. Its a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.
** The aforementioned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGVZ1QKlv0 Combustion]] is the opening track to the album featuring thrashy-metal esque drums and a very memorable riff. Dick Lovgren's bass shines here as well.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3OeZma5jTE Dancers To A Discordant System]] is the album's closer and has very powerful, evocative lyrics while managing to sound really badass.

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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout. Special mentions go to:
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-MI9TNyRjk Pravus]] - Pravus,]] the penultimate song of the album album, is a furious-sounding track. The [[https://youtu.be/4dPhmgMoTuk?t=213 live version of the track]] version]] has Jens Kidman belting out an insane scream.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] - this track is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. Its It's a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.
** The aforementioned opening track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGVZ1QKlv0 Combustion]] is the opening track to the album featuring thrashy-metal esque Combustion,]] features thrashy metalesque drums and a very memorable riff. Dick Lovgren's bass shines here as well.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3OeZma5jTE Dancers To A Discordant System]] is System,]] the album's closer and closer, has very powerful, evocative lyrics while managing to sound really badass.

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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout.

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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout. Special mentions go to:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-MI9TNyRjk Pravus]] - the penultimate song of the album is a furious-sounding track. The [[https://youtu.be/4dPhmgMoTuk?t=213 live version of the track]] has Jens Kidman belting out an insane scream.
**[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GXNzom6ik Bleed]] - this track is one of the most recognizable Meshuggah songs thanks to Tomas Haake's insane drumming. Its a feat of endurance and an achievement in metal percussion.
**The aforementioned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGVZ1QKlv0 Combustion]] is the opening track to the album featuring thrashy-metal esque drums and a very memorable riff. Dick Lovgren's bass shines here as well.
**[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3OeZma5jTE Dancers To A Discordant System]] is the album's closer and has very powerful, evocative lyrics while managing to sound really badass.
*Meshuggah's live performances in general - best summarized in these concert albums [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4ELu_HH7X5zHWEgSqiITu1UECQadr0So Alive]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgIpEdzWhpXKTxo-ensuKC5SyOyH1s2ZA The Ophidian Trek]] tend to be very tight and consistent with the songs they play while sonically make them punchier, louder and better.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF! There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF! There's RIFF!
**There's
actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically
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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
**
RIFF! There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF! There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF! There's RIFF!
**There's
actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
** There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.

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* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
**
RIFF! There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d "ObZen"]] is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout.

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* [[https://www.''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d "ObZen"]] ObZen]]'' is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout.
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**There's actually some debate among fans about what time signature most of their music is in, and this song in particular is a point of contention. The band says [[CommonTime 4/4]] for most songs, but many fans interpret it as an UncommonTime. Technically everyone can be correct because Polymetre exists.



* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', [[EpicRocking 7 minutes of ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the distinction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', [[EpicRocking 7 minutes of ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the distinction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].Performance]].
*[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZ11jE8mBFKvTljAsTEfrKUwqQLo9L5d "ObZen"]] is the band's most popular album, and for good reason. Meshuggah was able to merge the styles of all their previous albums into one, and somehow [[UpToEleven push it even further.]] It's got groove, energy, emotion, and complexity wound together into something extremely unique and near-indescribable. Not to mention great lyrical themes throughout.
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* No mention of ''Nothing'' would be complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB9c0rOm3q4 "Spasm"]]. Coming out of left field with the lowest frequencies their strings of steel have ever unleashed, massaging the inside of your skull; Tomas's robotic, almost seductive sounding vocals; the steady peal of high palm-muted notes sounding like a Sega Genesis serenading a lover at Carnegie Hall. It's strangely beautiful, hypnotic, even serene...[[LastNoteNightmare then the final measures unexpectedly shift in pitch, the elements now dissonant and clashing]]; a not-so-gentle reminder that this is still fucking ''Meshuggah'' you're listening to.

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* No mention of ''Nothing'' would be complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB9c0rOm3q4 com/watch?v=wxwG_8LL_Y8 "Spasm"]]. Coming out of left field with the lowest frequencies their strings of steel have ever unleashed, massaging the inside of your skull; Tomas's robotic, almost seductive sounding vocals; the steady peal of high palm-muted notes sounding like a Sega Genesis serenading a lover at Carnegie Hall. It's strangely beautiful, hypnotic, even serene...[[LastNoteNightmare then the final measures unexpectedly shift in pitch, the elements now dissonant and clashing]]; a not-so-gentle reminder that this is still fucking ''Meshuggah'' you're listening to.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', [[Main/EpicRocking 7 minutes of ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', [[Main/EpicRocking [[EpicRocking 7 minutes of ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction distinction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', 7 minutes of symphonic heaviness. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', [[Main/EpicRocking 7 minutes of symphonic heaviness.ultra heaviness]]. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', 7 minutes of symphonic heaviness. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', 7 minutes of symphonic heaviness. The song's riffs, breakdowns, and symphonic layout will leave plenty of suspense for the casual listener. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].
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This list can't be complete without the mentioning of Clockworks. A good pick for a Grammy nomination.


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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiDcazicdk "Clockworks"]] from ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'', 7 minutes of symphonic heaviness. No wonder why it is the opening track on the album and holds the depiction of being the only song on that album to get a music video. [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list Now it's been Grammy nominated for Best Metal Performance]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkrjE4QRsys "Rational Gaze"]]. Also 3:06-onward of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmVzqjycA-o "Straws Pulled at Random"]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIXFKsghS6s MIND-SIGNAL TRANSMISSION, PEAKED, DISTORTED, BENT! UN-RE-STRAINED!!]] "Closed Eye Visuals" is awesome.



* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc "Bleed"]]. Every moment of it.



* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEUTntgMOI I]]". All twenty-one minutes of it. This could be thought of as ''Catch-Thirtythree''[='s=] little brother, but by no means should it be dismissed as a lesser work; it is every bit as intense and rewarding. If the scream at around one minute into the song doesn't get you all pumped up, you simply don't like extreme metal.

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* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEUTntgMOI I]]". All twenty-one minutes of it. This could be thought of as ''Catch-Thirtythree''[='s=] little brother, but by no means should it be dismissed as a lesser work; it is every bit as intense and rewarding. If the scream at around one minute into the song doesn't get you all pumped up, you simply don't like extreme metal.metal.
%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkrjE4QRsys "Rational Gaze"]]. Also 3:06-onward of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmVzqjycA-o "Straws Pulled at Random"]].
%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIXFKsghS6s MIND-SIGNAL TRANSMISSION, PEAKED, DISTORTED, BENT! UN-RE-STRAINED!!]] "Closed Eye Visuals" is awesome.
%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc "Bleed"]]. Every moment of it.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkrjE4QRsys "Rational Gaze"]]. Also 3:06-onward of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmVzqjycA-o "Straws Pulled at Random"]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIXFKsghS6s MIND-SIGNAL TRANSMISSION, PEAKED, DISTORTED, BENT! UN-RE-STRAINED!!]] "Closed Eye Visuals" is awesome.
* No mention of ''Nothing'' would be complete without [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB9c0rOm3q4 "Spasm"]]. Coming out of left field with the lowest frequencies their strings of steel have ever unleashed, massaging the inside of your skull; Tomas's robotic, almost seductive sounding vocals; the steady peal of high palm-muted notes sounding like a Sega Genesis serenading a lover at Carnegie Hall. It's strangely beautiful, hypnotic, even serene...[[LastNoteNightmare then the final measures unexpectedly shift in pitch, the elements now dissonant and clashing]]; a not-so-gentle reminder that this is still fucking ''Meshuggah'' you're listening to.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc "Bleed"]]. Every moment of it.
* The album ''Catch Thirtythree''. The whole thing. 13 tracks. 45 minutes. One song. Pure awesome. Special mentions to certain tracks on it are:
** When the rhythm guitars come back in during "The Paradoxical Spiral". Pure groove/doom evilness.
** The guitar solo in "Entrapment". While not a super technical solo, it just manages to sound so completely alien that it pushes it into deliberate UncannyValley territory. Also that bend at the end of the song.
** "Mind's Mirrors." The pitch shifted, robotic sounding vocals manage to sound both beautiful yet ominous at the same time, the lyrics are incredibly trippy, and the outro leading up to the next track is great.
** "In Death is Death", which is just... awesome.
** Finally, "Sum". Everything from 1:00 on is perfect. Especially Jens' screams.
* "Combustion" is a fucking ''insane'' song.
* What makes "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" so awesome is the use of UncommonTime throughout the song. The entire song shifts a lot between time signatures, but it gives still the listener an illusion that the song is written in CommonTime. And not to mention... THAT KICK-ASS RIFF!
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEUTntgMOI I]]". All twenty-one minutes of it. This could be thought of as ''Catch-Thirtythree''[='s=] little brother, but by no means should it be dismissed as a lesser work; it is every bit as intense and rewarding. If the scream at around one minute into the song doesn't get you all pumped up, you simply don't like extreme metal.

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