Drew I know you didn’t vibe with TVSOR, but koloss has gotta be their most mind meltingly groovy album. You love grooves and koloss is non stop grooves and evolving craziness that you just can’t not bob your head to. Seriously consider this one
You lot don’t even understand the amount of stress this video has caused me😂😂 This is the 3rd time I’ve uploaded it - please make it worthwhile and annihilate the like button for me! We can easily do 1K likes on this❤️
so drew. now that your doing albums from meshuggah. please god do Violent sleep of reason next. easily one of the most underrated albums they have and in my opinion is the best concept album of that decade easily. extremely amazing effects, ryhthm, dream like state. and mind meltingly groovy breakdowns. its a different pace than some of the others and may take a minute to get used to. but once you do your definetley there XD.
@@Micas099 I mean in the grand scheme of things it’s obviously not a big deal. But if we’re to compare everything to another more serious issue, then no one would have any problems😂😂
This album absolutely bangs and it is actual insanity Jens is 55 years old and still sounds like this even live. Some of their best tracks are on this album, what a time to be alive.
This album makes me want to cry because there will never be band like Meshuggah and they are pretty old. Idk just sad ffs. This album is better and better with every repeat. Love music, love life and stay healthy 🤟
I agree. I just saw Meshuggah live the other week and they are still machines and they sound as good as ever. That would be better live than on album. I assumed they didn't play Bleed beause they wanted to play something else for a change but the set was very short, like 1h 30mins? They are getting old and they are also perfectionists so if you want to see these legends in action you better go next time they are in town
@@thewildhealer541 Agreed, I saw them live last November after waiting 15 years for the chance and it was somehow even better than it was hyped up to be. Unbelievable and videos do their live show no justice. PLUS THEY PLAYED BLEED! I'd be sad forever if I missed Bleed & Rational Gaze but they whipped both out. Perfection.
Man, I love how happy this music makes you. It's nice to see someone who absolutely beams with joy when a good part hits - as only a Meshuggah song can.
I just finished listening to it with my best friend and both of us are honestly blowm away... They never stop to surprise me. There is a reason why Meshuggah is my favourite band of all time and they will stay there forever! I'm so glad you were into it Drew!
Light the shortening fuse is so much better then I originally gave it credit for, taking a walk while listening to it is such a badass feeling. Honestly this whole album is made for slow walking in the sun
I have been following your channel before you discovered any rock/metal music on this channel. Never thought this genre would grow so much on you in your journey of discovering new music
Bro I love your passion and perseverance for these videos. Imo,this album should be listened at one go. It’s an epic that felt like going through a dark and sinister trip in an apocalyptic wasteland. Meshuggah is unparalleled, unrivaled, immutable.
This album is absolutely filthy. I thought maybe on my first listen I was just hyped but I’ve listen to it a bunch more and it just keeps getting better
I absolutely loved the intro of They Move Below and Past Tense. Meshuggah is great when it comes to heavy stuff but when they do relaxing music it's just 👌🏻
3 of the band members are doing vocals on The Faultless. Jens does most of the screaming, Tomas has that lower-pitch spoken word at the end, and during the section where the vocals pan from ear to ear, there is a call-response section between Marten and Jens.
That's mad. I just commented on your community post about this and 20 seconds later this pops up haha. Anyway thus album is fantastic. It's so rhythm heavy. The bass tone is crisp. Also the vocals are clean and so heavy. Their signature melodic solos are so good in this. Let's go!
I can't believe no one is talking about the beatdown in 'God He Sees in Mirrors' at 1:15. Absolutely unreal groove. Imagine the boys half time head banging to that live 🤘🤘
Oh buddy. I'm losing my shit to that whole song. That groove at 1:15 is by far one of the best moments on the album: that groove, the texture of that sound, like a massive cybernetic slug writhing in a gutter.
This album just keeps getting better and better the more I listen to it. Your reactions are great, brotha. Great editing and you don't stop the song every 5 seconds or talk over the music.
Checkin' in to check out some of the tracks here outta curiosity alongside the reactions. Showin' support on the idea of this video not gettin blocked aswell, as all the lads on here appreciate the effort you've put into the work bringin on the quality content. Maith an Fear, lad. The band are'nt admittingly in my playlists as such, but they are masters of their craftwork and their influence on the scenes since is undeniable. Enjoy the album, mo chara.
A "sneak in breakdowns" are indeed a traits of a humble matured giant, there's no monumental breakdown build ups like metals these days. The whole album itself is just simply meditative and ridiculously monolithic. Meshuggah is a generational gift.
Meshuggah use 4/4 a lot, that's kind of the genius of them. They trick you into thinking something's simple when it's not. They basically use rhythms that dance in and out of the 4/4 bar structure. You can notice this often by hearing Tomas Haake keep a 4/4 rhythm in the background on a crash symbol whilst the rest of the band go mental outside of that structure.
whats nuts is he doesn't even play 4/4 on the cymbals in some parts on a lot of these songs, he just starts hitting the crashes in weird accents that compliment the riff, for example the solo in The Abysmal Eye
@JM Coulon Broken Cog is such a trip. Sounds like a simple intro song until you try to figure out the beginning chugs (5 rest rest 13 rest rest) in rhythmic sense. You can almost count them in 7 pulses or 11 pulses before they repeat and it still feels right. Once the snare comes in you are locked into a 4/4 feel but the chug patterns are woven in such a bizarre way. The main groove halfway through the song is definitely a 6/8 (or 12/8 for sakes of the guitar riff).
Exactly, actually mostly everything thet write is in 4. Thomas is paying polys atop but the main rythym underneath that allows you to continually Bob your head is because everything is still in 4.
At around 20:10, that is the weirdest transition, but then what it transitions to is so good, and then its a clunky transition back! I have to listen to that obe again.
I haven't started this, but I am so unreasonably excited for this video that it;'s insane. These guys have been my favorite band since 2002 (holy shit I'm old) and your journey through discovering this band has been my favorite. This is the ultimate video. My body is ready.
Love this reaction, mate. I'm so impressed with this album. Hard to believe that even this far into their careers that they are able to create some of their best songs. The worst song on here is still good, but special mention definitely goes to "They Move Below" because it's not something they've done in the past. Hell, I even like "Black Cathedral", haha. I hope you're wrong and it's not their last album!
I think that albums are cool because it's very unique content. A lot of people are so concerned with working the algorithm and spitting out content that they don't take the time to do one whole album straight through. That being said, I love the single reactions as well and I think it would be great for you to do a mix of them if at all possible.
This is the first album I've heard from Meshuggah - yeah, I'm definitely late to the party. Really intense and surprisingly emotional album. I've been reading Angela Carter's Heroes and Villains while listening to it for the second time [first time I was concentrating on the music, third time I listened and watched with you :)] and it was such a fitting soundtrack to the book that I felt it appropriate to mention it here. I really liked that second listen as the music gave additional feeling to the words I was reading and vice versa. For me, this is one of those albums where the songs are like chapters. If you listen to any of the segments alone they always feel like they are missing something but together everything makes sense [especially the feeling of repetition]. Thank you for the reaction and I miss polls all the time so: I love album reactions. Definitely keep those up! I hope you won't have any more trouble with this video though 🙂
ive listened to it like 4 or 5 times now, really coming back to the middle of the album starting at Ligature Marks and continuing to The Faultless. The whole thing is crazy, but the deep tracks are so dense and this album is easily a 9/10 for me. Listening passively or really paying attention gives you new perspectives and its just a great piece of work. they're unstoppable
Dude! Stoked you got this uploaded already! I haven't listened yet so I'll just watch haha. Been bingeing your channel since I came across your periphery reactions. Meshuggah is an all time favorite of mine, been a fan since Destroy Erase Improve came out in 95. One band Id LOVE to see you react to is Sikth, they are UK based, dual vocalists, groovy as hell and imo one of the OG pioneers of the "djent" sound along with Meshuggah. Keep the awesome content coming dude!
shows so much dedication from you to react to all these meshuggah albums!! ive been following your content since the first meshuggah reaction you did:) all love from denmark
Also - I love it when, initial listens to a new song dont necessarily ring home until you hear it again within the context and Even Flow of the new album its from. Its a strange feelin', as though yer hearin the song for the first time, even though you already know it, as the rest of the new songs accompany and accentuate its purpose. Seems thats what happened here to you, with those first coupla tracks y'heard 'fore the album dropped, nay exploded here.
I think "I Am That Thirst" is one of the best songs on this record, even better following "Black Cathedral" in the context of the album, but the second half of that track floors me every time I hear it, to burst into that amazing groove and drum pattern coming out of that middle section is fucking infectious. Just my two cents. It's so menacing and it flows so beautifully, that riff and drum pattern swimming on Tomas' crash keeping the back beat, then you get immediately pummeled by "The Faultless", and then of course "Armies" to finish the listener off for good. The last 3 tracks just fucking kill (not counting "Past Tense").
IT'S BACK! I'm so happy to see this back as I wanted to know how you felt about this album for so long. I thought it was amazing and I think They Move Below is seriously one of the best works they've ever done. I also personally LOVE the album reactions. A lot of the songs sound so much better in the context of the full experience, and I like going on that journey with you, friend
I actually legit love the singles now (I always liked them, Abysmal Eye was my least favourite); but it's true to say the spectacular stuff surrounding them lifted them to a new plane; and this album as a whole is put together SO WELL, it flows so well and there are no jarring transitions; it's *smooth* as heck, which is weird to say about Mesh I'm calling this album ObZen + Nothing, plus some new blackened gloom! eargasm, I love this so much
Your explanation of immutable is how I feel about all Meshuggah songs. They are good at first listen but the experience of knowing when the beats are going to change, etc makes it GOLD
Oh man, i was expecting for this reaction! It's like listen your favorite music with a friend and coincide with his reactions to the same parts of the album. Even if he doesn't see or hear you but still feels good. Greetings from Argentina, you're awesome! (Scuse me for my bad english)
There is definitely one more album, maybe not from Meshuggah but the side project Fredrick Thordendal's Special Defects will drop their second one eventually! This album klicked with me a lot faster than many of their other albums and my brain melted more times in the first listen than during their three previous albums combined. Love their experimentation here, best album since Catch 33 and I.
This album is perfect this is the first album I’ve ever listened to that I can safely say I like literally every single song. Most albums have usually only a few good songs and the rest are meh but literally every single song is so hype
Agree. Was a few songs skipped on Koloss in later years on every play. The likes of into decay and by the ton on VSOR too. The slower sludgier stuff far more on point on this album. The groove tunes will always be magnificent, nobody does it like them.
@@deployedbyinversesuns5038 Every song on both those records are still better than this new one. Not sure what you lot are on about... This is their most disappointing release to date. They peaked with VSOR. I still very much enjoy this record but it really isn't as good.
Haha I’ve listened to it many times already. My favourite tune keeps changing.. Your reaction to Phantoms has made has made it my new one. Downtuning a lawnmower 😂 not wrong
Good stuff! I'm exhausted with you! As to the poll, I think you have to consider there's a selection bias on who replies to a poll. A poll is a particular kind of interaction that may not be suited towards people that like long form content and visa versa.
Not very metal, which is probably why nobody else has mentioned it, but look after your ears at the gig! Get a decent pair of musician's earplugs (or any earplugs). I stood next to a drumkit at practice for years and am glad I started to wear them when I did. Stay safe!
Mate your the best for doing these , honestly, in my opinion the best meshuggah reactions on youtube, cause you represent what all us fans wanna see. Your not an expert in this music, not some far gone metalhead that hates anything conventional, just a regular person who's willing to give it a go, give it an honest listen and find out for yourself just how groovy and amazing the band is, something we wish we saw in our loved ones, our families and friends who just write it off as noise. We know you appreciate the music but we appreciate you just as much, for giving it a go and letting the spectacular nature or the band reveal itself to you through genuine attempts at understanding their magic. Thank you
This is by far the best Meshuggah album imo. Older fans might think that is blasphemous, and I adore a lot of the older records. But they hit supernatural levels of creativity on this record; the atmosphere they create on e.g., Broken Cog and They Move Below, takes me to places in music I didn't think I could go to. And their guitar tone on here was the best it's ever been in my book.
Have not heard the whole album yet but Just the first several tracks OMFG. You can feel the pure power. Meshuggah are djent gods for sure they have definitely paved the way and not sure anyone will ever be at their level. Cannot wait to hear the rest of the album. Thank you for your reaction, was looking foward to it.
Been listening since the first album , these guys are just a 2-3 hr drive from where i live . It are some bands from these parts that are on meshuggahs level actually. I recommend Aeons new album its very heavy and high level stuff.
Stifled and Nostrums lyrical themes are continued in God He Sees in Mirrors in a beautiful way. As far of how it sounds it reminds me of nothing I've heard, very surreal
I think the singles (except Abysmal Eye) they released were probably trying to get more mainstream listeners interested. They're great but nowhere near the other tracks.
Drew they have had a few instrumentals before but usually these are the atmospheric/experimental tracks and not a melody/riff driven song like on this album. You recently just heard one as the last track on Nothing
Coming to Dublin from Stockholm to watch the show (were supposed to go to Berlin, but it got cancelled...). So if a grayish, big bearded and long haired swedish guy pops up and says hi, it might just be me.
Man the whole album is a fucking banger the singles are literally the "worst" tracks in the album. Still waiting for you to react to Destroy Erase Improve btw 😉
34:10 THAT is a meaty off kilter change up there. Love it....and then it rolls back to the verse crunch...😎🖤...and oh yeah that stretch on the end note leading into my favourite intro of any track from the album....👍👍👍👍...They Move Below 🎸🏆
Love your reacts dude. Your really immerse in the Meshuggah- Zen thing. The band that changed modern metal forever since Chaosphere in my opinion. 8 string guitars, using all of them in a manner of few know how to do it. Best Modern Metal Ever. Period.
This album has elements and flavours from their previous albums , possibly their best work , but a special nod to catch 33 i nothing , and chaosphere which for me are up there with this . Cracking stuff
28 DAYS LATER AND WE'RE BACK - LET'S CONTINUE OUR QUEST TO 1,000 LIKES :)
it's good to be back
Drew I know you didn’t vibe with TVSOR, but koloss has gotta be their most mind meltingly groovy album. You love grooves and koloss is non stop grooves and evolving craziness that you just can’t not bob your head to. Seriously consider this one
You lot don’t even understand the amount of stress this video has caused me😂😂
This is the 3rd time I’ve uploaded it - please make it worthwhile and annihilate the like button for me! We can easily do 1K likes on this❤️
so drew. now that your doing albums from meshuggah. please god do Violent sleep of reason next. easily one of the most underrated albums they have and in my opinion is the best concept album of that decade easily. extremely amazing effects, ryhthm, dream like state. and mind meltingly groovy breakdowns. its a different pace than some of the others and may take a minute to get used to. but once you do your definetley there XD.
Having to upload a video to YT 3 times? Talk about first world problems.
@@Micas099 I mean in the grand scheme of things it’s obviously not a big deal. But if we’re to compare everything to another more serious issue, then no one would have any problems😂😂
New monuments track reaction?
@@Micas099 that doesn't invalidate the problem
This album absolutely bangs and it is actual insanity Jens is 55 years old and still sounds like this even live. Some of their best tracks are on this album, what a time to be alive.
Phantoms is the hardest out of all their songs
The intro to "They move below" is just...just the absolute best thing they've ever done.
My perception of time completely dissolved on my first listen to that tune. I had no idea how long it was, and it just floored me the whole time.
This whole track is out of this world. Completely transports you somewhere else.
They Move Below hits a level of musical atmosphere I didn't know the human species could achieve. You are teleported to a different universe.
Drew, these album reactions are the best, especially the Meshuggah ones, don't stop doing them. And maaan, what an album this is....
Love it bro❤️
This album makes me want to cry because there will never be band like Meshuggah and they are pretty old. Idk just sad ffs. This album is better and better with every repeat. Love music, love life and stay healthy 🤟
I hope we get another Fredrik solo album before they call it quits
I agree. I just saw Meshuggah live the other week and they are still machines and they sound as good as ever. That would be better live than on album. I assumed they didn't play Bleed beause they wanted to play something else for a change but the set was very short, like 1h 30mins? They are getting old and they are also perfectionists so if you want to see these legends in action you better go next time they are in town
@@thewildhealer541 Agreed, I saw them live last November after waiting 15 years for the chance and it was somehow even better than it was hyped up to be. Unbelievable and videos do their live show no justice. PLUS THEY PLAYED BLEED! I'd be sad forever if I missed Bleed & Rational Gaze but they whipped both out. Perfection.
Man, I love how happy this music makes you. It's nice to see someone who absolutely beams with joy when a good part hits - as only a Meshuggah song can.
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I just finished listening to it with my best friend and both of us are honestly blowm away... They never stop to surprise me. There is a reason why Meshuggah is my favourite band of all time and they will stay there forever! I'm so glad you were into it Drew!
Light the shortening fuse is so much better then I originally gave it credit for, taking a walk while listening to it is such a badass feeling.
Honestly this whole album is made for slow walking in the sun
I have been following your channel before you discovered any rock/metal music on this channel. Never thought this genre would grow so much on you in your journey of discovering new music
They Move Below is such a groove, have always enjoyed the one's where they take their time to set the mood
There are some gut-wrenching moments in that song!
I feel like it's one of their best songs. Definitely the best instrumental track. It's beautiful, heavy, melodic and powerful on so many levels.
Bro I love your passion and perseverance for these videos.
Imo,this album should be listened at one go. It’s an epic that felt like going through a dark and sinister trip in an apocalyptic wasteland.
Meshuggah is unparalleled, unrivaled, immutable.
You’re a mad man Drew! Can’t believe you did it. This album grows. Slow and low.
Thank you
It will go down as a classic
@@deployedbyinversesuns5038 yes they will
'Kaleidoscope' is Meshuggah showing the younguns how to Djent correctly.
That was exactly what I thought when I first heard it 😂 Meshuggah ACTUALLY playing Djent
YES!
I would argue armies does the same
imo its the best song on the album by far!
Yep. They release a song like this on every album. Do Not Look Down for example.
This album is absolutely filthy. I thought maybe on my first listen I was just hyped but I’ve listen to it a bunch more and it just keeps getting better
I absolutely loved the intro of They Move Below and Past Tense. Meshuggah is great when it comes to heavy stuff but when they do relaxing music it's just 👌🏻
3 of the band members are doing vocals on The Faultless. Jens does most of the screaming, Tomas has that lower-pitch spoken word at the end, and during the section where the vocals pan from ear to ear, there is a call-response section between Marten and Jens.
Marten did a good job at convincing me he was jens
Fun fact: Marten’s name is pronounced more like Morten than Marten.
That's mad. I just commented on your community post about this and 20 seconds later this pops up haha. Anyway thus album is fantastic. It's so rhythm heavy. The bass tone is crisp. Also the vocals are clean and so heavy. Their signature melodic solos are so good in this. Let's go!
Phantoms is so catchy I love that staccato riff
Instantly reminds me of Obzen
@@chokovok7231 Ligature Marks reminds me of ObZen
Those final 2 min thst one string banger just was like holy fuck
@@METALALEX211 I lost a part of my soul when I first heard that 😭😭😭
@@metaloreo8423 i was like the ground shocked, that 8th string pounding like punch in your face .
I can't believe no one is talking about the beatdown in 'God He Sees in Mirrors' at 1:15. Absolutely unreal groove. Imagine the boys half time head banging to that live 🤘🤘
Oh buddy. I'm losing my shit to that whole song. That groove at 1:15 is by far one of the best moments on the album: that groove, the texture of that sound, like a massive cybernetic slug writhing in a gutter.
@@sashakoegler8303 lol nice image
Seriously, one of their best tunes. Fucking unreal intensity.
And the fact the rhythm doesnt change during the entire song is fucking insane
This album just keeps getting better and better the more I listen to it.
Your reactions are great, brotha. Great editing and you don't stop the song every 5 seconds or talk over the music.
They Move Below is my new top metal instrumental of all time. My God.
The outro to I am that Thirst is musically incredible.
frission every time
both intro and outro riffs MELT and complement each other
That outro is the nastiest piece of music ever made!!!
It kills me that it isn’t longer, agreed
thanks for pointing that out, the outro of Phantoms sounds like someone trying to start a lawnmower. I can never unhear this now
A number of tracks have insane unique riffs. The Faultless is a standout in that regard.
Bro, that wiggly chromatic riff in the faultless nearly killed me when it came on lol.
Ligature Marks ending solo/dual solo is so simple but so perfect
The Faultless reminded me of the Bleed in the best way humanly possible
the cymbal chokes ❤
It's outright evil bruhhh
The riff that kicks in at the 3min mark of broken cog should be illegal imo. I don't think my face will recover from the stank face it gave me
Checkin' in to check out some of the tracks here outta curiosity alongside the reactions. Showin' support on the idea of this video not gettin blocked aswell, as all the lads on here appreciate the effort you've put into the work bringin on the quality content. Maith an Fear, lad. The band are'nt admittingly in my playlists as such, but they are masters of their craftwork and their influence on the scenes since is undeniable. Enjoy the album, mo chara.
A "sneak in breakdowns" are indeed a traits of a humble matured giant, there's no monumental breakdown build ups like metals these days. The whole album itself is just simply meditative and ridiculously monolithic. Meshuggah is a generational gift.
These guys aren't done making music. They have been on a roll.
Meshuggah use 4/4 a lot, that's kind of the genius of them. They trick you into thinking something's simple when it's not. They basically use rhythms that dance in and out of the 4/4 bar structure. You can notice this often by hearing Tomas Haake keep a 4/4 rhythm in the background on a crash symbol whilst the rest of the band go mental outside of that structure.
whats nuts is he doesn't even play 4/4 on the cymbals in some parts on a lot of these songs, he just starts hitting the crashes in weird accents that compliment the riff, for example the solo in The Abysmal Eye
@@leviathan3630 sometimes the 4/4 is implied only, and that's when things go bananas.
@JM Coulon Broken Cog is such a trip. Sounds like a simple intro song until you try to figure out the beginning chugs (5 rest rest 13 rest rest) in rhythmic sense. You can almost count them in 7 pulses or 11 pulses before they repeat and it still feels right. Once the snare comes in you are locked into a 4/4 feel but the chug patterns are woven in such a bizarre way. The main groove halfway through the song is definitely a 6/8 (or 12/8 for sakes of the guitar riff).
Armies of the Preposterous is one of few Meshuggah songs NOT in 4/4 iirc, I think
Tomas said it's in 3/4
Exactly, actually mostly everything thet write is in 4. Thomas is paying polys atop but the main rythym underneath that allows you to continually Bob your head is because everything is still in 4.
At around 20:10, that is the weirdest transition, but then what it transitions to is so good, and then its a clunky transition back! I have to listen to that obe again.
I haven't started this, but I am so unreasonably excited for this video that it;'s insane. These guys have been my favorite band since 2002 (holy shit I'm old) and your journey through discovering this band has been my favorite. This is the ultimate video. My body is ready.
you've gotten very good at finding the pulse straight away. it's been funny to watch your progression from your early videos.
The KINGS!!! There is heavy and then there is MESHUGGAH!!! I love this new album!!
Love this reaction, mate. I'm so impressed with this album. Hard to believe that even this far into their careers that they are able to create some of their best songs. The worst song on here is still good, but special mention definitely goes to "They Move Below" because it's not something they've done in the past. Hell, I even like "Black Cathedral", haha. I hope you're wrong and it's not their last album!
I agree with you. I hope it's not the last one.
i came here for the stank face on phantoms and i wasnt disappointed :D
I think that albums are cool because it's very unique content. A lot of people are so concerned with working the algorithm and spitting out content that they don't take the time to do one whole album straight through. That being said, I love the single reactions as well and I think it would be great for you to do a mix of them if at all possible.
LIGATURE MARKS IS SO FRIGGIN HEAVY !!
I haven't heard this yet and I couldn't be happier to listen to it with you Drew! let's go!
This is the first album I've heard from Meshuggah - yeah, I'm definitely late to the party. Really intense and surprisingly emotional album. I've been reading Angela Carter's Heroes and Villains while listening to it for the second time [first time I was concentrating on the music, third time I listened and watched with you :)] and it was such a fitting soundtrack to the book that I felt it appropriate to mention it here. I really liked that second listen as the music gave additional feeling to the words I was reading and vice versa.
For me, this is one of those albums where the songs are like chapters. If you listen to any of the segments alone they always feel like they are missing something but together everything makes sense [especially the feeling of repetition].
Thank you for the reaction and I miss polls all the time so: I love album reactions. Definitely keep those up! I hope you won't have any more trouble with this video though 🙂
ive listened to it like 4 or 5 times now, really coming back to the middle of the album starting at Ligature Marks and continuing to The Faultless. The whole thing is crazy, but the deep tracks are so dense and this album is easily a 9/10 for me. Listening passively or really paying attention gives you new perspectives and its just a great piece of work. they're unstoppable
Dude! Stoked you got this uploaded already! I haven't listened yet so I'll just watch haha. Been bingeing your channel since I came across your periphery reactions. Meshuggah is an all time favorite of mine, been a fan since Destroy Erase Improve came out in 95. One band Id LOVE to see you react to is Sikth, they are UK based, dual vocalists, groovy as hell and imo one of the OG pioneers of the "djent" sound along with Meshuggah.
Keep the awesome content coming dude!
shows so much dedication from you to react to all these meshuggah albums!!
ive been following your content since the first meshuggah reaction you did:)
all love from denmark
Also - I love it when, initial listens to a new song dont necessarily ring home until you hear it again within the context and Even Flow of the new album its from. Its a strange feelin', as though yer hearin the song for the first time, even though you already know it, as the rest of the new songs accompany and accentuate its purpose. Seems thats what happened here to you, with those first coupla tracks y'heard 'fore the album dropped, nay exploded here.
I think "I Am That Thirst" is one of the best songs on this record, even better following "Black Cathedral" in the context of the album, but the second half of that track floors me every time I hear it, to burst into that amazing groove and drum pattern coming out of that middle section is fucking infectious. Just my two cents. It's so menacing and it flows so beautifully, that riff and drum pattern swimming on Tomas' crash keeping the back beat, then you get immediately pummeled by "The Faultless", and then of course "Armies" to finish the listener off for good. The last 3 tracks just fucking kill (not counting "Past Tense").
IT'S BACK! I'm so happy to see this back as I wanted to know how you felt about this album for so long. I thought it was amazing and I think They Move Below is seriously one of the best works they've ever done. I also personally LOVE the album reactions. A lot of the songs sound so much better in the context of the full experience, and I like going on that journey with you, friend
I actually legit love the singles now (I always liked them, Abysmal Eye was my least favourite); but it's true to say the spectacular stuff surrounding them lifted them to a new plane; and this album as a whole is put together SO WELL, it flows so well and there are no jarring transitions; it's *smooth* as heck, which is weird to say about Mesh
I'm calling this album ObZen + Nothing, plus some new blackened gloom! eargasm, I love this so much
I was kinda going into it not expecting much after listening to the singles. Then the riff in the middle of Broken Cog blew my socks off
Bro the smile on my face when I heard that
Same, I was like „nah probably gonna be their most boring album to date, maybe 3 or 4 bangers on it“ but I was completely blown away
Your explanation of immutable is how I feel about all Meshuggah songs. They are good at first listen but the experience of knowing when the beats are going to change, etc makes it GOLD
Man Ligature Marks fuckin slaps.
Just proof heavy doesnt have to be fast. That song is BRUTALLY heavy.
@@daves4589 I thought the definiton of "heavy" was something more on the slower, lower, bulky side anyway
@@muffmuff3631 I see opener all over this one.
Can’t wait.
The Faultless is my favorite track off this album. It's more on the simple side for their stuff, but it's so groovy.
Oh man, i was expecting for this reaction! It's like listen your favorite music with a friend and coincide with his reactions to the same parts of the album. Even if he doesn't see or hear you but still feels good. Greetings from Argentina, you're awesome! (Scuse me for my bad english)
There is definitely one more album, maybe not from Meshuggah but the side project Fredrick Thordendal's Special Defects will drop their second one eventually!
This album klicked with me a lot faster than many of their other albums and my brain melted more times in the first listen than during their three previous albums combined. Love their experimentation here, best album since Catch 33 and I.
48:45 when you closed your eyes to this part... i can relate too well. absolutely wicked
and when he opened his eyes you could see he was totally sucked in. i felt the same way on my first listen.
That's the great thing about Meshuggah... takes a few listens to find something new each time
This album is perfect this is the first album I’ve ever listened to that I can safely say I like literally every single song. Most albums have usually only a few good songs and the rest are meh but literally every single song is so hype
Agree. Was a few songs skipped on Koloss in later years on every play. The likes of into decay and by the ton on VSOR too.
The slower sludgier stuff far more on point on this album. The groove tunes will always be magnificent, nobody does it like them.
@@deployedbyinversesuns5038 Every song on both those records are still better than this new one. Not sure what you lot are on about... This is their most disappointing release to date. They peaked with VSOR. I still very much enjoy this record but it really isn't as good.
This might be their best album so far. Don't get me wrong, I love them all, but to me DEI and Immutable are absolute perfection...
I wish they brought back the DEI backing vocals
@@TCM215 Well, voices change in some 25 years...
It isn’t in my uppermost ranking of their discography, but I do think it’s easily their best release since obZen.
@@TCM215 or the pitch screaming
Haha I’ve listened to it many times already.
My favourite tune keeps changing.. Your reaction to Phantoms has made has made it my new one. Downtuning a lawnmower 😂 not wrong
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Bit harsh on I am that thirst mate. Will be monstrous live.
your headbang starting 5:45 hahahah, man just follow the snare! :) anyways I'm always waiting for your shuggah reaction videos!!
Good stuff! I'm exhausted with you! As to the poll, I think you have to consider there's a selection bias on who replies to a poll. A poll is a particular kind of interaction that may not be suited towards people that like long form content and visa versa.
Not very metal, which is probably why nobody else has mentioned it, but look after your ears at the gig! Get a decent pair of musician's earplugs (or any earplugs). I stood next to a drumkit at practice for years and am glad I started to wear them when I did. Stay safe!
ALSO ALSO, I swear to all that is holy, I have never felt happier hearing cymbal chokes! ("The Faultless" had me grinning from ear to ear)
Have been waiting for this super excited
This album feels like a non-sense sequence of thunder arrows smashing against a wall.
Nice.
Armies of the Preposterous reminds me of The Demon's Name is Surveillance. They're both so frenetic.
both armies of the preposterous and demon's name is surveillance are in 3/4 as well, a rare occurrence for Meshuggah
this album is earth shaking
Dude this album was such a pleasant surprise. They Move Below had such a Tool vibe in the beginning and then just erupted.
Like many folks here, I enjoyed the album far more than the singles led me to believe I would! Keep the full album reactions coming!
Mate your the best for doing these , honestly, in my opinion the best meshuggah reactions on youtube, cause you represent what all us fans wanna see. Your not an expert in this music, not some far gone metalhead that hates anything conventional, just a regular person who's willing to give it a go, give it an honest listen and find out for yourself just how groovy and amazing the band is, something we wish we saw in our loved ones, our families and friends who just write it off as noise. We know you appreciate the music but we appreciate you just as much, for giving it a go and letting the spectacular nature or the band reveal itself to you through genuine attempts at understanding their magic. Thank you
This is by far the best Meshuggah album imo.
Older fans might think that is blasphemous, and I adore a lot of the older records. But they hit supernatural levels of creativity on this record; the atmosphere they create on e.g., Broken Cog and They Move Below, takes me to places in music I didn't think I could go to. And their guitar tone on here was the best it's ever been in my book.
Shoot As far as cohesion goes for a record I have Obzen 1 and this album 2 they may switch for me
Ohhh shit! Haven't seen a vid from you in ages!
Where you been bro!
I love you dude, thank you so much for the album react
Vildhjarta - måsstaden
This album is deserving of a reaction
Btw, loving the darko hoodie!
Indeed an incredible album!
Hey drew, i'm an an old scool meshuggah fan since 24 years and this was my first time of a first time listen with a dude on you tube
Greetz
Love your reactions man! Especially of my favorite band of all time 🤘MESHUGGAH🤘
LOL your reaction to the beginning of GOd sees in mirros haha good stuff
Have not heard the whole album yet but Just the first several tracks OMFG. You can feel the pure power. Meshuggah are djent gods for sure they have definitely paved the way and not sure anyone will ever be at their level. Cannot wait to hear the rest of the album. Thank you for your reaction, was looking foward to it.
Been listening since the first album , these guys are just a 2-3 hr drive from where i live . It are some bands from these parts that are on meshuggahs level actually. I recommend Aeons new album its very heavy and high level stuff.
It’s crazy how meshuggah released one of their best albums so late in their career
Stifled and Nostrums lyrical themes are continued in God He Sees in Mirrors in a beautiful way. As far of how it sounds it reminds me of nothing I've heard, very surreal
seeing them in may in bristol, CANT FUCKING WAIT. LETS GOOOOOOOO.
New here... first thing I notcied..all those Tesseract vinyls!! ❤️
But yes..this new album is absolutely amazing.
I think the singles (except Abysmal Eye) they released were probably trying to get more mainstream listeners interested. They're great but nowhere near the other tracks.
Bro, you're the best. I've already spun it twice, here we go a third time. \,,/
This album is heavier but even more accessible because of the grooves.
Drew they have had a few instrumentals before but usually these are the atmospheric/experimental tracks and not a melody/riff driven song like on this album. You recently just heard one as the last track on Nothing
I'm seeing them in May at Glasgow Barrowlands. I'm so fucking pumped!
Coming to Dublin from Stockholm to watch the show (were supposed to go to Berlin, but it got cancelled...). So if a grayish, big bearded and long haired swedish guy pops up and says hi, it might just be me.
Kaleidoscope can be next DOOM sountrack :D
Man the whole album is a fucking banger the singles are literally the "worst" tracks in the album.
Still waiting for you to react to Destroy Erase Improve btw 😉
This album blows me away.
16:40 just like broken cog and pravus
I'm so happy this is live again!
1:11:00 Absolutely same reaction. I never expected this this sorta throat-singy bit but I’m here for it
34:10 THAT is a meaty off kilter change up there. Love it....and then it rolls back to the verse crunch...😎🖤...and oh yeah that stretch on the end note leading into my favourite intro of any track from the album....👍👍👍👍...They Move Below 🎸🏆
Love your reacts dude. Your really immerse in the Meshuggah- Zen thing. The band that changed modern metal forever since Chaosphere in my opinion. 8 string guitars, using all of them in a manner of few know how to do it. Best Modern Metal Ever. Period.
No, i dont think this is the final album! And fuck yes this album is great, freaking great!!!
I think they have another. And one in which Frederick contributes more.
@@emptycloud2774 even though he didn't contribute more than just solos I really enjoyed all of them
Can’t wait for the tour 😝🤘🏼
This album has elements and flavours from their previous albums , possibly their best work , but a special nod to catch 33 i nothing , and chaosphere which for me are up there with this . Cracking stuff
I can't wait to see them at Louder Than Life. I've been on a Meshuggah kick this year.