Haha that guy is hilarious. I do believe the origin of "djent" was Meshuggah. But, this style that he does for the video actually reminds me of a comedy group from the 90's called "Jud Jud". Jud Jud used to make mouth noises to satirize toughguystraight edge hardcore groups like Earth Crisis and had a few releases on uber punk label No Idea Records.

Yeah, Meshuggah aren't huge in America for some reason and I always see people say "I listened to this over the years and then I came back to it and it clicked". It isn't something most people are going to "get" right off the bat.

No doubt, Meshuggah will click for people once Metallica takes them on tour later next year, lol. But, it's funny how many metalheads, many hipster mathrock people, etc etc, do not like Meshuggah, when in my eyes they are the best at both math and metal.

I lived in many places in SF from 2001-2011, TL, SOMA, Bernal Heights, Lower-Haight and for a longer while in the Mission.

Never paid more than $550.

Been living in Oakland the last year - have a house 2 small blocks from BART, 1 stop to SF (although there is no need) 7 bedrooms, 2 roommates, 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, large backyard (with many fantastic substances growing), laundry room... and still do not pay over $550 and Oakland is where all the cool people are anyway these days + Quality of life in my opinion is much better especially because the cost of living is a lot lower since I'm not being nickel & dimed (One Dollared) everywhere I go. I can walk to work without any fucking stupid fucks saying a fucking word to me, I could take the bus and not sit in fucking piss & blood and it isn't crowded usually 1 or 2 people on the bus.

Been in SF a few times over the year to see Acid Mother's Temple, Meshuggah and also Panda Bear live...but Oakland even has better Mexican food so it's increasingly off my radar.

*promote Meshuggah 25th Anniversary TOUR!!



Meshuggah announce 25th anniversary tour around Bonnaroo, asking fans to vote on their setlists (dates)
by Doug Moore
Meshuggah at the Roseland Ballroom, 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro)
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Few metal bands survive for 25 consecutive years, and even fewer retain a reputation for consistency over such a long period the way Meshuggah have. We already knew that the Swedish djent progenitors were slotted to play this year's edition of Bonnaroo in June, filling the bad-trip-inducement slot that Swans occupied last year. Unsurprisingly, they've also announced a short North American tour built around that date and their ensuing appearance at Quebec's Amnesia Rock Fest. The tour is being billed as a 25th-anniversary celebration for the band, and it also includes Between the Buried & Me on its non-festival dates. Meshuggah are also holding a poll in which fans can help the band decide what their set list will include by voting for one song from each album in their catalog.
The tour will hit NYC on 6/21 at Best Buy Theater. Tickets for that show haven't gone on sale yet, but keep an eye out. In the meantime, enjoy a live video (of mosh action, natch) from Meshuggah's last NYC appearance and check out the full set of dates below...
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Meshuggah -- 2014 Tour Dates
06/06/14 The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
06/07/14 The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
06/09/14 Ogden Theater - Denver, CO
06/11/14 House of Blues - Dallas, TX
06/13/14 Bonnaroo Music Festival - Manchester, TN
06/14/14 Pop's - Sauget, IL
06/15/14 Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
06/17/14 The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
06/18/18 House of Blues - Boston, MA
06/19/14 Sound Academy - Toronto, ON - CANADA
06/20/14 Amnesia Rock Fest - Montebello, QC - CANADA
06/21/14 Best Buy Theater - New York, NY

First Chevelle, then Meshuggah and now Tenacious D! Only thing that could complete this year is if Tool were to release their new album too!

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... I still think 'Rational Gaze' by Meshuggah has the greatest metal video ever

... not easy to find a good quality upload of both the video and song; this ain't bad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHVje5rtcM8

Oy Vey. These people are totally meshuggah. I've felt their crazy gaze before, me being a 'self-hating jew' and all that jazz. Solidarity Max. They're so far beyond reason . . . it's shameful and utterly bizarre.

This post will help you distinguish between good death metal and bad death metal. And before I go off making fun of any bands, I'll stop myself because I could post all day. And It wouldn't be fair. Once you get past the vocals of a band even as terrible as cannibal corpse, you can see the talent and sheer brutality that goes into even their music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOb6JSQd-Qw

Bad Death Metal:

Anything with guttural vocals that lacks true talent and is lyrically and substantively rediculous and on the surface of things.

Good Death Metal:

You'll find here:

A list of well known Death Metal bands that range from being old and new, technical to somewhat melodic, although I avoided any Melodic Death Metal. I listen to all sorts of Good Metal, and am constantly finding new bands from all over the globe that play under it's diverse and well followed umbrella of styles, people, and sounds.

Ackercocke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2ZQ6YgOJM

Necrophagist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA4oq7DBU8E

Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i38m-xGX7io

Origin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIMW0aHN0ks

Cephalic Carnage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM1yhU0dBFM

Bolt Thrower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNO6ExX9Nl0

Atheist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vh7KOlWrHk

Cynic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5VzbQQEQo0

Carcass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7lP30tSZF0

Meshuggah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc

Martyr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfa0kCRlgU

^gwiz

Believe me, this guitar neck must have a big penetration potential ...

(Ok, that was easy, shame on me)

More seriously, check last compositions by Meshuggah. They really use/need the 8-String because of the wide range of notes there is in their compositions (especially in their last album 'Obzen')

That's "Soul Decoded" from the Divine Heresy's debut album "Bleed the Fifth". But, it's not an intrumental ... (even if there's a jam session here : http://youtube.com/watch?v=tbi1tuqwGDs )

If you want some metal instrumental, look for Meshuggah's stuff.

I saw Meshuggah live once when they opened for Tool. It was the worst performance I'd ever seen.

But this guy deserves the upvote for playing their music better than they did.

Meshuggah proved that high-energy metal vocals have the possibility of being cool.

that said, I really like Mastodon because they're generally light on the vocals. ... and their drummer is a monster.