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Anyone like Meshuggah?

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited October 2008 in Other Music
It seems I'm getting into metal after years of mostly ignoring it (aside from a bit of Deftones, Korn and NIN - none of which is really metal imo).

I've just bought Meshuggah - Obsen, and I love it. Totally insane but amazingly played and very technical. I didn't realise metal could be so musically challenging, but it's nice to know it can. :D

I've also bought the new album by a band called Gojira. Any other metal recommendations from these, or other bands? I need to get me more of this kind of metal.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I had a text about this yesterday... strange :confused:


    ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    I had a text about this yesterday... strange :confused:


    ;)

    LOL weird.. I don't know who it was but you should text em back and say they're a noob ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    LOL weird.. I don't know who it was but you should text em back and say they're a noob ;)

    I wanted to... oh how I wanted to... :p

    ;)

    Your stuffs being compiled as we speak mate, it's gonna be one helluva badass metal compilation! \m/
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    I wanted to... oh how I wanted to... :p

    ;)

    Your stuffs being compiled as we speak mate, it's gonna be one helluva badass metal compilation! \m/

    Cool.. much appreciated :)

    My HMV doesn't stock any Down.. but I like what I've heard

    Do you like Mastodon? Everyone here seems to.

    Do you reckon I'd like Opeth?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    hartamh wrote:
    When I first saw this thread, I thought it was something to eat :D :eek:

    'Pour some Meshuggah on Me'... OH how I want to hear that mashup!!!
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Cool.. much appreciated :)

    My HMV doesn't stock any Down.. but I like what I've heard

    Do you like Mastodon? Everyone here seems to.

    Do you reckon I'd like Opeth?

    I have all Down's albums, demos, sessions and even the deluxe edition of Over The Under winging it's way to me as I type... I'll sort some out for you.

    Mastodon? Get Remission and Leviathan to start you off.

    Not a big fan of Opeth, had chance to get into them but never took it. I think Jennytree is though (might be mistaken :o) so it might be worth asking her on that front.

    :)

    What do you reckon to Sepultura's Against?
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,072
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    It seems I'm getting into metal after years of mostly ignoring it (aside from a bit of Deftones, Korn and NIN - none of which is really metal imo).

    I've just bought Meshuggah - Obsen, and I love it. Totally insane but amazingly played and very technical. I didn't realise metal could be so musically challenging, but it's nice to know it can. :D

    I've also bought the new album by a band called Gojira. Any other metal recommendations from these, or other bands? I need to get me more of this kind of metal.
    I like this band and even got to see them live a couple of years ago in ATL- great live band.

    Check out Sevendust and Nonpoint- both great metal bands.

    I'm always excited about hearing the new Mudvayne album that's coming out in a few weeks.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    I have all Down's albums, demos, sessions and even the deluxe edition of Over The Under winging it's way to me as I type... I'll sort some out for you.

    Mastodon? Get Remission and Leviathan to start you off.

    Not a big fan of Opeth, had chance to get into them but never took it. I think Jennytree is though (might be mistaken :o) so it might be worth asking her on that front.

    :)

    What do you reckon to Sepultura's Against?

    The only Sepultura I found was 'Arise'.. I haven't loved it as much as I've loved stuff Sarah's played me, which is slower, more chuggy and tribal. This one seemed to be earlier and a bit more thrash.

    I'm just still not amazingly keen on thrash, sorry. I've tried. :o
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    The only Sepultura I found was 'Arise'.. I haven't loved it as much as I've loved stuff Sarah's played me, which is slower, more chuggy and tribal. This one seemed to be earlier and a bit more thrash.

    I'm just still not amazingly keen on thrash, sorry. I've tried. :o

    Oh I thought you had Against, sorry! :o

    Check out the Roots album then. Far less thrashy and more tribal... oh and you won't go wrong with Soulfly ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Oh I thought you had Against, sorry! :o

    Check out the Roots album then. Far less thrashy and more tribal... oh and you won't go wrong with Soulfly ;)

    Cool :) I have got Cavalera Conspiracy and that's pretty cool.. a bit of everything in there, including bits of thrash :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    The new Meshuggah album is not bad.

    I do love some mastodon. Leviathan is my fav by them but i like all three albums.

    I love Opeth they are more prog metal i'd recomend Blackwater Park.

    If you like your metal sludgy and kind of groovin try som High on Fire. My fav by them is their album Blessed Black wings. I've heard it described well by two people as:
    "If i was a T Rex back in the day i'd want to hunt to this music"
    and
    "Seriously this should be the sound track to a Conan film"
    Pike (their guitarist) fucking rules on guitar.

    Also another Metal band that is easily accesable is Baroness from Savannah GA. Kinda sound a little like Mastodon but not quite as heavy or as talented but still a very good band i enjoy.

    I love Amon Amarth. They are viking metal. If you like hearing a band sing about Vikings, Odin, thor, beer, ravens, more beer, vahalla etc with crushingly catchy riffs these are your guys.

    I'm not much for the extreme death metal stuff you'll have to get someoen else to help there.

    One other i would suggest is Nile. They are also very good.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Opeth are pretty good Mark, especially their older stuff. Check out Still Life first, then My Arms, Your Hearse and Blackwater Park.

    As for other metal recommendations, if you like technical stuff as you say, check out Unquestionable Presence by Atheist, it's practically jazz-metal but heavier than that suggests. You could also try Agalloch if you find you like Opeth. Some other greats bands are Emperor, Demilich, Neurosis, Ulver, Wolves in the Throne Room and Cynic.
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  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    ObZen is simply awesome. Others I have are Nothing and the I (ep). You would like these.

    I only have the first Gojira - From Mars to Sirius. I love it, sounds like it would be worth your while.

    Opeth and Mastodon are on top of their games. These are bands that you should check out. Mastodon are more straight up metal where Opeth are all over the damn place. I would get the latest Opeth release Watershed for starters. Mastodon has been covered.

    Releases that I have been listening to a ton are:
    The Baroness - the Red Album
    Withered - Folie Circulaire
    Krallice - s/t

    Baroness are probably the easiest to get into, the other 2 fall more on the darker/black side of metal. All of them though know how to play their instruments very well. Krallice is so far my favorite release of 2008.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Oh, and even though it's nothing like any of the other stuff here, everyone should listen to Hvis Lyset Tar Oss by Burzum at least. You might be horrified, especially if you read the back story to Burzum but it's some of the most powerful music I've ever heard. It's also a rare occasion where all the insane, evil "satanic" elements of this stuff isn't a pose.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • PJ-SinPJ-Sin Posts: 348
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    It seems I'm getting into metal after years of mostly ignoring it (aside from a bit of Deftones, Korn and NIN - none of which is really metal imo).

    I've just bought Meshuggah - Obsen, and I love it. Totally insane but amazingly played and very technical. I didn't realise metal could be so musically challenging, but it's nice to know it can. :D

    I've also bought the new album by a band called Gojira. Any other metal recommendations from these, or other bands? I need to get me more of this kind of metal.


    Meshuggah is the shit!! The new one (Obzen) is pretty good, but you should check out some of their older stuff like Chaosphere or Contradictions Collapse.

    Also do yourself a favor and check out a band called Candiria they are more jazz/metal and even though they don't tour anymore they are one of the best bands I have ever seen/listened to. Truly in a class of their own.
    (Candiria albums - Surrealistic Madness, Process of Self Development, 300% Density, or The Coma Imprint. They also have one called What Doesn't Kill You... and even though that one is good too, its a little more radio-friendly stuff than the others)
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  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    check out Unquestionable Presence by Atheist, it's practically jazz-metal but heavier than that suggests
    Man, that's an album I never thought I'd see mentioned here!

    Great, great record...absolutely mindblowing musicianship. I met those guys a few times years ago and they're cool dudes too. They're in the studio now, working on their first album in 15 years.

    I recommend to anyone...the last 4 albums by Death. Human, Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic, The Sound of Perseverance. Gotta love the Floridian stuff from the 90s!
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    NewDamage wrote:
    Man, that's an album I never thought I'd see mentioned here!

    Great, great record...absolutely mindblowing musicianship. I met those guys a few times years ago and they're cool dudes too. They're in the studio now, working on their first album in 15 years.

    I recommend to anyone...the last 4 albums by Death. Human, Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic, The Sound of Perseverance. Gotta love the Floridian stuff from the 90s!
    Oh god, I love Death. What a band. Symbolic is absolutely incredible.

    RIP Chuck :(

    That's really cool that you met Atheist. Apparently they reformed and released a follow up album this year, after all this time. I haven't heard it though.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    That's really cool that you met Atheist. Apparently they reformed and released a follow up album this year, after all this time. I haven't heard it though.
    Yeah, Rand's brother was a friend of mine. He's not part of the reunion though, its only Shaeffer and Flynn, and I think Tony Choy may be on bass too, so 3/4 of the Unquestionable lineup.

    The record isn't out. They're working on it now. Their last album was 1993's "Elements."
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  • seattlerockguyseattlerockguy Posts: 61
    LukinFan wrote:
    I like this band and even got to see them live a couple of years ago in ATL- great live band.

    Check out Sevendust and Nonpoint- both great metal bands.

    I'm always excited about hearing the new Mudvayne album that's coming out in a few weeks.


    I don't want to rain on anyones parade but the bands mentioned hear aren't considered metal all, they are considered nu-metal. The most watered down, commercial heavy music you can buy. Pure bullshit (except for Mydvayne's LD 50 which was original at the time).

    I have been a PJ / Metal fan for along time, I spin Metal vinyl as a hobby on weekends.

    Please start here and go forth:

    Classic:
    Venom - Black Metal
    Slayer - Reign in Blood, Seasons in the Abyss
    Testament - Practice What You Preach
    Exodus - Bonded by Blood
    Megadeth - Everything, (except Risk, and World needs Hero)
    King Diamond - Abigail
    Iron Maiden - All
    Celtic Frost - All
    Carcass- All

    High on Fire - All
    Opeth - all
    3 Inches of Blood - all
    Gojira - all
    Down - all
    At the Gates - slaughter of the soul
    The Haunted - all
    In Flames - Older albums
    Between the Buried and Me - Colors
    Himsa - last three records with John Pettibone

    This will get you started!

    Message me for more if you want.
  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    lca1630 wrote:
    Please start here and go forth:

    Testament - Practice What You Preach
    Megadeth - Everything, (except Risk, and World needs Hero)
    Honestly you can't go wrong with any Testament album. Even The Ritual, which a lot of their fans don't appreciate.

    Also I wouldn't include Cryptic Writings in the Megadeth list. Its a decent album, but its not a prototypical metal record.
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  • Dylan StoneDylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    It seems I'm getting into metal after years of mostly ignoring it (aside from a bit of Deftones, Korn and NIN - none of which is really metal imo).

    I've just bought Meshuggah - Obsen, and I love it. Totally insane but amazingly played and very technical. I didn't realise metal could be so musically challenging, but it's nice to know it can. :D

    I've also bought the new album by a band called Gojira. Any other metal recommendations from these, or other bands? I need to get me more of this kind of metal.

    Check out Car Bomb
  • greenspiritgreenspirit Posts: 64
    There have been some good bands mentioned here.

    These are some of the bands I really like.
    The Dillenger Escape Plan - http://www.myspace.com/dillingerescapeplan

    Between The Buried And Me - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=5137567

    Ghengis Tron is pretty cool too. - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3787017
  • JimBerkellJimBerkell Posts: 579
    Some good choices:

    ISIS - namely Oceanic... or Panopticon

    Neurosis - any of their stuff, I've been playing Given to the Rising the most lately.

    Intronaut - Prehistoricisms

    Burst - Prey on Life or Origo

    Carcass - Heartwork
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