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Home arrow Articles arrow Music Reviews arrow Meshuggah - obZen
Meshuggah - obZen PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mormegil   

   This is Mormegils' review of Meshuggah - obZen

  Vocals: Jens Kidman
  Guitar & Backing Vocals: Fredrik Thordendal
  Guitar & Backing Vocals: Mårten Hagström
  Drums & Lyrics: Tomas Haake
  Bass Guitar: Dick Lövgren 

1. "Combustion" – 4:11
2. "Electric Red" – 5:53
3. "Bleed" – 7:22
4. "Lethargica" – 5:49
5. "obZen" – 4:27
6. "This Spiteful Snake" – 4:55
7. "Pineal Gland Optics" – 5:14
8. "Pravus" – 5:13
9. "Dancers to a Discordant System" – 9:36

Blasting off with "Combustion", obZen sets the bar high.
Meshuggah's signature rhytms have seem to be misplaced by regular 4/4 bars.
Is it for real? Have they lost their mind and their originality?
No, "Combustion" is merely a warm-up for their three year hiatus
"Electric Red" is a real filler song, meant to create a strong contrast with the next song, "Bleed".
"Bleed" is fast paced, pounding and catchy, a rather large difference between the older work, namely Nothing and Catch-33/I, which tended to be slow and pounding.
"obZen" the title song is what you expect a title song to be. It will burn itself on your eardrums. Jazz solos and synths galore. A bizarre combination of both modern and classical audial influences make this a unique song.
"Dancers to a Discordant System" is a typical Meshuggah ending, with a riff that you will remember till the day you die.

All in all, they are a set of unique artists who will keep surprising the world with their music, obZen is another masterpiece to add to your collection of metal music.