Meshuggah are not an easy band to love. Their music is extremely heavy, discordant and often punishing to listen to. They rarely pursue the easy catharsis of a bluesy riff or a syncopated rhythm. Their guitar riffs sound like a hydraulic press slamming shut over and over again, and their drum patterns are hyper-intricate, but mechanistic, only occasionally syncing up with the guitars. … Continue reading →
