Label : Atomic Fire
Release : 5-5-2023
Formed in 1987 in Umeå, Sweden, MESHUGGAH have already been named "one of the ten most important hard and heavy bands" by the legendary Rolling Stone magazine, and have earned the respect and admiration of fans and musicians alike.
It is impossible to talk about experimental or avant-garde metal without mentioning this truly groundbreaking act: MESHUGGAH mix ultra-complicated rhythmic patterns with massive riffs and aggressive growls, combining death metal, mathcore, thrash and progressive metal to create their unique style.
The year 2023 now marks the 15th anniversary of the band's milestone album, "ObZen".
The album is another masterpiece of diversity and surprises as a whole, and includes the band's absolute huge hit, "Bleed" - the song that raced through the industry like a shock wave, leaving fans and fellow musicians alike speechless. You could say that "ObZen" is a kind of best-of album of the band's early works, combined with fresh, new songs at this point - but that's only half the truth. Compared to some of the dark lava worlds of subconscious terror of earlier releases, "ObZen" is a big ass kicker. Some parts are still slo-mo groove infernos, others, like opener "Combustion," are high-speed massacres like the band has never done before. Pure technical ass-kicking chaos!
The band has only released classic albums since their debut in 1991, but it's not wrong to say that "ObZen" was their most mature achievement up to the date of its original release in 2008.
The re-mastered re-release of this masterpiece comes in hi-def audio on all streaming platforms, as well as in a beautifully designed digipak with 20-page booklet and stunning new vinyl colors (limited, 180 grams, in gatefold with 2-sided inlay) to fulfill every collector's dream.
