Meshuggah - ObZen (2008)

Well, for weeks of uploading this has alway, from the very beginning been on my "to upload" list. I first discovered this band wading through a guitar forum, trying to find new bands above the mass of 4chan overflow and 13 year old sexual health talk. It was tough but I stumbled across a topic dedicated to 7/8 string electric guitars (its relevance will become apparent the moment you press play) inside were whispers of a band said to have created some of the heaviest songs alive without succuming to the ultra-slow pace of drone metal.

After some time researching I eventually gathered the courage to listen to one of the most critically acclaimed metal songs this decade. "Bleed". It changed the way I thought about music and what could actually be achieved technically. No amount of watching a man "shred his axe" on youtube could match the sheer machine like precision of this album.

Please, enjoy.

Combustion
Electric Red
Bleed
Lethargica
obZen
This Spiteful Snake
Pineal Gland Optics
Pravus
Dancers to a Discordant System