It astounds me at how much material these guys can put out and at the Quality. Their new album is insane. This album was insane. Every album is insane, no I mean it's crazy, no I mean it's Meshuggah.
Personally i prefer the albums before Koloss and TVSOR, but they're still cool. I think the tone on those albums wasn't as good as Obzen, Catch 33, I, etc, Nothing, etc...
@@matttaylor1449 To each their own, dude. For me, Koloss (especially this song), and TVSOR are the albums that sealed the deal with Meshuggah. Only after I thoroughly listened to those two, like a hundred times over had I gone and listened to their earlier works. Now, only their most recent works fit my ear, with a few exceptions from the earlier ones.
Something about the way Meshuggah started chugging when they got 8s man. Just low tuned stacked tritone sound so unnecessarily evil. I think Electric Red is where it first came in but I could be wrong
Very underrated song. It took me ages to feel the pulse, until I heard the live version on Ophidian Trek (where the hi-hat is a bit louder in the mix) and I realized it's got a triplet or 'shuffle' feel, but the chugs are all on the off-beats. Very minimalist solo from him too, makes the song seem even more huge. Frederick Thordendal is a God.
A true genius. Could play something crazy like in MonstroCity or The Mouth Licking What You've Bled but instead plays a couple of notes, going for an eerie falling down kind of sound. Which is exactly what the song needed. I love this man!
Sir, to me you are a 🎸 God. You are not from planet earth. You are definitely something else. Thank you for vhaning my life, you and the rest of Meshuggah
I wonder if when Meshuggah finishes playing a song, they like, freak out and go, "HOLY FUCKING SHIT DID YOU JUST HEAR WHAT WE PLAYED?? WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?"
It's considered, by those who like it, to be among the most lushly technical yet groovy metal out there. I didn't used to dig it, but now I do. I would say the key to appreciating it is hearing the drums, guitars, and vocals as one entity while at the same time following how their individual parts change together. Like a swirling system of sounds, it must be appreciated as a whole. It takes time. Catch 33 is my favorite album as it is more "artistic" in my opinion.
I’m concerned as well. At first I thought he was taking time off to work on Special Defects 2. But so much time has gone by, it seems like something else is at play. I just hope he’s ok
Yes there is. The hi-hat is being clicked on a 4/4 beat. In a good portion of the song he's hitting his snare on the third beat. If you count 1,2,3,4 throughout the song new sections of the song will start on beat 1. This song has polyrhythms everywhere.
I'm not fredrik, but I know he is using 9-46 gauge with a 56 for the 7th string and a 72 for the 8th strings. The scale is shorter (27 inch) then the standard Meshuggah guitar length (29.4 inch). Hope this helps.
@@СергейУстимов-т9н It's a custom shape Ibanez put together with Fredrik, it's a mix of a Destroyer, Firebrand and an Iceman (Fredrik is a big fan of vintage Ibanez guitars) he dubbed it stoneman
I never really played 8 strings except 3 times in a music store for barely 10 min. I tried this Fredrik signature and fucking hell i thought the neck was fat as fuck.
I can understand where you're coming from. Music like this isn't for everyone. That's just how it is in nature. But you gave it a shot, and that's fine in my book.
I'm fucking dying for the new album, new videos, new anything by the guys. But most of all, I'm fucking itching to hear that beast of a triplebucker on that guitar in the background. \m/
This is amazing. Such tight playing. Anyone else notice that it is also doubled up though? Becomes really apparent when listening on headphones. Either that or the Axe-FX has an extremely convincing doubling effect. I think he has probably just went over it twice though. Which makes it super duper tighter deluxe.
***** true. I am a bit of a noob when it comes to axe fx and it's capabilities anyway. That's why I asked the question in the first place. Wasn't sure if it had some super convincing doubling feature or not! Lol
Steve Raff It's ok, after 35 years of playing and trying every new amazing effect that ever came out I still don't know what the fukn big deal is about Axe FX. It is unimpressive sterile and sounds like shit to me.
I think I understand what's going on pretty well. Polyrhythms and 8 strings are pretty much what Meshuggah is known for. I can appreciate the finely honed rhythmic approach Meshuggah takes with their music, so please don't imply I'm unaware of what's going on in their music. It's just not what I'm into, I guess.
I recognized Ola filming style since the first frame! By the way it would be cool if this new Thordendal model had a more affordable version... I like very very much the other one but it's sooo expensive! go Meshuggah! go Sol Niger! go Fredrik!
I was like that too, but Meshuggah definitely takes a fine ear to understand what's happening. I always thought they were boring because pretty much every song sounds similar (and to a degree, they do), but it's more about the rhythmic aspects than the note choices. After listening to Meshuggah for awhile, I finally understood why they're "ahead of their time", so to speak. Why do you think so many djent bands are just now popping up? It's all because of Meshuggah.
Its okay you have no obligation to get into them or even like them at all. Just because they´re popular now doesn´t mean you have to change how you feel about them.
I think what you are appreciating is what I would call simply progressive. Prog' is the kind of music that makes you jumpy and uncertain of what is going to happen, it is psychedelic in that nature, I could even muse. The act of knowing what's going to happen in Bleed is a feat in and of itself.
Hello Fredrik, I'm a fan of MESHUGGAH and I love your music, thanks for this videos, great work throughout the years... your music, make my life exciting and give the strength to go through life when all the shit tries to bring me down... and I can thank you enough for That... you are my mentor, Just like my dearest Dimebag Darrell... Who I miss a lot, and I always think That you apreciate his riffage and playing too... you both are my favorite musicians of all time... from the bottom of my heart thanks man... MESHUGGAH, PANTERA and you and DIMEBAG ARE AWESOME AND THE BEST... when we Will see the playthrough of the solo of MONSTROCITY... GREAT WORK DUDE... thanks for make my life happy and give me the strength with your music to keep gong strong through life... love man...😀
Isn't it a 2/4 compass? Cause we have diferent sensation btw 1 and 3 tempo, but if we repeat the 1st tempo we'll have the same accent. Just reflecting on this...
Hi Fredrik, does this means that you'll be using Axe FX II from now on? And what string gaudes did you ended up having in your "Stoneman"? Take care Fredrik Thanks for sharing.
As well as the scale length* at least on the M8M/M80M... his signature model here however is what, 28" I believe... so its not dissimilar to a schecter in scale
An M80M will also achieve what you are looking for. The Lundgren M8 and scale length make for total sonic obliteration if that is what you are seeking. Also, you will be very surprised if you roll back the tone knob. Beautiful clean tones are just a turn away, complimented once again by the terrific scale length.
I miss Fredik more than i miss beliving in Santa.
holy shit
He´s back buddy
@Destination Exile He is back. He is with them the next tour they announced it on insta some time ago. And he is ivolved in the new album
*Spoilers*
@Daryl Bunn Bro I saw him live a few month ago what are you talking about. He was standing right in front of me
It astounds me at how much material these guys can put out and at the Quality. Their new album is insane. This album was insane. Every album is insane, no I mean it's crazy, no I mean it's Meshuggah.
Personally i prefer the albums before Koloss and TVSOR, but they're still cool. I think the tone on those albums wasn't as good as Obzen, Catch 33, I, etc, Nothing, etc...
@@matttaylor1449 To each their own, dude. For me, Koloss (especially this song), and TVSOR are the albums that sealed the deal with Meshuggah. Only after I thoroughly listened to those two, like a hundred times over had I gone and listened to their earlier works. Now, only their most recent works fit my ear, with a few exceptions from the earlier ones.
That solo is like a long drawn out scream in a dark void and it fits perfectly.
I can't get enough of that chug. It's so damn satisfying.
He Focking Left The Band exactly bro
Something about the way Meshuggah started chugging when they got 8s man. Just low tuned stacked tritone sound so unnecessarily evil. I think Electric Red is where it first came in but I could be wrong
I'm watching this high and I swear it's the most badass thing I've seen in my life
My man
Salutari din viitor, mai esti spart?
Very underrated song. It took me ages to feel the pulse, until I heard the live version on Ophidian Trek (where the hi-hat is a bit louder in the mix) and I realized it's got a triplet or 'shuffle' feel, but the chugs are all on the off-beats. Very minimalist solo from him too, makes the song seem even more huge. Frederick Thordendal is a God.
A true genius. Could play something crazy like in MonstroCity or The Mouth Licking What You've Bled but instead plays a couple of notes, going for an eerie falling down kind of sound. Which is exactly what the song needed. I love this man!
I vote Fredrik just makes a video like this for every song. I could watch this shit all day.
3:00 That solo scares the absolute ever living shit out of me
Sir, to me you are a 🎸 God. You are not from planet earth. You are definitely something else. Thank you for vhaning my life, you and the rest of Meshuggah
PLEASE RELEASE THIS PATCH! SO GOOD!
I can't wait to see more of what you're working on, Fredrik. Hopefully we'll see some of your new studio soon 🤘33🤘
I wonder if when Meshuggah finishes playing a song, they like, freak out and go, "HOLY FUCKING SHIT DID YOU JUST HEAR WHAT WE PLAYED?? WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?"
Doyle LaCrua naw in doubt it
They probably mumble to themselves about the tempo being 0.1 bpm off what they wanted to play
the damn tone.......so bloody epic...i can listen to them even if they play one note the entire day......
Ola and Meshuggah? Awwwwwww yis
That isn't Ola, it's Fredrik!
Matt Cooke "Filmed and edited by Ola Englund"; quoting the description.
***** Oh, I didn't notice. The two would go pretty good together, I think
Matt Cooke :-)
this is fredrik. look at the beard at 1:17 :)
It's considered, by those who like it, to be among the most lushly technical yet groovy metal out there. I didn't used to dig it, but now I do. I would say the key to appreciating it is hearing the drums, guitars, and vocals as one entity while at the same time following how their individual parts change together. Like a swirling system of sounds, it must be appreciated as a whole. It takes time. Catch 33 is my favorite album as it is more "artistic" in my opinion.
Great job Fred. We're missing you. Hope you're well
Absolutely, we DO miss him. I´m starting to get afraid about Meshuggah´s future.
@@ranierypontes me too
I’m concerned as well. At first I thought he was taking time off to work on Special Defects 2. But so much time has gone by, it seems like something else is at play. I just hope he’s ok
@@JarodRebuck I'm pretty sure u already know this but fredrik came back to meshuggah
Yes there is. The hi-hat is being clicked on a 4/4 beat. In a good portion of the song he's hitting his snare on the third beat. If you count 1,2,3,4 throughout the song new sections of the song will start on beat 1. This song has polyrhythms everywhere.
Fredrik please you wrote The Demon's Name on Koloss, I had a dream of you playing this song
Please post the video of that song
You are the best
Even though its not the full cover, there are some bits on Koloss album behind the scenes.
Addicted to Meshuggah and Fredrik.....so cool
I couldn't get into them either, but then I heard Straws Pulled at Random.
I'm not fredrik, but I know he is using 9-46 gauge with a 56 for the 7th string and a 72 for the 8th strings. The scale is shorter (27 inch) then the standard Meshuggah guitar length (29.4 inch). Hope this helps.
its all about the groove
God damn i need a new Meshuggah album soon
+TheMeatballMen me too. They are working on one!
TheMeatballMen did you get it
John Arnold fuck yeah i did!
@@TheMeatballMen new new album dropping in a year maybe who knows
@@skippityblippity8656 I saw they posted a picture the other day! So stoked for it
Incredible music and even more skillful playing I must say!!
I NEED THAT GUITAR
Well now you can, Ibanez has released his custom Stoneman as the FTM33
@@Slamthulhu Iceman
@@СергейУстимов-т9н It's a custom shape Ibanez put together with Fredrik, it's a mix of a Destroyer, Firebrand and an Iceman (Fredrik is a big fan of vintage Ibanez guitars) he dubbed it stoneman
I never really played 8 strings except 3 times in a music store for barely 10 min. I tried this Fredrik signature and fucking hell i thought the neck was fat as fuck.
@@СергейУстимов-т9н confidently incorrect
This tone is colossal.
The riffs in the song are friggin' awesome. Wait...all the riffs in every Meshuggah song are friggin' awesome. :)
BTW, love the look of that guitar.
You sir, are a great inspirer!!
you almost made me think Thordendal could make mistakes. my heart was already breaking.
now THAT is a cool guitar... dont think I have ever seen something as unique as that. BRAVO indeed, i know im late but
WOW
I can understand where you're coming from. Music like this isn't for everyone. That's just how it is in nature. But you gave it a shot, and that's fine in my book.
I'm fucking dying for the new album, new videos, new anything by the guys.
But most of all, I'm fucking itching to hear that beast of a triplebucker on that guitar in the background. \m/
Nothing new to see here, just Fredrik Thordendal being the god of avant-garde metal, as always.
This is amazing. Such tight playing. Anyone else notice that it is also doubled up though? Becomes really apparent when listening on headphones. Either that or the Axe-FX has an extremely convincing doubling effect. I think he has probably just went over it twice though. Which makes it super duper tighter deluxe.
***** I'm well aware of that Tom. I run a recoding studio for a living. I asked because I know there is a few ways of creating this sound.
***** true. I am a bit of a noob when it comes to axe fx and it's capabilities anyway. That's why I asked the question in the first place. Wasn't sure if it had some super convincing doubling feature or not! Lol
Steve Raff It's ok, after 35 years of playing and trying every new amazing effect that ever came out I still don't know what the fukn big deal is about Axe FX. It is unimpressive sterile and sounds like shit to me.
+Real Diaz After 35 years of playing, that's still just your opinion. Everyone's ears are different, lad.
Cody Woody
Yes Cody, don't call me lad matey! Axe sounds like sterilized caca. :)
I love you fredrik... really i love meshuggah... fuck... and I am a man
Fredrik, please do more of these, Do Not Look Down, Shed, and this are all amazing.
so simple. so sick.
MESHUGGAH IS THE VOICE OF GOD!!!....
wow, what A WALL of sound :O
That is a sexy guitar. I Want one of those badly now. Sounds perfect.
The combination of toms and palm muted sustained notes is so dense.
I think I understand what's going on pretty well. Polyrhythms and 8 strings are pretty much what Meshuggah is known for. I can appreciate the finely honed rhythmic approach Meshuggah takes with their music, so please don't imply I'm unaware of what's going on in their music. It's just not what I'm into, I guess.
please post this patch!!!
For the guitar it is not "1 2 3" but "1, 1 2 3". I would imagine the kick beat is the same, though I am uncertain.
SO FUCKING BADASS! DAT TONE!
I recognized Ola filming style since the first frame!
By the way it would be cool if this new Thordendal model had a more affordable version... I like very very much the other one but it's sooo expensive!
go Meshuggah!
go Sol Niger!
go Fredrik!
Thanks, Fredrik.
Nice!!!! Thanks Fredrik :) Good shooting OLA!!!
Fucking mesmerizing...
That's subjective though. I really enjoy it, myself. It's very different though. I love the huge massive bold sound of the entire album a lot :)
Happy days!
SPECIAL DEFECTS 2 PLEASE I BEG YOU
We want more!
I want to see more videos Fredrick!!
I was like that too, but Meshuggah definitely takes a fine ear to understand what's happening. I always thought they were boring because pretty much every song sounds similar (and to a degree, they do), but it's more about the rhythmic aspects than the note choices. After listening to Meshuggah for awhile, I finally understood why they're "ahead of their time", so to speak. Why do you think so many djent bands are just now popping up? It's all because of Meshuggah.
Its okay you have no obligation to get into them or even like them at all. Just because they´re popular now doesn´t mean you have to change how you feel about them.
Fucking Excellent.......
Excellent ! You should do this more often
Even with songs from previous albums... ;D
It's still a Custom Ibanez. There's no 8 string version of the Stoneman let alone a custom or prestige version to accompany it.
The best!!!
cool!
best fucking tone in metal!
I think what you are appreciating is what I would call simply progressive. Prog' is the kind of music that makes you jumpy and uncertain of what is going to happen, it is psychedelic in that nature, I could even muse. The act of knowing what's going to happen in Bleed is a feat in and of itself.
THE BOSS
Incredible. Thanks Ola and Fredrik!
GIVE US THE IR PLEASE FREDRIK I'M BEGGING YOU
why are you doing mainly downstrokes? isn't that tensing? I'm curious :)
It provides the exact same power and sound ever time. When you alternate there are variations. Plus it's the Metallica school of riffing.
this is good stuff
Wow, This is a hard song!
Ola is one lucky bastard.
haahahaa Ola filmed this!
it's really hard to explain, you should go to one of their concerts, it's unexplainable.
Dude... You fucking rule....
Intro to Marrow at the end. Wish he did a Marrow playthrough, hah!
Hello Fredrik, I'm a fan of MESHUGGAH and I love your music, thanks for this videos, great work throughout the years... your music, make my life exciting and give the strength to go through life when all the shit tries to bring me down... and I can thank you enough for That... you are my mentor, Just like my dearest Dimebag Darrell... Who I miss a lot, and I always think That you apreciate his riffage and playing too... you both are my favorite musicians of all time... from the bottom of my heart thanks man... MESHUGGAH, PANTERA and you and DIMEBAG ARE AWESOME AND THE BEST... when we Will see the playthrough of the solo of MONSTROCITY... GREAT WORK DUDE... thanks for make my life happy and give me the strength with your music to keep gong strong through life... love man...😀
I know, but the model itself is called the Stoneman, and it is an 8 string guitar.
art
....the day you were born! *sizzle
@3:02 falling into the the abyss... between Fredrik's solo albums lol
Isn't it a 2/4 compass? Cause we have diferent sensation btw 1 and 3 tempo, but if we repeat the 1st tempo we'll have the same accent.
Just reflecting on this...
yeah Scarpoint toured with Meshuggah in 2011 or something like that and I think Ola's been bros with him since.
Yes you can say it's all in 4/4 but it loops or overlaps or whatever at irregular times but I'm almost sure the main riff is 11/4
Behold! The God of Riffs with Odd Time Signature.
Sean Ortigoza they would be riffs with odd time signatures if they weren’t jamming in their heads in 4/4. It’s the groove metal
😍
Hi Fredrik. Are Meshuggah a full time job you have? Or do you have another day time job?
How much Meshuggah have you heard?
Contradictions Collapse would be an awesome album to listen to. I love that one... :)
more videos please!!!!
1 word: God
Hi Fredrik, does this means that you'll be using Axe FX II from now on?
And what string gaudes did you ended up having in your "Stoneman"?
Take care Fredrik Thanks for sharing.
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Because it's the James Hetfield's school of rhythm metal guitar
And because the sound is different than alternate picking
that tone sounds monolithic.. I look forward to picking up your m8m model so I can replicate that throaty tone!
The secret sauce is the Lundgren ;)
As well as the scale length* at least on the M8M/M80M... his signature model here however is what, 28" I believe... so its not dissimilar to a schecter in scale
The exact scale length of the M8M/M80M is 29.4
An M80M will also achieve what you are looking for. The Lundgren M8 and scale length make for total sonic obliteration if that is what you are seeking. Also, you will be very surprised if you roll back the tone knob. Beautiful clean tones are just a turn away, complimented once again by the terrific scale length.
Mikkel Scott - Guttural Slug/Septic Congestion AKA The best passive pickups known to mankind.
So does this mean you have changed over to the II now from the ultra? or just having a fiddle?
Next special defects, when?
Haha, pretty fun to watch
Listen to it on 1.4x, and you will find the magic.
Have you listened to their earlier stuff?
Check out Contradiction Collapse/None
Destroy Erase Improve and Chaosphere.
That will change your opinion(s)
OK good one!
A new Axe-Fx II?
it's 4/4, most of their songs are syncopated patterns over 4/4.