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I guess everyone has a different take on Meshuggah. I think the beginning of their modern sound was with Nothing (get the remastered one)' date=' which is a decent album, but all of the tracks are really similar. To me that marked a downturn for them, but I still prefer it to most of what came after. I like Koloss better than obZen, I, or Catch33. I'm a big fan, so I like most of their stuff regardless, but no other album matches the creativity and diversity they had on Destroy Erase Improve IMO. And, I haven't been surprised by a Meshuggah recording since Chaosphere. Those two albums represent their high point to me.[/quote'] Fair enough. I always did find it strange people describing them as 'experimental'... maybe I'll see why when I hear their earlier albums. Which one should I start with? I was thinking Chaosphere...
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Destroy Erase Improve. It was a breakthrough for them; they really found their voice. You could argue the None EP was the turning point, but DEI is more mature and multi-faceted. Chaosphere is faster and more brutal, but I'd also say more one-dimensional. Contradictions Collapse is a good album, but more derivative, and drags a bit, to my ears.

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It's great stuff. Much prefer this straight-up no bullshit Thrash to the mainstream Metallica/Megadeth stuff... Any idea where I can find more?
Well, that tends to be my favorite kind of thrash. If you want more stuff that sounds like Kreator, try Slaughter (proto death metal), Slayer's Hell Awaits, Morbid Saint, Sodom's Persecution Mania and Agent Orange, Deathrow's Riders of Doom and Raging Steel, and Darkness' Death Squad. For other brutal, vicious, high speed thrash that doesn't sound like Kreator, try Holy Moses' Finished With the Dogs, Sabbat's History of a Time to Come and Dreamweaver, Sadus' Chemical Illusions and Swallowed in Black, Coroner's R.I.P., Punishment for Decadence, and No More Color, Dark Angel's Darkness Descends and Time Does Not Heal, Demolition Hammer (anything but Time Bomb), Devastation, Razor, Sepultura's Schizophrenia, Beneath the Remains, and Arise, Destruction, etc... Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Well, that tends to be my favorite kind of thrash. If you want more stuff that sounds like Kreator, try Slaughter (proto death metal), Slayer's Hell Awaits, Morbid Saint, Sodom's Persecution Mania and Agent Orange, Deathrow's Riders of Doom and Raging Steel, and Darkness' Death Squad. For other brutal, vicious, high speed thrash that doesn't sound like Kreator, try Holy Moses' Finished With the Dogs, Sabbat's History of a Time to Come and Dreamweaver, Sadus' Chemical Illusions and Swallowed in Black, Coroner's R.I.P., Punishment for Decadence, and No More Color, Dark Angel's Darkness Descends and Time Does Not Heal, Demolition Hammer (anything but Time Bomb), Devastation, Razor, Sepultura's Schizophrenia, Beneath the Remains, and Arise, Destruction, etc... Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Cheers. That'll keep me going a while! :) Already got Sepultura- both their thrashy death stuff and their later groovy stuff- one of my favourites!
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How do you rate it? I love it' date=' but being my favourite band of all time, I'm a little biased. ;)[/quote'] I like it. I'm happiest about it because it got me to appreciate Black Gives Way To Blue a bit more, and I think I now prefer that album. I'm a huge fan of Dirt and the self-titled, but I'm glad that they can still put out meaningful, sincere albums instead of going off the deep end or doing retreads.
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Yeah, a bit predictable, but Dirt is my favourite album, followed (very closely) by the self-titled. I think Facelift is an underrated gem, though, and should be remembered for more than just Man In The Box. I do love both their new albums, though. Think I just prefer The Devil... More varied, expansive record. A few spaced-out bits that remind me a little of Deftones and it's kinda nice how they've gone from dark and mourning on BGWTB to positive and almost life-affirming on this album.

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