Alive
Meshuggah · 2010
64 min · 12 tracks · progressive metal · extreme metal · avant-garde metal
A relentless barrage of polyrhythmic precision and guttural vocals that encapsulate the chaos of live performance.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like dynamic performance flow
- relentless energy for live settings
- intense engagement through polyrhythmic precision
- cathartic release of live chaos
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer mellow, easy listening
- seek straightforward song structures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2010, 'Alive' captures Meshuggah at a point where they were solidifying their status as pioneers of djent and extreme metal. This concert album showcases tracks from their extensive catalog, including performances recorded during their world tour following the release of their critically acclaimed album 'obZen' in 2008.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Gojira· Tesseract· Between the Buried and Me
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Perpetual Black Second (live in Tokyo) 4:32
- 2 Electric Red (live in Tokyo) 6:02
- 3 Rational Gaze (live in Tokyo) 5:35
- 4 Pravus (live in Tokyo) 5:21
- 5 Lethargica (live in Toronto) 5:51
- 6 Combustion (live in Toronto) 4:15
- 7 Straws Pulled at Random (live in Toronto) 5:05
- 8 New Millennium Cyanide Christ (live in Montreal) 4:56
- 9 Stengah (live in Montreal) 5:56
- 10 The Mouth Licking What You've Bled (live in Montreal) 3:24
- 11 Humiliative (live in Montreal) 5:20
- 12 Bleed (live in Montreal) 7:54
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