What makes Rare Trax by Meshuggah notable?

While primarily a collection of rarities, 'Rare Trax' serves to solidify Meshuggah's legacy in the metal community by highlighting their experimental roots. The album has been well-received among fans for its unique content, further establishing the band's influence on the djent movement that would gain momentum in the following years. Released in 2001, 'Rare Trax' captures Meshuggah during a period of growing recognition following their influential album 'Chaosphere' (1998). This compilation showcases early demos and alternative versions, providing insight into the band's evolving sound as they prepared for their next studio release, 'Nothing'.

Who is Rare Trax for?

Rare Trax works well if you're into dynamic progression with peaks, wave-like pacing throughout and raw sonic experimentation vibes.

How many songs are on Rare Trax?

Rare Trax has 10 tracks, running approximately 55 minutes.

Rare Trax

Meshuggah · 2001

55 min · 10 tracks · progressive metal · extreme metal · avant-garde metal

A raw and unfiltered collection of Meshuggah's early experiments with complex rhythms and heavy sonic textures.

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Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

dynamic progression with peaks
wave-like pacing throughout
raw sonic experimentation vibes
intense focus on rhythmic complexity

Maybe skip if you want

prefers straightforward song structures
seeks immediate melodic gratification

Where this album fits

Career context: Released in 2001, 'Rare Trax' captures Meshuggah during a period of growing recognition following their influential album 'Chaosphere' (1998). This compilation showcases early demos and alternative versions, providing insight into the band's evolving sound as they prepared for their next studio release, 'Nothing'.
Stylistic neighbors: Gojira· Tesseract· Between the Buried and Me

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

1 War 2:49
2 Cadaverous Mastication 7:51
3 Sovereigns Morbidity 4:31
4 Debt of Nature 7:20
5 By Emptyness Abducted 4:51
6 Don't Speak 3:28
7 Abnegating Cecity (demo version '90) 6:25
8 Internal Evidence (demo version '90) 7:01
9 Concatenation (remix) 6:18
10 Ayahuasca Experience 4:33

What to play next

Listen next

Catch Thirtythree

2005

Go back to

Chaosphere

1998

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