Swedish metal extremists MESHUGGAH have posted a new track, entitled “Bleed” on their MySpace page. The track is the first preview of the band’s forthcoming sixth full-length, obZen, slated for North American release on March 11, 2008. Wildly surpassing expectations, the track is an absolute torrent of aggression, melding the technical precision you’ve come to expect from the band, with some of the most taught, punishing riffs of the quintet’s twenty-one year career. See for yourself now:
Listen to “Bleed” from Meshuggah’s obZen [Nuclear Blast]
MySpace.com - Meshuggah - Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - www.myspace.com/meshuggah
In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, Tomas Haake discussed the new record. "The album is much more dense, while still being very clear and audible as far as drum parts and guitar riffs,” said the guitarist. “Lyrically it's quite different from 'Catch Thirty Three', more diverse. There is, however, somewhat of a 'red line' or concept running through all of them." Haake has been a busy guy, also taking time to chat about the band and the new record with guitarist Marten Hagstrom and Nuclear Blast Records' Loana dP Valencia in the second episode of the Nuclear Blast Video Cast.
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In other news, the band is preparing to support Ministry on their “farewell” C-U-LaTour, which kicks off on March 26 in Calgary and winds down in Chicago in early May. Tickets for the upcoming shows, which also feature support from Hemlock, are on sale now.
03-28 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
03-29 - Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
03-30 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
04-01 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
04-02 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
04-05 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
04-06 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
04-07 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
04-08 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
04-09 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
04-11 - The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT
04-12 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
04-15 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
04-17 - Palladium, Dallas, TX
04-18 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
04-19 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
04-22 - Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL
04-23 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
04-24 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
04-25 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
04-26 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
04-27 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
04-29 - Fillmore Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
05-01 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05-02 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05-03 - Metropolis, Montreal, QC CANADA
05-04 - Koolhaus, Toronto, ON CANADA
05-06 - Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
05-07 - Emerald Theatre, Detroit, MI
05-08 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
obZen Tracklist:
01 Combustion
02 Electric Red
03 Bleed
04 Lethargica
05 ObZen
06 This Spiteful Snake
07 Pineal Gland Optics
08 Pravus
09 Dancers To A Discordant System
Press Photo:
For More Information:
M E S H U G G A H
MySpace.com - Meshuggah - Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - www.myspace.com/meshuggah
Nuclear Blast Records
Listen to “Bleed” from Meshuggah’s obZen [Nuclear Blast]
MySpace.com - Meshuggah - Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - www.myspace.com/meshuggah
In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, Tomas Haake discussed the new record. "The album is much more dense, while still being very clear and audible as far as drum parts and guitar riffs,” said the guitarist. “Lyrically it's quite different from 'Catch Thirty Three', more diverse. There is, however, somewhat of a 'red line' or concept running through all of them." Haake has been a busy guy, also taking time to chat about the band and the new record with guitarist Marten Hagstrom and Nuclear Blast Records' Loana dP Valencia in the second episode of the Nuclear Blast Video Cast.
Watch The Nuclear Blast Video Cast:
In other news, the band is preparing to support Ministry on their “farewell” C-U-LaTour, which kicks off on March 26 in Calgary and winds down in Chicago in early May. Tickets for the upcoming shows, which also feature support from Hemlock, are on sale now.
03-28 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
03-29 - Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
03-30 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
04-01 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
04-02 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
04-05 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
04-06 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
04-07 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
04-08 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
04-09 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
04-11 - The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT
04-12 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
04-15 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
04-17 - Palladium, Dallas, TX
04-18 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
04-19 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
04-22 - Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL
04-23 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
04-24 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
04-25 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
04-26 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
04-27 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
04-29 - Fillmore Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
05-01 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05-02 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05-03 - Metropolis, Montreal, QC CANADA
05-04 - Koolhaus, Toronto, ON CANADA
05-06 - Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
05-07 - Emerald Theatre, Detroit, MI
05-08 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
obZen Tracklist:
01 Combustion
02 Electric Red
03 Bleed
04 Lethargica
05 ObZen
06 This Spiteful Snake
07 Pineal Gland Optics
08 Pravus
09 Dancers To A Discordant System
Press Photo:
For More Information:
M E S H U G G A H
MySpace.com - Meshuggah - Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - www.myspace.com/meshuggah
Nuclear Blast Records
