Album Rating: 3.0

Giving this one another spin ahead of their new LP.

Ugh... starts off so well, but the middle tracks are not good. The chorus riff in Monstrocity is uninspired, as is the whole of Ivory Tower. I feel like this is picking up again at Nostrum, really.

Album Rating: 4.0

Nostrum is probably second best here

Album Rating: 5.0

Bruh Ivory Tower is insanely good wtf

Album Rating: 4.0

That descending riff in Ivory Tower is so dope

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah ivory tower is the best song here

Album Rating: 4.0

Kinda agree with you pourr this is prob their worst album other than cc. With all the talk on the new album being diverse and each track standing out in it's own way just makes me even more eh on this one. It's good overall. But I swear every song here just kinda sounds the same. Theres like 5 mid tempo tracks in a row. The whole record just sounds like one big mid tempo riff lol.

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't know. I don't think that just because they're mid paced that they all sound the same. I feel like they all have pretty distinct ideas going on

Album Rating: 4.0

"Nostrum is probably second best here"



It is, only outshined by the all mighty Clockworks

Album Rating: 4.5

Ivory Tower is creative and groovy AF

Album Rating: 4.0

Ivory tower is my number 3 probably. That or born in dissonance

Album Rating: 4.0

Good picks, Ivory Tower and Nostrum for sure for me. And By The Ton.

Album Rating: 3.0

If you play any instrument, look at this: https://tab.tuneguitar.net/meshuggah/ivory-tower



It's just descending chromatic galore, it really does my head in!

Bit harsh to criticise a melody in a Meshuggah song, but that's why I call it a lazy, uninspired riff.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

well yeah it's mainly just effective in conveying the br00tal

Album Rating: 4.5

I think the chromatic patterns combined with the syncopation are creative, but wtf do I know I'm probably just easily entertained by shuggs and chuggs

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't care if it's difficult or not. As long as the general effect pleases me, and boy does it do that~~~!!!

Album Rating: 3.0

I also don't care if it's difficult or not. I just don't like the riff :p

Album Rating: 4.0

"I don't care if it's difficult or not. As long as the general effect pleases me, and boy does it do that~~~!!!" [33]

Album Rating: 4.0

That's fair pourradass!

Album Rating: 5.0

Stifled needs more love here - I think either that or By the Ton are my #2 (Clockworks is obviously 1)



Stifled is the bees knees, the cats pajamas, the...dolphin's...flipper?

Album Rating: 4.0

YES. Strange comparisons, but entirely true. Stifled/Ivory Tower/By The Ton is my top 3, forever changing positions.