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| 4.5 superb | antihippy | June 15th 07 |
Imagine a jazzier meshuggah. it's average time length is 1 and a half minutes, so it doesn't drag and remains interesting throughout. he uses his breath controller effect more on this album, using it as part of the song instead of just the solos. the vocals on this album are pretty strange too, with tomas haake (meshuggah's drummer) using a vocoder to effect a reptilian voice. the drums, supplied by morgan agren, is on par, if not better, than tomas haake, doing what tomas haake do best, but also creating interesting fills too. the guitars are nearly the same as what meshuggah is doing though, with the bass generally following what the guitar does. there are other instruments on this album too, from an organ, to a yidaki (didjeridoo), and a saxophone.
all in all, a very good and interesting listen. 4.5/5
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| 3.5 great | Britch2tiger | February 27th 16 |
Certainly much better and refreshing than that of Meshuggah's Nothing album. Was going to make an attempt at a horrible pun, but I got nothing here... All jokes aside, you have here a near-grind album that I think John Zorn would appreciate for all the technicality and great musicianship. Now if these two could make an album together, I dare to think THAT work might even rival to that of Naked City's self-titled album.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | February 21st 15 |
More deep in thought than the cosmos and no less untamed than the output from his main band, the extreme/progressive metal outfit Meshuggah, Fredrik Thordendal had unveiled a sickeningly explosive, yet also Machiavellian beast in Sol Niger Within. This is one extensive track separated into 29 songs which are - whilst short-lived - breathtaking. It manages to merge complex, jazz-like aspects and furious guitar-driven diatribes together, all while only missing a beat or two. Fans of Meshuggah might be reminded of Catch Thirtythree, and others may or may not recall whatever concoctions Devin Townsend has up his arsenal. Simply put, this is some awesome material; listener discretion is advised. You will be probed hard.
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| 3.5 great | Dis_Con_Nec_Ted | February 20th 11 |
This is basically a weirder Meshuggah with jazz fusion guitar leads and black metallish vocals. And somehow it does work.
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| 3.5 great | jhop | April 25th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Hawks | March 30th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | EyeLovya | February 15th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Suyan | November 26th 22 |
| 3.5 great | 8genre | June 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | SuzyC | November 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | meditant | September 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Prancer | September 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | remi | June 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pheenix | February 8th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | tcarafi | January 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | flanaess | September 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | August 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | February 23rd 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Ben STAFF | February 7th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | DeadPoe | November 29th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 2.5 average | ziroth | February 28th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Momos | February 27th 17 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | February 17th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | January 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | em17ah | October 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | October 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dizchu | March 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bierlag | October 24th 15 |
| 3.5 great | dbilidb | September 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Qqoqq | August 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | BugZoid | September 29th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ludis | September 5th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Voivod STAFF | August 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Thor | January 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | sikth07 | August 25th 09 |
| 3.5 great | zuzek | February 28th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Altmer | January 30th 08 |
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