Meshuggah - Demiurge (Live At The Download Festival 2018)

[@gp2111]

It's at this point where EVERY SINGLE BAND on tour is in the audience observing how true OG's melt faces.

[@brendangoosen]

Melt whole humans!

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

They destroyed , erased and improved the whole audience.

[@Truth0Evil]

00:40 an appropriate reaction to hearing Meshuggah play

[@ermguitar2052]

No, the appropriate reaction is to just stand there in awe.

[@tzctlpc]

@@ermguitar2052 no that’s the reaction for System of a Down

[@smallfaucet]

Hahahaha!

[@Reseed]

Hahahaha this really got me

[@behindthen0thing]

@@tzctlpc nope. System of a down reaction would be to get in your car and go home

[@evanblake5252]

I'm impressed with Jens' live vocals.

[@tn4234]

30 years doing em

[@NotMyWar]

They are all masters of what they do and compliment each other well.

[@thehairygull]

From the first note I was like holy shit this sounds incredible

[@rammiii6724]

Hetfield: "yeah I have to play safe with my voice" Jens: "brrreeeeeeeeee"

[@Alex-Walker]

Jens doesn't bree. Don't be so disrespectful.

[@samishaniyy]

@@Alex-Walker , we have a snowflake.

[@IgneelS11]

Thats because his screaming technique doesnt stress the voice.

[@sochioranmyaku]

Ironically Jens' clean vocals sound just like James Hetfield's.

[@Alex-Walker]

@@samishaniyy Somebody doesn't get sarcasm 🙃

[@burnittotheground108]

Still the meanest sounding thing you'll ever hear from a stage. The best band in a generation. Their live show is spiritual, and has been amazing for over 2 decades.

[@Slothmeister7]

John Leonori this comment hit me right in the feels. I couldn’t agree more!

[@BenjaminIMeszaros]

Preach brother.

[@hea1_b0t]

8-string Les Paul. Now I've seen everything.

[@marrrkl]

Since there's a double neck Gibson SG, why not

[@gijswijbenga2834]

Same thing what I thought when I saw Them live

[@djentmaster33]

It's actually an Ibanez.

[@pastafromitaly9513]

It's a single cut, but damn yeah

[@deweytucker5413]

hea1_b0t right!!!!????

[@s3fron]

3:49 that final scream changes tone/pitch as it just escalates deeper, and deeper into the most evil & glorious fucking sound imaginable. Does it live, while performing and moving around committing to the performance visually. This guy, well these guy's are living legends that metal fan's will know and love for thousands of years to come.

[@NecumNaTo]

I dont know, to me the tone goes up and up

[@lifeoflennie2443]

One of the greatest breakdowns of all time. I listen to it almost daily for ten years.

[@Mactatio]

And I tought I was the only one. Kudos!

[@Alostwanderer88]

​@@Mactatioimagine thinking you're the only one with anything? Lmao.

[@ImDougDimmadome]

Historians can confirm this is what the vikings listened to on the way to battle

[@joeyuzwa891]

Fun fact: Roman-era Nordic tribes had music that included screaming and growling

[@lethargicastengah572]

@@joeyuzwa891 Source?

[@markozakicmusic]

@@lethargicastengah572 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ-0kqCAqbWBhbM :D

[@hari-xo2fm]

Nordic tribes actually used growls in their traditional music.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

I don’t understand how these guys aren’t headlining festivals these days.... They ARE metal GODS!!!!

[@GrungeIsN0tDead]

Not all people are into this kind of sound

[@GrungeIsN0tDead]

@Patridge nah they are mainstream rock

[@JTguitarlessons]

​@@GrungeIsN0tDead You didn't give any kind of response to what he said. "Nah they're mainstream rock" is not an answer to "not everyone likes them." Neckbeard weirdo, learn to talk to people.

[@GrungeIsN0tDead]

@@JTguitarlessons I was responding to his comment, that guns n roses have haters yet they headline, I was saying that even tho they have haters they still a mainstream band that is easy to listen to by the mainstream audience, unlike Meshuggah. No need to be a dick calling me names like a child.

[@josephgibson1197]

They just headlined Bloodstock in the UK. Their time has come.

[@Zakster90]

All those beards add 10xp during battle.

[@OtherMike5000]

Brilliant

[@Lu1sY4brudy]

you make my day dude! hahaha

[@Slayyyer84]

Only 10?? Try 1000 experience points

[@Zakster90]

the Thord does rock a sick goatee tho@@Thermington

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

viking metal

[@davetorres3906]

I love that Jens still have so much energy !

[@markspencer2529]

Hellyeah man at 52 he's still kicken ass!

[@WeWantYouToStay]

I thought he sounded pretty fatigued tbh, was sad to see

[@DC33879]

WeWantYouToStay Consider how long he’s been doing this. Watch the video where he is recording the screams for Catch 33. Its been almost 30 years of that. If anything, we should all be happy and grateful that he still pushes himself. One of the greatest frontmans of all time in metal IMO.

[@Nizzon.]

I think its the recording, take a look/listen to the 50min Hellfest recording, he sounds as awesome as always.

[@bicboi1930]

I've seen him live twice at the house of blues. He didn't seem as into it as he does here with tons of people in the audience. Not mad tho. Shit was life changing making eye contact with jens while moshing and screaming the lyrics in sync. No homo lol

[@casperado666]

Demiurge is the song which makes me feel like i'm a 100m large titan stepping on hundreds of tiny human bodies wiggling and trying to escape their miserable fate. Feels good bros

[@Krimson5pride]

i have felt that too

[@braunmetal]

Best description ever of this song 😅 hell yeah

[@bucknasty5374]

I think that is colossaly gay.

[@averagejoe54321]

Feels good bro ZULOL

[@Pzhycocore]

that feel !

[@LatinMessiah]

Probably their best performance of this song. I keep coming back to this one.

[@pointyraccoon]

The dust kicked up at this show made me basically blind during the show, and I was in immense amounts of pain the rest of the weekend. Worth it.

[@kpsaltiss]

My son was conceived while this song was playing, 7 years ago. He is now 11 feet tall, 700 lbs. I named him Harald

[@fedora997]

Hows Harald? Did he move to the mountains yet?

[@jordan98127]

Frederick is a legendary guitarist, but I do appreciate how Pers brings his own element to the song rather than just playing it exactly like Thordenal

[@TheChrispablo]

Straight up legends. Saw them live in Stuttgart recently, it was a religious experience!

[@CozyCatte]

Ich war auch da ! :D Meshuggah muss man einfach live gesehen haben, live sind sie noch 10 mal besser als von der CD mMn :p

[@alee7275]

Yep. That is exactly the way I’d explain it

[@snail415]

I saw them open for Tool in ‘03, and many times since. But that first show...seeing a stadium of bludgeoned ticket-holders was epic.

[@bebopbuddy4914]

Good lord, Lovgren's bass tone is fantastic when I can hear it.

[@alexdattel2757]

I can constantly hear it when I have headphones on. It's actually quite present.

[@marmalade4389]

It's really loud haha

[@alexdattel2757]

@@marmalade4389 Actually even with my phone speakers it overpowers the guitars a bit lol

[@Chris-Ian]

They blend together. The guitars and the bass. Being in the same octave actually. I'd even go as far as saying you really hear more the bass than the guitars. That low end density especially. As someone who's played guitar in a band, with time I started really noticing how *unimportant* are guitars lol (fellow guitar players, don't kill me!). I used to think that everything else is a filler but in reality... it's the guitar that's the filler. Yeah, no shit, Sherlock. In order to cut, the guitar itself must sound kinda weak and sometimes even shrill, but hey, what sounds good in your bedroom has almost a 100% chance of sucking in a live/band setting.

[@ChuckBeefOG]

I normally have a hard time picking out bass guitars. Not in this instance lol.

[@deadviny]

if they keep going lower, the bassist goan need a surfboard for the neck in his bass

[@hugotonnis]

Fun fact: the bassist of Meshuggah actually tunes UP, pretty funny if you think about it hehe

[@SoilentGr33n]

@@hugotonnis Yes, I love that fact. They meet in the middle.

[@sillykanji]

I don't know man..this just hits different than most metal. This shit is primal.

[@manjay49]

I think Jens sounds great, especially since the last LP. I think he's exploring a slightly lower register. Some how it's more intense, deeper. It's perfect for Meshuggah.

[@translila]

He can't do the "shouting" vocal technique that used to be able to do a few years back. He said that it damaged his voice so he has to do this lower register scream. But I agree, it sounds pretty good.

[@SovereignKing]

He did unbelievably well for so many years to scream and use the technique he was using before, he still sounds crazy good now though.

[@undertheradar5863]

Voice is great - it's his spelling here that sounds very unusual. But then it seems it was the last song in the set so he must have been running on fumes

[@translila]

Agreed.

[@AlexKerski]

yeah his technique is more gargly now but it‘s a nasty vocal that fits well and not a compromise (like other singers that lose their initial scream)

[@dondod1959]

With the replacent member, his headless fanned frets guitar, the bassist new hairdo and Marten's new guitar it meshuggah almost looks like a new band, more modern. I like it, still kicks ass

[@usaflagraybans]

Don Dod I didn’t know about his new LP eight string. That looks awesome!

[@benambrose8895]

He is only a replacement for the tour

[@juliansalazar7097]

Ben Ambrose Frederik is done touring.

[@scottwill19]

i agree, but i totally would like it if frederik returned lol.

[@mistamontiel00]

L0L I TH0UGHT IT'S FREDRIK ONSTAGE

[@j-meister8710]

2:48 when the metal hits just right

[@orcapodmedia]

Good lord. I have been listening to these guys for TWENTY YEARS?!?!

[@jensknudsen4222]

I have to admit, Santa Claus is actually doing a really good job filling in for Fredrik.

[@seven8time]

imagine SITTING IN for meshuggah. 😳 no pressure 😵

[@Sandemose]

A former class mate of mine did for Haake. Freaking suicidal gig presaure I would imagine. He plays drums in C B Murdoc.

[@the_legendary_gojira9514]

Only Per Nilsson can do it! Love Scar Symmetry too. 🤘🏻

[@caelenkibler6049]

@@Sandemose Bro CB Murdoc slays

[@IanStrika]

Great profile pic

[@jrsmoots]

Gawd, can you imagine trying learn and remember that set list?

[@jrsmoots]

Jen's voice is unreal! How can he do this year after year?!? Respect!

[@Jedithedrummer]

3:54 this mans voice gets better with age

[@budaroddy]

Cause he know how to growl, not like all those singers that back in the day used to Scream and Now they can barely talk

[@samjones9936]

@Ghetzta Moria & Sergeant Milan 2008 he sounded great after that but it slowly got worse But he says the next album will be similar to iowa so I'm interested in what he'll sound like

[@purpleactivist6810]

I got the chills fuuuck

[@Aaron_17]

@@samjones9936 Yeah I think he sounded great on obZen but he sounded noticeably different on Koloss. I think he sounded the best on DEI. I'll always support the band though.

[@devinkymer8071]

Because he is literally a barrel of whiskey

[@tomtrold2884]

3x bass players

[@nasyithrahman9594]

Have you checked Extinction Level Event? They literally have 3 bassists

[@soullessSiIence]

3 basses and nobody would care either. Nor any girl would ask for your number xD. Poor bassists

[@nickcrawford3841]

False.. but 8 string guitar is close

[@MichalPuzder]

Wow primus changed so much over the years

[@stannats1493]

Nick Crawford well theoretically speaking a 8 string guitar is a bass guitar cause it’s lowest note is the same E as E standard on a bass 🤷‍♂️

[@udayfotedar3085]

Meshuggah played in New Delhi, India in 2010.They started the gig with Rational Gaze and the crowd went wild. One of the best live performances I ever witnessed . Thank you Meshuggah !!

[@PeRogiTra]

2:51 Tom Araya in Meshuggah ?? wow nice

[@muffmuff3631]

got tired of Slayer

[@jbasti227]

I was just about to say the same haha

[@gabriel77196]

When you get bored of playing straight forward 16th note 000000 so you switch bands to play 000000 in polymeters

[@gilangpurnama4707]

Joseph Bastidas same with me lol

[@krishramessur1285]

Mentor Araya 🤘🤘🤘

[@RexBarca]

Jens puts 100% into every "note" down to the last millisecond.

[@immortallix]

Jens voice sounds better than ever before imo

[@DharmaMidget]

Sounds like he's getting more bass in his voice. It's a good direction for him to follow.

[@bicboi1930]

Really? I think it sounds hoarse. He has trouble hitting the higher and lower. On top of that his scream fades in parts where its supposed to be a full scream. I know it's a live performance and he's probably out of breath, but I can still hear lots of air coming out but it's just not vibrating his vocal cords. I might be wrong. But Don't get me wrong I'm a die-hard meshuggah fan. I have all of their albums on CD.

[@thehanukkandor590]

I agree I like the way he's evolving

[@thehanukkandor590]

@@bicboi1930 bro fuck off every other thread here complimenting Jen's voice has you copy and pasting some over analysis of his vocals lol

[@bicboi1930]

@@thehanukkandor590 true. But I'm not wrong

[@jaquesfrancais3030]

Bassist Dick Lövgren with a Decapitated tshirt. Now I like him even more

[@SoilentGr33n]

I bought Carnival is forever in Poland during a trip two years ago and it's so damn insane, plus I think they didn't overdub the guitars, so it's one track of everything and it still sounds fucking massive.

[@Vermithor00]

It is my dream to one day watch Meshuggah live. It would be a memory I would never forget and smile about as I grow old.

[@OtherMike5000]

Did you see them yet?

[@Fungy563]

2:48 Goteem

[@ArtificialFear]

Damnit!

[@garrettwarman]

Haha fuck you

[@ethanbilby9173]

fuck

[@ChainsawBlood845]

Boi

[@ashenone6166]

Nope, has to be below waist

[@oldones59]

I saw Meshuggah a few years ago in Chicago. Decapitated opened. Best show I've ever seen, and I've been going to live shows for forty years.

[@rockysullivan4097]

The bass tone is amazing

[@fluffypixels1978]

I never thought there would be a song that beats "walk" for metal walking but this does it.

[@drphalanges1520]

Filthy Pixels Lol it's great for aggressive walking.

[@lyricus89]

What Jen's did at 2:48 had me dying of laughter he throws up this hand sign while singing 👌🏻

[@lyricus89]

You could say that handsign is millennial meshuggah

[@jai4859]

Masonic hand symbol

[@fedora997]

👌

[@mardelarocha]

Meshuggah is the evolution, the evolution is Meshuggah

[@Jedithedrummer]

When ur like 50 and sounds better then 25

[@WeRide4Snow]

Oh i didn't know the numbers 50 and 25 have sounds.

[@andrewcurry9910]

I was going to give you a thumbs up until I noticed your misuse of then. :/

[@alexpetrache9895]

@@andrewcurry9910 he "eats" letters too...:)))

[@noisyneil]

yes, that is how music usually works.

[@soullessSiIence]

Your grammar and syntax gave me all kinds of terminal diseases.

[@aaron2414]

They are so clean in,live performances!!! It's mind blowing

[@lowalkoroc]

So awesome to see Per Nilsson in this band. Dude is such a sick guitarist and humble person.

[@ichalmeong7071]

Vikings

[@Lubaneca]

I was there with friends. The best live metal sound ever, as you can hear! Great audio engineering Meshuggah crew, keep up the good work ;)

[@supperevilvagrik]

Meshuggah the best, i'm like this band. very cool live performance.

[@DannyEye2704]

The mightiest heavy band of all time ladies and gents

[@andrewvasquez7872]

Its craaazy he can still scream and growl like this after like 30 years. Like how does he still have a throat or vocal chords haha.

[@jackbenson8228]

still the best band i've seen live. and i've seen pantera ;) \m/ rip dime. .......and a LOT of other bands and been to countless gigs..... am 40 with 30 years of music behind me. meshuggah. are. IT.

[@aenimic]

Adam Jones’ dad on the 8-string Les Paul. BRING OUT THE WOOKIES!

[@drphalanges1520]

Holy shit great joke! He does look like Adam.

[@elevenAD]

lmao! Adam Jones is way older than Marten!

[@liberty5565]

😂😂😂

[@johnbotelho3453]

But they're both almost the same age?

[@mugwump7049]

@@johnbotelho3453 Yeah but Adam still looks pretty young despite his now grey hair. The Santa beard doesn't help.

[@georgefarman8915]

This just featured in an Adam Neely video. Brilliant.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

The beard is strong with this band

[@orangeblood307]

I just don't think a breakdown can get any better than this. This is the pinnacle

[@MilitantOldLady]

I think Per did a great job. He’s a fantastic guitarist.

[@irena7777777]

He's better than that. Better than Thordendal

[@boreal8631]

@@irena7777777 not even

[@whereisevan]

@@irena7777777 I agree. Don’t get me wrong. Fredrik is a legend and rightfully so, but his solos are all starting sound repetitive and phoned-in over the last couple of albums. Per brings a fresh energy and I was actually kind of bummed when his stint was over. Amazing musician.

[@irena7777777]

@@whereisevan I’m not much into FT’s solos. Sounds like a computer from the 1980s loading up. Per’s solos are more varied from what I’ve heard.

[@lukapolic5153]

didn't know tom araya played guitar in meshuggah

[@Staypuffxo]

Everywhere I look its a headless guitar. Interesting that its becoming much more popular. Love the style.

[@Syklonus]

They've been around for decades.

[@fedora997]

Pers guitar looks awesome without the headstock

[@Paniekzaaiertje]

Finally a video that cuts right to the chase

[@vivekkanavillil608]

Please add more videos from this set

[@Sw87sw87]

Per Nilsson proving that he’s one of the best in the game.

[@damianpatoka9070]

Decapitated on a chest :)

[@misharamaniuk9367]

That's exactly what I needed on a nice Sunday morning to make it yet nicer!

[@I_am_Angerer]

It should be forbidden to have a live sound that is THAT good. 😅

[@chrisstrebeck5872]

Seth Angerer cats are amazing for sure..very empowering music

[@I_am_Angerer]

@@chrisstrebeck5872 cats?

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

it should be a requirement.

[@niovus4053]

@@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power fax B

[@geddyleesowlnose]

Glad this popped up in my feed.. what a beast of a song

[@jstephen1]

Best sounding band I’ve ever seen live. Everything is on fucking point when they play.

[@jongxiyizhi7170]

All those white hairs just made them look divine. Divine monsters

[@Kppdapou]

I've never seen them live but it feels like these peoples' sound can rip off the skin from your face. DAMN.

[@Retsea]

yea man the bass rumbles your chest, absolute insanity. Incredible light show too.

[@Hotsource]

0:40 til 0:43 - Fredrik Thordendal?

[@Alexander_Tronstad]

Ah! There he is!

[@ptrickthepat]

ha!

[@caceres2020]

that guy is Per Nilsson

[@Alexander_Tronstad]

Nope, he's on stage.

[@ptrickthepat]

@@Alexander_Tronstad no he isnt

[@lisanders11]

Aaaah!!! I love their alternative from 02:50! Freshens up the beefiest band of all time : )

[@MrCasey609]

It’s down an Octave. When you look up the tab on songster it’s also down an octave. Kinda strange

[@sonokawaray]

As a fan of both Scar Symmetry and Meshuggah, the idea of Per filling in for Frederik just about made my head explode. Good to see he's doing the job well.

[@dingleberryhandpump802]

Wow, Mårten is really starting to look like Tom Araya.

[@philwaring2708]

I was right at the front for this as my mate wanted a good spot for alexisonfire who were on after this and thrice I think. I'm glad I was as they were one of the bands of the weekend and were so loud they blew my face off!

[@DARTHKROM]

Messhuggah music appears to be treating aboit subjects beyond temporality of inner or outter universes or dimensions...powerfull and transcending.

[@drphalanges1520]

Lol

[@sprayblob]

Holy crap....! I did see Meshuggah live back in the really early 90´s in Sweden, Skellefteå. Think it was like 1991....performing in a small school eatery. Man, that was a blast! They played in conjunction with Entombed.

[@sonofjesus2109]

3:50 when you get left on read

[@jamesgoodhew221]

Finally this is on KZbin! God they are so good!

[@xeco920]

perfect workout music!

[@cringelorddivine9337]

This guy is 50+ years old and still pulls out an unreal voice.

[@CamDrums]

Woah David Letterman can Djent!

[@the_legendary_gojira9514]

Cameron Hudson Hahaha! Per N. would LOL at your comment, I am sure!

[@HamsterWheelGaming]

Thumbs up to the dude who was skydiving, headbanging AND playing air guitar all at the same time \m/

[@mattc.9927]

Valhalla elevator music

[@jaminaamon3226]

They've got to be one of the heaviest bands in existence 🤘

[@GodsNode]

0:40 Me every time I listen to a Meshuggah song.

[@medina1camilo]

Thanks for the video, amazing performance @Meshuggah

[@d.spellerb.5650]

holy shit that scream at the end...

[@xymbolix]

Right? Fucking decimating.

[@mrsusan893]

I feel sorry for all the hard core long time fans because I've just found this band and this is the second te I've heard this masterpiece. Just like Tool, I'm excited to experience Meshuggah ripen over the years.

[@NasifIstiak]

Was shocked to see the headless guitar, then I realized it was the mensa madlad and not fredrik

[@adrathemetaloutlaw754]

I think that's Per Nilsson of Scar Symmetry

[@NasifIstiak]

AdraTheMetalOutlaw yeah brilliant player

[@the_legendary_gojira9514]

Per is actually my favorite modern guitarist. Elite skills and wonderful songwriting.

[@janmillsgibson3225]

Per Nilsson is an absolute freak. While he's technically adapt in so many different modes and scales the guy can actually write a decent song. Usually it's only one not the other.

[@ThomasJ502]

This should have been at night

[@eduardoentr1]

Full concert anywhere??!!

[@jamesgoodhew221]

Eduardo Tavares yeah I wish! I’d love to watch the whole thing again, they completely blew me away that day!

[@ozguneris]

in my mind bruh sorry

[@Jacob_the_Dabbler]

@@ozguneris give.

[@BullshotDarts]

I would pay the 100 dollar ticket just to see this song live

[@sobasage1958]

Where the hell are Thordendal and Lövgren?

[@daveruckidrums]

Knaggarn Caboodle Lovgren is there, he cut his hair a little while back. Thordendal is on a hiatus from the band, working on other ventures he’s been trying to do for a while or something. Check their post on Instagram from a little while back about it.

[@sobasage1958]

That's Lövgren?! Damn. He got kind of swoll. Yeah, found the post. Oh well.

[@robertbentley5604]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@diegosierracastro9670]

But Per Nilsson is doing a great job

[@sobasage1958]

He definitely is! Brilliant guitarist.

[@faaip0de0oaid]

Wow a nicely shot live performance... Thats rare these days

[@the6ig6adwolf]

If you look up the definition of 'heavy' in the dictionary you will find one word: DEMIURGE

[@guillaumeroussel4845]

Before that you'll find that nasty riff from pantera if u know what i mean :)

[@AST1CK0FBUTTER]

I saw them back in Nov of 2016 and they closed with Future Breed Machine, what an outstanding performance. The energy they give off is like no other

[@skull6667]

Djents is one of the best vocalists in the world change my mind (I know his name is Jens)

[@Abdaltu]

D j e n s D k i d m a n

[@owenxplays]

Wow theyre as great as always. They never rust.

[@BostonKingKush]

I can't accept that they're getting so old...they've been a part of the majority of my life...so weird...that means I am getting old AF, too....

[@RenKurono]

My thoughts exactly!

[@GJones462-2W1]

Yep, just about to turn 53, and I'm still destroying my speakers daily, with Meshuggah! Keeps me young!

[@orcapodmedia]

FUCK YEA DUUUUDE.

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

Well that's life man.

[@barianiluca]

Same here. Fan from 19 and more years...

[@RicoRomanProductions]

I thought this was the album audio until the vocals came in, holy shit this is HEAVY

[@joan4269]

2:12 look at that neck ...

[@davidottawa6076]

First Saw them back to heavy montreal 2015, twas one of the kind of show not to miss!