Meshuggah live Popstad, Umeå 1997

[@larulrich7417]

"You dont get it, huh? Well your kids are gonna love it!" Meshuggah in 1997

[@craigreagor5674]

Calvin Klein?

[@DugiDevetCarabolium]

@@craigreagor5674 🤣

[@NECROMETERproject]

I got it right away. Great to hear the old that never gets old.

[@brianwarner308]

@@craigreagor5674 hahahaha

[@adriantrusca1245]

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it" At least say the quote right.

[@ogwgog1215]

I swear to god once you discover this band your metal world is never the same

[@InfamousRomie]

Fucking facts. I literally bought an 8 string immediately when I found meshuggah 2 months ago. Made me a better player and gave me a better ear thanks to these guys. Best fucking piece of art

[@theContextofParallelTruth]

@@InfamousRomie same same right after i even i saw them live

[@InfamousRomie]

@@theContextofParallelTruth I need to experience them live. I’m going to my first concert in October. Seeing Jinjer live in SA

[@adriantrusca1245]

Calm down. This is just djent.

[@adriantrusca1245]

​@@InfamousRomieLiterally? Like literally? Literally literal? Not figuratively? Like literally?

[@stevemuzak8526]

They changed metal music forever. No one sound like that in 1997. It's like a band from the future.

[@droogiesouls8635]

Uh, I hear a TON of Pantera in this.

[@123612100]

@@droogiesouls8635 how? If anything they have more in common with fear factory than panterrible.

[@123612100]

@@cardfreak0560 I just like to mess with pantera fanboys cause pantera is overrated.

[@Ledgeview]

100

[@kellenolsen2767]

overall I would say the influence of thrash in their early music is pretty transparent, and it was probably the vision of the band coupled with that influence that created their sound; whether or not they were influenced by early groove metal like pantera or not is hard to know, but by 1997 groove metal was in full swing, from machine head to fear factory, so there were certainly bands that sounded similar in terms of drumming, vocals, and riffs, even if there was not exactly the same emphasis on being mathematical. however, when none (the EP most of the songs from this set are from) originally came out in 1994? yeah, there was no one quite like them lmao, i mean just listen to the solos; it's crazy to me how early they were doing practically the same things they ended up being known for like ten, twenty years later~

[@psyborg4706]

My favorite jazz band.

[@alpakapucuf3394]

djazz

[@deweytucker5413]

Exactly 😂😊

[@domanz1]

I actually don't like jazz but this might be the best entry and exit band for jazz.

[@kotekutalia]

13:14

[@yargum69]

The solo starting at 18:57 is literally just fusion

[@ajagoff]

This video is fucking amazing. At this point in their career it's like watching a band giving agonizing birth to a brand new genre of music.

[@bwoods311]

Holy shit, is this Barry Kotarba of Scitna and Boatman’s Toll fame? I feel like it’s unlikely there’s a surplus of Barry Kotarbas runnin around out there.

[@bep86]

It's crazy when you realise Nothing is only 5 years after this.

[@johniadanza5041]

Yep except there's nothing agonizing about it....... We know Jens puts himself through catharsis every night and that is something beautiful and a!axing that I can dig and feel to help myself thank you jens!!!!

[@pipespeeps5349]

@@bep86 thats actually insane

[@Nebuloid1]

OCEANS OF SEWAGE CONTINUAL

[@ioannisgkikas1093]

The fact that this was broadcast on national television just blows my mind. Swedes dont worry about opening up to all kinds of expressiveness

[@ballesterosmusicfl1230]

Because it’s a small country, whereas The States are bigger and there’s so much competition, especially in LA

[@geighsects2519]

Jens kills it here. Performs the vocals exactly as recorded. He was high level even back then.

[@alexbaum2204]

As a drummer, I’m always impressed with Haake. As impressed as I am with him, though, I always wonder if Jens is actually doing the hardest job up there. His timing is unbelievable. The drums eventually end up making sense to me. The vocals are on a different level of weird timing, though.

[@into_the_void]

Have you seen the older gigs where he also plays guitar ? Fuckin kills it there too

[@alexbaum2204]

@@into_the_void no, I haven’t. I know he used to be the guitarist. Did he do both at the same time?!

[@into_the_void]

@@alexbaum2204 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXaUf52ja9Vpfq8

[@into_the_void]

@@alexbaum2204 he does , from the second song onwards on this link.. pretty good for 1990 :)

[@glovester]

i mean, come on. this shit is so far ahead of the curve its insane. its 2023 and these songs still break the mold.

[@jchsixstring]

This live guitar tone has no business sounding this good

[@gilbert4394]

Id assume they werent using VSTs or axe fx in 97 so ofc it does lol theyre probably using the same setup they used to record.

[@HighPriestVaticanAssasin]

Marshall Valvestates and maybe Line 6 stuff​@@gilbert4394

[@Timetofly8888]

From reading in "Guitar" Magazine around the time Chaosphere dropped, thier rig in on the first few albums was purely, Ibanez Universe gats with the Std Dimarzio Blaze pickups, into an Ibanez Tubescreamer, into Marshall Valvestate heads (i forget the model now) with Boss Delay for clean parts. Really simple but crushingly heavy when both Guitars. Its crazy the first album was a huge total of only 16tracks too !!

[@danacrooks4474]

In the last several years, whenever I “discover” a band that I like eg. Opeth, Avatar, Messhugah, and Thundermother, they invariably end up being Swedish. As a Canadian I’ve always felt a kinship with Sweden even though I don’t know any personally. Must be the universal healthcare care, hockey, and great music.

[@CRLFNKL]

As a Swedish, understanding what Jens says here just gives it another level of enjoyment and humour. 10/10

[@WDkuru]

Please, do tell!

[@charlestraboulsi1870]

what happens at 05:20 please? what do they say

[@1kidnamedfinger]

translate!

[@youreaphagatron]

What did he say?!

[@damiendelvallee7256]

The swedes don't share... They keep all their humor to them 😉

[@hydroguy6927]

Future Breed Machine.... one of Metals best tracks ever. This band was ahead of their time. Saw them in '99 for the first time... fan ever since. GREAT video!

[@jeromesnail]

Please anybody, never, EVER remove this from KZbin. Please.

[@RidzuanYahya]

imma download it and re-upload it to my channel LMAO

[@FaquirHemofilico]

The greatest of all time! No band today can even touch them

[@Midnight.Wisdom.]

There is only one band that can touch them.. Meshuggah, 10 years later..

[@tusharjamwal]

it's not a race though

[@alistairdimmick2886]

@@tusharjamwal yeah it's literally not lol

[@Midnight.Wisdom.]

@@tusharjamwal and millions of other metal bands can be forever grateful that it's not..

[@BlackAceKisachi]

It’s rude to grab 😊

[@riffgroove]

Devin Townsend said it best... "We all just rip off Meshuggah."

[@Aaronlovesmusic970]

Nah lol sadly they're so underrated that alot didn't know about them till recently seems like in the states anyways, No ones ripping off anyone there are 0 original ideas anyways so technically everything could be considered a rip off

[@tommywd40]

Who rips off pantera

[@marombadorefineiro1453]

@@tommywd40 who rips off exhorder

[@tommywd40]

@@marombadorefineiro1453 yeah, no. Just like Kyle Thomas had said they are similar but that ends there.

[@shmack_7]

@@tommywd40 Lol what

[@mathprodigy]

on another note how is the mix this fucking good, so many people don't understand how hard it is to mix live...much less have it mixed well when you're doing it. all things considered this is AMAZING sound quality for LIVE. you're literally put into the picture here in 1997 Meshuggah and it's just brilliant. That's all I can say.

[@nathancooper1560]

Well the toms could have been a touch more prominent

[@mathprodigy]

@@nathancooper1560 🤣 I need to listen back for that lol

[@mikesmith7249]

Well put. I love meshuggah, and usually me and Vincent would be happy with some freeze dried tasters choice, but he springs this serious gourmet shit on us

[@zlodrim9284]

I saw them in Vienna earlier this year and they sounded phenomenal, even better than on their records. They're true pros and deliver on all fronts.

[@mathprodigy]

@@mikesmith7249 I love Meshuggah they've been my favorite band since 2008, and haha that analogy is hilarious I feel you man

[@metfan4l]

These guys were way ahead of their time... thanks for the upload, man!

[@H8BOT666]

Still are.

[@CpLKaNeZA]

More early Meshuggah gems, YESSSS MORE PLEASE

[@einnaoeilifu2648]

God they were so young! And they sound amazing

[@TheSteinbitt]

Incredibly tight and professional band. Ignoring all else, the performance and professionalism is outstanding.

[@drewstephens8576]

MESHUGGAH is the reason why I was able to work like I was a team of people in one body.

[@cstepaniuk8611]

I feel this deeply.

[@TCM215]

I understand what you're saying there and me too

[@sxrvsvct7911]

me rn at night shift.

[@drewstephens8576]

@@sxrvsvct7911 I Am Colossus is how I started every shift. Cheers and have a good shift!

[@mingyjongo1]

Hell yea man, I know what you mean.

[@fromhereon014]

Best live feed of the 90s period. Hard to get this quality in 2022

[@juandb6642]

actually the BEST quality live video from the 90s i've ever seen is Marilyn Manson Live at Bizarre Festival 1997 (no comparison to meshuggah though lol).

So tight and refined, but has nice, full dynamic range that gives all of the instruments the right amount of space.

[@reubenhamer2932]

watching the crowd trying to get to grips with the time signatures so they can sync their headbanging is comedy gold.

[@herglawrmr33]

Believe it or not all their songs are in 4/4

[@reubenhamer2932]

@@herglawrmr33 LIES!!!!

[@LogeJit]

@@herglawrmr33 Not Future Breed Machine or Soul Burn. They both have a lot of time sig changes

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

@@LogeJit - You’re thinking of syncopation. Accenting certain rhythms. It’s still in 4/4.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

The trick is to hit the off beats in a half time feel. I know it sounds weird. That’s how Jens does it.

[@carnacstone7309]

damn the quality of this is exceptional for being 25 years old!

[@ImSnowtek]

I’m gonna say it, I don’t think there will ever be a band as heavy and technical as Meshuggah. They are pioneers.

[@gråsscandy77]

Check out VOLA

[@123612100]

I love meshuggah but there's a shit load of way heavier and technical bands than them.

[@bjster1]

@@123612100 I would say he means more the combo of heavy chug chug but still technical and clever like the optimisation of head bang chug meets technical proficiency and ideas.

[@ImSnowtek]

@@gråsscandy77 this doesn’t come close. In any way.

[@Egoblivion]

@@123612100 “Heaviness” is kind of subjective but as far as heavy bands who are also technical, the rhythmic complexity had gotten to ridiculous levels, really only other “djent” bands compare, like Animals As Leaders, Intronaut, CB Murdoc, etc. bands like Cattle Decapitation, Nile, etc, don’t go to that rhythmic level. Even Dream Theater or The Dillinger Escape Plan…constantly changing time signatures is “easier” than the whole band working polymetrically. That’s how Meshuggah can be so technical and yet almost never losing the heaviness. (Also, the rhythms on their early work are elementary compared to later work.)

[@TheDingsBoms]

Thank you so much Jens for that magnificent melodica solo on Soul Burn 🥰

[@grumpymcsalty2661]

My mind was blown the first time I heard Meshuggah in the 90s. It still is all these years later.

[@LucasDo-iy9ju]

This is the type of video you download and save it to an external disk just to make sure you don't lose it

[@joshgulick5006]

This is GOLD. One of the best bands of all time. MACHINES.

[@erakattack]

6:47 Fredrikopter and Melodica solos (12:58) are absolute power moves that need to be brought back

[@nickweiler3693]

😂😂😂

[@OmizaruHaven]

YES

[@mjk9833]

2:15 what about that move?

[@erakattack]

@@mjk9833 Full-on torso-bang. A classic! So brutal..

[@Carefullyprepared]

Everything about this lords so hard, mind blowing!

[@donjaun8435]

Dude future breed machine sounds insane in this recording.

[@royalranting119]

Still ahead of their time. You can hear their work ethic and discipline in every song. Unbelievable.

[@J.JacobReinert]

People generally don't understand just how much work goes into getting a band to sound like this or Between the Buried and Me. Every time they put something out, I am absolutely stunned at how much work went into it just based on the sound quality alone. Incredibly impressive.

[@combatwombatt]

honestly THIS IS AMAZING QUALITY FOR 97, HOLY SHIT! thank you!!

[@neonblack211]

I love that the most replayed section is the melodica solo

[@scottyruckus]

I saw them in 1998 here in Cincinnati I bought destroy erase improve on cassette about a year earlier because the cover art looked cool haha that was a brutal moshpit those were good days

[@spyrospets5813]

What a company of talented youngsters. I knew about Kidman, but Hagström is also a fucking beast on stage! I also appreciate the melodica solo.

[@dr.radical4152]

Man, everyone was so young and different back then. Also I love how near the beginning security just pushed that one guy off stage!

[@afxmnstr]

I forgot how much I liked old Meshuggah. Thanks for the memories - Glad to see they were album tight live - amazing.

[@S133S]

Holy Shit! Jens voice! what a bad ass of frontman. Thanks for sharing this amazing piece of history.

[@brotherblite2661]

" If ya didn't know, well'a now ya know!" Incredible band...Incredible sound...Incredible time...Incredible video quality...Incredibly thankful we all can bask in the power of metal..!!

Everyone sounded amazing, but damn, Jens was filled with rage and the timbre of his voice was insane.

[@anth907]

I’ve been a huge fan just over 20 years… 1997 good grief this concert sounds and looks amazing. Even for metal bands in this day and age (2022) it’s absolutely so rare to see bands achieve this level of musicianship. Soul Burn is still 1 of my all time favorite metal songs. Thanks for sharing this concert!

[@marcissobadass]

This is a really great quality video. These guys are just so badass when ever you hear them no matter what album it is you are listening to. One of the greatest bands of all time. In a class all by themselves still to this day.

[@TheRumbles13]

5 of my favorite classic songs in one video, thanks for uploading. No one sounded like them in 1997 and still no one does!

[@LeatherCladVegan]

OMG I have only discovered this band today. Sweet. They are so fucking good live, it's unbelievable.

[@TheDraugrDeathlord]

Thanks for the upload I had to wait 20 years to catch these guys and finally caught them last year. Show was amazing. Anything with Shuggah in it is ballin.

[@the1khronohs40]

This is the Meshuggah I fell so deeply, madly, eternally in love with all those many, many years ago! 🤘❤️❤️❤️🤘 Most people today have no fucking clue as to how INSANE this kickass, monster of a band was back then! Still is! Most people back then actually had no idea either! 😵‍💫🙌❤️

[@monomamori]

Audio sounds amazing to be live perform from 1997!

[@braceys903]

One thing swedish public TV could do right at this moment in time: live sound production

[@deceiver444]

They were that vastly superior band from the start.

[@buffkonradin]

High IQ brutality

[@eightstringninja]

Amazing video. I've seen a few of the individual songs from this show but this is even better quality *and* uncut! What an incredible time and place. Everyone was totally into the music and you can feel the energy in the video. People are stage diving, the crowd is right up to the stage, no security, no one beating each other. Who knew you could actually enjoy such heavy music without worrying about getting kicked in the head!? Thanks for sharing!

[@Timetofly8888]

I remember when some kid brought in "Destroy Erase Improve" into a Guitar store I was working at mid-late90s when i was 22ish, i was utterly blown away, I promptly run down the street to a CD store to order a copy and its all I played in my car for the next 6 months on repeat ! Never looked back since, although to be honest "Nothing" was a bit of hard swallow initially but once I got it, I loved their new sound , at that time, and still love this band.

[@quadruplchin]

Holy shit! This performance is… something else.

[@TheWjhoward07]

Right??!?!?!?

[@TheHammersmashdave]

Man I wish we could get this version of Meshuggah back for one more album like DEP. Even just one more song that has that unique sound of panic that they just never captured again once they started to lean exclusively into groovier, slower tempos. Not a knock on their legacy or anything like that, just BADLY wish they still had this panic mode in them.

[@JeffreydeKogel]

Meshuggah has been my all-time favorite band for a couple of decades now, and will probably remain so for the rest of my life. I first saw them live back in '03 and have been to multiple of their shows since then, but it's a lot of fun to see how young and energetic they were back in the '90s. Thanks a lot for uploading this awesome video!

[@WestCoastWheelman]

So cool, my neighbours are listening to this right now! Not that they had a choice in the matter.

[@Samm0th]

Thanks for upload. Phenomenal quality. It's always good watch them at their peak.

[@daves4589]

OMG this is AMAZING. Thank you so much for sharing. Such a beast of a band. Still killing it all these years later. True game changers.

[@Aggressive_Splooge]

I remember going to my local record store and seeing 2002's Nothing for sale and thinking hmmm🤔 took that CD home and it fucking blew my mind.

[@pretendhuman]

Jesus what a gift it was finding this today!!

[@JMLRecording]

I mean, even if you're not into metal. You can't deny talent, skill, performance, this show is on another level of showmanship and what a "tight" band should sound like. Even the interlude soundscape the guitars are creating are brilliant. Great mix too, whoever mixed this show should be credited here.

[@tasossimmons8274]

People who experienced this are levels above us! Thank u for uploading this pure gem man!

[@trumbell]

I fucking love Meshuggah and this shit is blowing my mind up. They are so tight and they just sound like a heavy jazz band. Awesome!

[@deweytucker5413]

This is the best early Christmas gift ever!! Thank you very much!!

[@morofoka]

God bless your soul, humble man. All the gods with your will. Thanks for the upload.

[@qwfoppa]

Holy shit thanks for the upload! The energy is absolutely insane and it brings me right back, wauw! Jävla CP!

[@deluge71]

Fantastic performance. Thanks so much for posting!

[@bohemyst]

Thank you for posting this treasure! I never dubted they were serious musicians already back then. Still I couldnt imagine how they could have recorded such a beast as Destroy Erase Improve... The performance is unbelieveable there and I kinda suspected there was a lot of studio tricks and editing behind it. But fuck, nope. The truth is simple - they fucking played it.... note by note .... nailing it. I cant... fucking ... believe .... my ears. Pity they never did such BRUTAL album anytime later. I mean later works are killer too, I like them. But DEI is (for me personally the fastest, the most intense and crushing. This is top Messugah era for me personally. Thanks again!

[@mwb78]

The skullet. Underrated.

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

I wish they would still play such energetic concerts these days now that their song writing has matured like fine wine. Can't have everything. :-D

[@EsEhKa]

Jens looks just so damn serious on the melodica, if it was not mockign but a great piece of art... xD

[@jvince001]

Yeah, wow, YOWZA

[@themartamationgartlowe4870]

When we hear Future Breed Machine, I'm going in!! 🤘🤘

[@pomeloco1554]

Their best time ! Awesome vocal delivery

[@bradleyvrooman1801]

I've been listening to Meshuggah since 98 and finally saw them live for the first time last month. Not as much energy, obviously, because of age. Even I didn't mosh and stayed in the back with all of the middle aged folk that managed not to hurt our necks lol.

[@pakoken]

I'm so happy for you, man!

[@kushantaiidan]

Takes me back to when I first heard destroy erase improve back in 97 I think? Man their energy is incredible.

[@kirillbarr]

The year of my Birthday, wow! Thank u so much for this great video

[@Skeletal33]

They need to start playing these songs live again

[@erakattack]

hell yeah, they pulled out some deep cuts like Humiliative, Neurotica and Gods of Rapture back in 2014, but they definitely need to do more. I've always wished Jens would return to this vocal style as well. It's a different energy.

[@MrCrustty]

check the 2022 tour cycle. they closed out with FBM and had an In death is life/in death is death interlude. search 2022 live vids

[@erakattack]

@@MrCrustty I'm pretty sure he means songs like "Humiliative" , "Sickening" and "Transfixion" . They still play "Future Breed Machine" and "In Death" to this day..

[@TheWjhoward07]

Great vid! Thanks so much for posting! The posting of the the rare studio vids are cool also if you’ve not seen them

[@funkysanta9052]

Meshuggah were far beyond their time when they popped up on the metal scene. Another band that was beyond their time when they came up was Extol in my humble opinion. It was always these European/Scandinavian bands that somehow shaped the future of metal. I mean if you look at most modern metal bands they all draw their sound from European/Scandinavian bands. Yes North America has given us Thrash, Groove and Death metal which is the meat and potatoes of us metalheads and metal bands no matter what. But innovation in sound, style and texture seems to be driven by European/Scandinavian bands.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

Almighty even despite the technical issues!

[@morofoka]

what the fuck are you talking about? sounds perfect.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

@@morofoka did you watch it or what?

[@insederec]

@@morofoka Band was perfect, some issues with getting the guitars through the board on the engineer's side though.

[@oloxhossono1956]

it’s actually insane how modern these grooves are for how long ago this was. that first riff has been done hundreds of times after in modern music

[@barbamatteo]

Frederik was really moving guy at the time! Hahaha great!

[@ljp31009]

Thanks for posting!

[@laurelhardymarx]

25 years later and 20:11 still fucking slaps.

[@UncleLucy666]

And it will slap forever and ever

[@wojciechchojnowski5939]

In Poland there was a band called Kobong. They started in 1994. It’s very similar

[@i_am_a_music_maker5212]

Holy shit their stage presence is insane

[@Djare915]

They had that crazy energy in the early days!❤

[@NECROMETERproject]

Future Breed Machine. Heard the live track and was instantly a fan.

[@cmd_f5]

Amazing. Wish I'd have been there. Top notch!!!

[@tyson80]

Wow, what a performance. Thanks for sharing this!!!!!

[@into_the_void]

One of the greatest live gigs

[@TCM215]

Thanks for the upload

[@elisonveneral8882]

Quanta sonzera, fui conhecer só agora... Que merda, antes tarde do que nunca.😅

[@neonblack211]

I always loved this performance of humilative never saw the whole concert at this qualityh though

[@Bungletronics]

Tomas is such a skilled player! To be 26 or so and playing and writing what he did up until this point is unreal? And he’s taken it and consistently pushed the envelope and his skills. Bleed aside, I think he is one of the more underrated or undermentioned drummers in modern metal. There’s some stuff he lays down that puts Portnoy to shame. Plus, his ability to subdivide and count is inhuman! Damn I love this stuff it takes me back to the end of high school when we’d listen to Meshuggah and try to picture what they looked like since the internet was in its infancy.

[@felixarreola9084]

Una banda muy adelantada a esa época 1997 tenía apenas 7 años de edad cuando ya estaban ellos haciendo estás maravillas de música que grandiosa la forma en como tocan y lo mejor es que la alineación es la misma hasta ahora

[@jhonbeltrannovoa8603]

A dawn of a new age, awesome!

[@elvinrey9535]

Been a fan I first heard their demo album of sane. I'm surprised that I never seen this footage. Thanks for reliving my youth.

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

And to think Metallica's Load came out around this time.... LOL! Sadly i got into meshuggah late until 2000 when i was 16 using... AUDIO GALAXY... you guys remember that?!?!? and the song recommended??? ... SOUL BURN.... YES !!!!

[@VoxMonstra]

It'd be cool to have a documentary of these guys

[@South3West77]

For me, Pantera and several more in this time period and this group were advancing Heavy music to amazing levels. Hail Thee Eternal Heavy 🔥