Meshuggah's Oscars Performance (Unreleased footage)

#oscars #meshuggah
What you didn't see on TV
Song: demiurge by meshuggah
NOTE: ALTERNATE REALITY footage

[@imjustasbadasu]

This is the closest I've ever come to watching the oscars

[@arandomsupra]

Really? You havent seen 5000 videos of will smith slapping chris rock

[@imjustasbadasu]

@@arandomsupra correct

[@LordOfSweden]

Same. Is there anything more boring than watching celebrities with blown up egoes accept prices that nobody gives a sh1t about

[@STRZB001]

God Bless you sir. Hahahaha

[@asicit6789]

😂that is hilarious 👍

[@The_Kiosk]

So polite of them to play a soft power ballad for this audience.

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

They didnt want them to hurt their hands from clapping so hard

[@podium918]

Smooth jazz approach was good

[@martykowal]

completely appropriate for black tie events.

[@ericreinhard1918]

Too funny 😂

[@bhante1345]

Can't wait for the 20 year anniversary tour for "I"

[@SONOFABITCH]

The editing here is perfection. Some of the audience is rocking out, others look like they've just been told they got butt cancer.

[@NeoNeo96352]

I didn't even realize that this was cut together before I read the comment section. Now my feelings are an odd mixture between feeling stupid and admiration for your work. That's what I call talent!

[@bhante1345]

Don't worry, we're all stupid. Some more stupid than others.

[@gabagool_and_psychiatry4856]

i was like "wow alot of celebrities like meshuggah. who would have thought?"

[@leokun8523]

same lol

[@brianyoung8999]

the lighting for both was so perfectly matched

[@jessepeloski2630]

Dude! Saaaame! Almost a year later and SAAAAAME

[@buffup101]

Whoever edited this video together deserves an oscar

[@drewbocop]

Well, he's a dog

[@andresantiago8344]

what you mean edited??? this is real!

[@Vaedh]

This is real , what do you mean?

[@blksbth1]

@@Vaedh Splicing together the different camera angle footage to see everyone's reactions is a type of editing. C'mon, folks!

[@Vaedh]

@@blksbth1 oh yeah, I forgot about that

[@MJ-wi1tc]

The Oscar’s aren’t mocked enough, more of this pls

[@queengoblin]

💯

[@lasagnasux4934]

Is impossible to mock them enough

[@pipoule4720]

r u joking ? if u don't you're really stupid

[@CRCfail]

Ever since #oscarssowhite changed it into only giving out diversity awards, it's been a total joke

[@prepare4storms807]

Where's will smith? Slapping the bass?

[@michaels.330]

Am I the only person who thinks this would be absolutely amazing if they played meshuggah live at the the oscars?

[@Bobuliss]

I've never listened to Meshugga in my life, but I've watched this video 7 or 8 times because it's just that damn good.

[@MrNajibrazak]

i went to Malaysia in 2005 for a visit, their Borneo rain forest music festival to be precise, ended up hanging out with the locals of the underground music scene. they taught me 2 things 1. how to smoke weed and 2. meshuggah. took the 2nd back with me to Japan. the best discovery ever made in my travels abroad; Meshuggah. from the most isolated corners of the world when it is least expected.

[@bhante1345]

The song "Rational Gaze" from their album 'Nothing,' is basically Vipassana meditation instructions.

[@fatesenvy]

@@bhante1345 straws pulled at random is also amazing

[@jeffheineken6709]

Trust me bro

[@brenzkil6209]

Listen to them

[@Later_Doober]

I would love to see them actually play the oscars and just see everyones reactions.

[@orrcazz]

This is what that is.

[@sunandahedau1130]

That's never going to happen...sadly...that's why we have these awesome edited videos ...

[@brandonanderson2066]

Normies would melt

[@bhante1345]

It would smash through their MK Ultra coding and leave them with premature ego death. It would be carnage.

[@DJSoledrifter]

So that wasn’t real? Props to the editor of the video then. I totally bought it 👍🤯

[@jimmydgrant]

I met tomas haake outside the hawthorn theater in portland oregon before a show. He asked me “is that chocolate milk?” Yes. “That’s badass.” My life is complete.

[@mikebar42]

I love chocolate milk

[@CedroLinkin]

love that

[@tonynecas4825]

Chocolate milk is metal as fuck.

[@thatdrumdude1752]

I had a lot of fun at the Hawthorn theater recently. That's a pretty cool little venue.

[@slowbro173]

@@thatdrumdude1752katatonia?

[@darksaga80]

It doesn't happen often, but when the YT algorithm delivers a gem like this, you have to applaud it. This is just pure genius and the editing is just too delicious.

[@joaohypepereira]

1:50 Elton John's reaction 🤣🤘🔥 and love the way Charlize Theron is moved by their performance

[@Alienkiwi730]

Tom Hanks did it for me 1:33. "Open that pit UP!"

[@nikke000]

You know this video is fake right

[@Afurthyclays]

@@nikke000"NOOOOO!" 🙄🤦

[@FinallyHaveaNick]

he has been enlightened

[@stevenscott6658]

shut yer mouth this is the reality I have chosen @@nikke000

[@joshuanolan4581]

Finally a moment at the Oscars worth watching.

[@jraddd3477]

if only it was real lol

[@Kennypowers51]

Ya those p e do philes really seemed to like it.

[@joshuanolan4581]

@@jraddd3477 of course lol but that is what it would take for me to even think about turning that garbage on.

[@daverichards9141]

I like the in memoriam.

[@bryangames9279]

Slayer was good too 😆

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

The Oscar's have never been this cool.

[@jwilson2793]

They would never have the balls to do this. Half of them would start crying

[@foofyno-no6073]

@@jwilson2793 Why would they start crying? Non metalheads usually giggle or cringe at extreme music nowadays

[@phil4986]

THIS😂

[@andrewcordero1096]

And probably never will

[@tonioalvarez5853]

@@foofyno-no6073 he meant to say they would try to cancel them

[@fastbreakr]

I want to live in a world where this is real

[@PigBenis4U]

The polyrythms won them over. Their sound was incredible!

[@noitby]

i'd love to imagine this being real

[@suuuiiii]

Why to imagine. Its real!

[@sconzilius]

You can imagine it being real

[@Vaedh]

It is

[@alecbonner8918]

then do it.

[@zacharyjones4232]

@@sconzilius hahahahahaahahahahahahaa

[@klldzr5749]

Tom Hanks gets it 🤣

[@cazrealist1]

Well they would they've sold their souls

[@vinceharrin4490]

@@cazrealist1 Did you know that Meshuggah is not a satanic band 🤔

[@cazrealist1]

@@vinceharrin4490 no I didn't but I was on about those attending that ceremony

[@Frontier327]

@@vinceharrin4490 Did you know that people with religion look for literally anything to attack and call satanic because religion is a primitive idea that simply drives humans apart?

[@vinceharrin4490]

@@Frontier327 I'm not personally like that but I do realize that Alot of people are.

[@MattAvilacomedy]

This was amazing. Thank you.

[@emilioj.sanchezg.6328]

This editing is a work of art!!

[@justinb5815]

The Rebel Wilson lip sync was too spot on. Hahaha great job

[@destructionman1]

Who tf is Rebel Wilson?

[@DJIsher1]

@@destructionman1 2:16

[@Arthurian.]

@@destructionman1 are the beach Boys nothing to you?!

[@ianrose666]

That was awesome. 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

the fact that you know who that is says all we need to know about you. yikes.

[@DollyPopEvil]

From the get go Antonio Banderas was like, "Fuck yeah, these are my dudes🤘🏽"

[@DWN-020]

Did you see the video of him watching the immutable teaser?

[@constantinekobyalko397]

@@DWN-020 it's a must see video indeed

[@CodrTV1]

I reckon that part is legit 😂

[@ovivan79]

This is brilliant. Thank you!

[@sanbornolsen]

this is the funniest & best video I've ever seen in my entire life

[@chegadesuade]

Not only does it look real, this _should_ be real, if talent got any respect

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

meshuggah are dogshit; there isn't a single man of talent in that trash heap.

[@cellyzs]

Well it's the Oscars so if Meshuggah contributed to a film and it was stellar then they could probably be there But yea idk if a metal score has ever been presented at an academy awards That being said, has there ever been a really good score in an grand film that has been heavy metal or mostly metal composed? 🤔🤔

[@SolarScion]

No doubt the Oscars are a circlejerk, but there's generally plenty of talent on display that's better than this. I can appreciate music of most genres, including several genres of metal, but this song is about as close to "raucus, incomprehensible noise" as one gets. And coming from a guitar player, it all sounds rather simplistic.

[@HammerHed13]

@@SolarScion Simplistic? lol You might not like it, but it's far from simplistic, just to complex for your ears and level of musicianship

[@CompassIIDX]

@@SolarScion lolwut. Incomprehensible noise? Your taste... it's bad, son.

[@davidmilostan994]

I gotta be honest Rebel Wilson knowing the lyrics changes everything

[@ChristopherGains]

There’s lyrics?!

[@davidmilostan994]

*eye roll*

[@benjibenji3045]

This is real?

[@henriquealves6107]

@@benjibenji3045 Yeah

[@Jleon1983]

She was pooing, not singing

[@femmefatalexX1]

Thank you for this

[@MashandMetal]

Excellent Edit ! For a sec , you had me fooled , but then I was like there is no way the Oscars would allow good music to play on their stage . Cheers 🥃

[@JonathanGilmer]

They wouldn't allow anyone that's not in their cult to play 😅

[@Mendelian]

1:49 Elton John’s reaction is pure gold

[@crimsonhawk4912]

Tom hanks is jacking off 4 mins in

[@CB-ke7eq]

It's like he's being raptured by Lucifer!

[@silvervelocity07]

Him and hank Williams are on the same level

[@robertb8673]

Sir Elton: "OH MY GOD! WHAT IS THIS?"

[@BigJohnnyMcJohnson]

Damn that’s so funny lol

[@reverendmike289]

Literally brought Charlize Theron to tears. Moving stuff. 😂

[@leiafilewalker3102]

😂😂

[@jackalope2302]

What I'd do to drink those

[@impressivemoment426]

Great Editing 🎉

[@ladistar]

Whoever had the idea to book these guys deserve a raise lmao

[@pacmanLINY]

its a video edit, they didn't perform at the oscars

[@oldnelson4298]

@@pacmanLINY Thank God you're here Captain Obvious!

[@pacmanLINY]

@@oldnelson4298 yesssum

[@HerbalistGuybrush]

neat irony inception game

[@Shaylok]

I'm pretty sure the guy that booked them was heavily admonished 6 ways to Sunday after that. Still, great idea to subject those snobs to a good heavy dose of black metal. The looks were priceless.

[@cires2849]

2:15 gets me every time. Immaculate

[@zoedecoster7838]

😂😭😂😭😂

[@ChristopherWoods]

You KNOW Rebel is secretly a metalhead.

[@nikahmadi7992]

She knew the lyrics lol

[@dronespace]

The editing is so good

[@Khaynizzle7]

This was waaaaayy better than I expected it to be. Glad I clicked on it

[@smithles554433]

Was talking to a guy at work about metal today and when I brought up meshuggah he said oh yeah they're good did you see them play at the Oscars? I just burst out laughing 😂 he didn't believe me that this video is edited 😂

[@theMentorOfMen]

Neither did my girlfriend 😅

[@martinperon4576]

Dude, I met a guy at the Hellfest who talked about this vid as if it were real too! I didn't have the heart to tell him...

[@steverobertson3980]

It's that good!

[@Jackbrick101]

So darn good... the eyebrow raise at 0:47, finger-points at 1:18, lipsyncing at 2:16, and so many of the other head bobs and facial expressions fit perfectly. Great job!

[@bronson1392]

Hi Captain Obvious

[@CRCfail]

You ruined it with this literal breakdown. Don't go to parties, please.

[@Rude_And_Tattooed]

The lip syncing fucking killed me.

[@artificialintelligence143]

My felines' ears perk up, Eyes wide open, Searching for the unseen, Knowing something epic is on the way.

[@AustinPowerz-bn5ry]

for sure my dude the timing for the reactions with the vocals then the breakdown lmao priceles. Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks loved it lol

[@andrewskinner6440]

One of my favorite videos in history...illustrates everything

[@Mush-from-Bethlehem-ECD-BMXer]

Haha my friend back at home in PA sent me this video a few yrs ago. I love the editing. Great stuff!!!

[@omucupunga]

I finally had the opportunity to see Meshuggah live this summer and I have to say these folks perfectly displayed my reactions.

[@AcidSh33tz]

😂

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Saw them in September. Incredible 🔥🔥🔥

[@leejones5460]

Lol do they have one good song? How the fuck do people like this shit.

[@AcidSh33tz]

@@leejones5460 yes sir everything they touch is gold

[@omucupunga]

@@leejones5460 so you clicked on this specific video, of a band you don't like, just to say you don't like it. sounds to me like you're either a sad fuck or just trolling.

[@bhaabuga2479]

I didn't stop smiling from the start of the video this gold 😂😂

[@JV8901]

The editor deserves an oscar. Stellar performance❤

[@pablovilla7539]

Thank you

[@hectords164]

Elton John praising the metal gods above gets me every time 1:48

[@mattbecker743]

"oh my God" hahaha

[@Rubenz343]

Also Tom Hanks 1:33

[@lydia5649]

Still don'g get if he was vibing or having an heart attack

[@peace7482]

He came that very moment

[@UkuleleAversion]

Lmao true, somehow I think he'd respect Meshuggah's music

[@matthew-8674]

This is pure GOLD. Best parts for me: Tom Hanks @ 1:35. Elton John @ 1:51 The Revival @ 2:44

[@garvinator4861]

In other words “actors finally having fun at the Oscar’s”.

[@globalchaos1984]

You forgot Tarantino lol

[@anglefox_17]

Yes, it was chaotic 😭

[@antoniopizzolatotroia8754]

Don't forgot the shocked face of Billie Eilish, Bad Girl, yeah, welcome to Meshuggah xD ahah

[@mogmason6920]

And Idina Menzel laughing near the beginning!

[@bguzewi0]

The editing on this video is on another level.

[@treytison1444]

Gal Gadot singing along and Elton John having a revelation are my favorite moments.

[@vladimirandreev5932]

Tom Hanks also knows what's going on! Elton John praising the gods is what it's all about though!!

[@VOIDSTRANGER2099]

the nuance is unbelievably obtained in this video. This is what every “non listener” of metal would be like at a performance like this, some skeptical, some along for the ride, some borderline embarrassed. And yet every time by the end of the song, all are bobbing their heads having the best time of their lives! Incredible! I don’t know if even these actors themselves could have properly embodied these characters as much as this video did for them. Bravo 👏🤌

[@asphalion8291]

its an edit 😅 they didnt actually play demi-urge at the oscars

[@jeffreylong1478]

@Asphalian No way really? You’re kidding me lol

[@poeticriffraff]

@@asphalion8291 that's what op said but more eloquently

[@Rubenz343]

@@asphalion8291 You really need to work on your reading comprehension

[@asphalion8291]

@@Rubenz343 Did I get something wrong

[@MrGlovr]

Great comping!

[@shRedMoshED]

Thizz is a Freaking Masterpiece!!! Thank you, Gr8 Work heRe!!!

[@kkupsky6321]

I’ll never forget this night. Great time. And when Billie eilish did her duet with them at the end. It’s was hard to notice her mumble under all the brutal. Awesome after party too.

[@tacobell2009]

Omg the editing here was amazing. The idea of Meshuggah performing at a suit and tie event like this while Tom Hanks and the like rock out is so hilarious!

[@crosseyedandpainless2714]

This is quite humorous. Well, done!

[@Modders1866]

This might be my favourite video of the year so far

[@brianmitchell4479]

Saw Messugah open up for Tool in Boulder in 2002! Damn can’t believe it’s been 20 years…I had just graduated HS, an amazing show, they are absolutely brutal live.

[@Mansini77]

I could be wrong, but I think they played the day before or after that Boulder show in Colorado Springs. I was at that show. Both bands played lights out!

[@blackwolf721000]

I saw them some time in the 90s, don't remember what the other bands were. i used to keep all my concert tickets, but I can't find them after moving.

[@gmyersgilmer9470]

Saw them in Knoxville on that same Tool tour in 2002! Same year I saw Opeth as well. Epic times indeed!

[@gmyersgilmer9470]

@@adamgross8299 It was!! Civic Center in Knoxville. So trippy, I remember thinking Meshuggah was really weird but cool. Not knowing they would become one of my main influences.

[@jamesbungert3155]

Saw them open for Tool in 2001 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Like a week before 9/11.

[@MrGavee]

Dude, this was so perfectly cut together! I literally thought this was real till the comment section 😂

[@torstent8979]

I was half way through the video until I got it. Tom Hanks having fun with this made me suspicious. Damn, for about 30 seconds, I thought Gal Gadot was even cooler.

[@WinterGriever]

Same lmao

[@665Sunshine]

This is real. I just googled it. It was at the 2020 oscars. The only thing edited was the chanting and the standing ovation at the end.

[@kevindean8481]

Lol same

[@GR19611]

@@665Sunshine Yes Rebel wilson was fat as .Def a while ago.

[@martykowal]

this is gold!!!

[@glennhasle3153]

Epic edit!!!

[@rjadamz9117]

I like how Elton John looked like he just absorbed a shockwave from an extraterrestrial force. 🎉

[@imperioustheone3530]

This is not my jam but massive respect to the vocalist. That is some strenuous singing and I'm all for it.

[@Itsunclegabby]

He's been doing it for decades. I think he's approaching 60; amazing.

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

Drums are where it's at for me. Meshuggah drums are simply insanely hard to take in, in some places.

[@hitana2386]

i think the vocals is from a cover or something ( for copyright reasons maybe? ) because that doesn't sound like him to me but i haven't watched meshuggah live videos in a while so maybe he changed his technique. but i doubt it

[@iris_the_cat]

@@hitana2386 nope! they're his actual vocals :>

[@bhante1345]

​@@iris_the_cat sounds exactly like Jens, however the mix on this is all over the place.

[@zachcuster9700]

So funny to see how many people still think this happened! Hats off to you for those amazing editing skills!

[@kollixlovesmej]

This is brilliant 🎉

[@philippmuller-litz401]

Meshuggah would be a badass John Wick OST, imo (especially The Mouth Licking..., Corridor of Chameleons and ofc The Hurt That Finds You First)

[@yourmusictastesuks]

Or doom for sure

[@BFG-hv2ml]

@@yourmusictastesuks I am pretty sure Mick Gordon, David Levy and Andrew Hulshult were heavily inspired by Meshuggah while writing Doom Eternal's soundtrack.

[@MegaDysart]

@@BFG-hv2ml mick Gordon is so obviously a meshuggah fan it's not even funny haha

[@JakeRoy96]

When Meshuggah announced they’d be performing this I didn’t believe it, but wow!

[@rafaelmobarack6535]

That was a nice video editing definitely. But I can't stop noticing light engineering awesome job in every live Meshuggah video.

[@dianagueits26]

Love it!

[@devilsveryown]

The editing to this is brilliant- thank you for sharing

[@kevinminaldo5402]

This is incredible! The lighteffects, the reactions, everything on point! Also like the transition from Pravus to Demiurge! 💥🔥

[@sundaetheguitar]

This gives me so much joy

[@averagejoe6971]

Editing is off the charts hahahaha!!!

[@JazzSoulMetal]

This was absolutely brilliant! Thank you for this entertaining moment in time! I loveeeee Meshuggah.

[@NicoBorie]

Genius! 😂

[@VRTX_-sc7dx]

tú eres el genio

[@yihadalatrach8261]

Viva el metal

[@salamandradehielo]

They all loved it! How could they not!?

[@RichardForsyth-et2qb]

This is amazing.

[@enricotavella4148]

That's an absolute masterpiece!

[@peterrovaniemi138]

This one was REALLY well made. Great job

[@brandocommando36]

from a musician. these guys are amazing. they deserve thus award !!!

[@initializing_delete149]

This is exactly what I needed in my life.

[@Drusifer1787]

This brought tears to my eyes, amazing editing. But if only they really knew what they were missing. One day the world will recognize the power and talent.

[@siah-naraa]

the music is pretty cool but I cant get behind the screaming of every verse, there is use for the scream but not like this imo

[@maxuabo]

@@siah-naraa this is some of the best example of talent in screamo vocals. Screaming to this capacity is DIFFICULT. Not to mention the choreography of the rest of drumming and bass as a band. This band is very talented in their craft. Takes time to appreciate the talent and beauty of the art.

[@siah-naraa]

@@maxuabo I understand that it takes technique and is difficult but its not appealing to me because it is overdone imo

[@kurtstephensonbass1889]

@@siah-naraa let's see you try to add clean vocals to a meshuggah song

[@slothzizi]

@@kurtstephensonbass1889 I don't want to imagine a world where that happens

[@claybutler]

Good job tinting the audience blue. Blends well.

[@WickWickWACK]

i gotta give you props on the timing. Mad skills bruh...even my hulu lags hahha

[@evanstevens7918]

Bro the reactions of the crowd match perfectly to how i think they would react confused yet drawn in

[@MegaMav101]

Please keep making more of these 🤟🏾

[@azwris]

Another Epic Oscar's performance. Even Elton John shouted OMG!

[@7judas77]

was that him crapping his pants at 1:50?

[@azwris]

@@7judas77 Hahaha! Yes!!!

[@j.edwardwells9034]

Standing ovation!

[@arstocker]

This is gold!

[@apexkech]

For all the newfriends that joined this because they didn't know better and legitimately thought Meshuggah played at the Oscars, this song is called Demiurge.

[@Addishole]

Thank you. Sucks that this is fake, I thought it was real until I went looking for the name of the song

[@adamjones6849]

A masterpiece that will undoubtedly ascend into the anthology of the great works for eons to come. You have forever elevated the art form with this Magnum Opus of the ancient gods.

[@robotpizza]

Whoever put this together and did the edit...freaking genius!

[@8xf493]

Wow this is great!

[@erikagravino1558]

I love this. Just saw them live in Chicago a few months ago- badass performance

[@antaresvariant2306]

I was there! Greatest live performance of my life!

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Saw them in NYC. Amazing!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@laurencochran2201]

This is awesome

[@stuartmapes]

I’ll never get over on how well this video was made 🤣🤣

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Who ever put this brilliance together deserves an Oscar 😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘

[@mikelnomikos]

This is a KZbin hidden gem, even at 508k views (Nov 22). This should be everywhere and every Meshuggah fan in the world should know about it (and love it).

[@kenshin73himura70]

Video editor, you deserve an Oscar foo!!!🤘🤘🤘☝️☝️

[@andrewmills2136]

you can see who really appreciates it by their reactions

[@westwoodmusic604]

LOVE seeing who's grooving out to it. Tarintino, Brad Pitt, Dicaprio having a great time

[@Corey91666]

Tom Hanks at 1:35 ?? XD

[@matthewniederberger9367]

Gail Gadot was vibin

[@shash3391]

This is so damn hilarious! Genius editing FR!!!

[@S1L3nCe]

11/10 montage. Simply incrédible haha