The Poetry of Meshuggah - Immutable

Links to the podcast episode:
YouTube
Spotify

Link to the new Meshuggah album:
Immutable

The articles referenced within the episode;

Rolling Stone

The Pit

Knotfest

Hello everyone! Today’s post is a very different one because it was the first instalment of a series of lyrical reviews that I plan on continuing, featuring some of my favourite songs and lyrically inspirational artists.

Also it is a different post because what I usually do is write out the blog post first, then use it as a reference to create a podcast episode, but this time I was so excited after the release of Meshuggah’s new album “Immutable”, that I had to jump onto the computer and record all of my thoughts right away haha.

If you are interested in the lyrical stylings of an iconic metal band such as Meshuggah - the modern, social, political issues that they tackle through a thematic approach of the human condition then continue reading. Within their lyrics, Meshuggah critically takes the perspective of extremists, fulfilling the imagery of their album cover art - a man ablaze and wielding a knife. With the formation of their words and throughout their album tracks they also paint pictures of; mindless armies, a serpent on a throne disguised as god, words which become weapons, and looming entities of smoke and flames.

Ultimately, and only in a way that Meshuggah can - they successfully bring to light the dark dangers of cloaked propaganda in a modern era - by dissecting them through monstrous, storytelling perspectives, and historical comparisons to the everlasting human condition.

So with that all being said, this was very much an episode for myself, Meshuggah are my favourite band, and this was their first new album in about 6 years. So I read out, and talked about the meaning behind all of the lyrics from the album in one long episode. If this is of no interest to you then I completely understand, but if you do consider yourself a bit of a muso then I do recommend listening to their new album as I believe it to be their greatest of all time, and a very interesting and immersive piece of music to potentially a lot of people who wouldn’t normally enjoy metal.