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| name = |
| name = Nothing |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[Meshuggah]] |
| artist = [[Meshuggah]] |
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| cover = Meshuggah-Nothing.jpg |
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| released = 6 August 2002<ref>[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggah-guitarist-speaks-out-on-ozzfest-2002-experience/ MESHUGGAH Guitarist Speaks Out On OZZFEST 2002 Experience] blabbermouth.net, retrieved 9 November 2017</ref> |
| released = 6 August 2002<ref>[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggah-guitarist-speaks-out-on-ozzfest-2002-experience/ MESHUGGAH Guitarist Speaks Out On OZZFEST 2002 Experience] blabbermouth.net, retrieved 9 November 2017</ref> |
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| recorded = May–June 2002<ref>{{cite web |author1=Espn |title=A short biography |url=http://www.meshuggah.net/bio/ |website=Meshuggah.com |access-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513083515/http://www.meshuggah.net/bio/ |archive-date=13 May 2007}}</ref> |
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| recorded = May 2002 |
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| genre = [[Progressive metal]] |
| genre = *[[Progressive metal]] |
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*[[groove metal]] |
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*[[avant-garde metal]] |
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| length = |
| length = 52:37 |
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| label = [[Nuclear Blast]] |
| label = [[Nuclear Blast]] |
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| prev_title = [[Rare Trax]] |
| prev_title = [[Rare Trax]] |
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| prev_year = 2001 |
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'''''Nothing''''' is the fourth album by Swedish [[extreme metal]] band [[Meshuggah]], originally released in 2002. The album entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at number 165, slightly higher than the band's following effort, ''[[Catch Thirtythree]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meshuggah|chart=all}} |title=Meshuggah - Chart history |website=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref> |
'''''Nothing''''' is the fourth studio album by Swedish [[extreme metal]] band [[Meshuggah]], originally released in 2002. The album entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at number 165, slightly higher than the band's following effort, ''[[Catch Thirtythree]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meshuggah|chart=all}} |title=Meshuggah - Chart history |website=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref> |
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A last-minute decision to join 2002's [[Ozzfest]] tour forced the band to mix the album in two days and to master it in one. As a result, the album had its guitars and drums re-recorded for a remastered re-release in 2006. |
A last-minute decision to join 2002's [[Ozzfest]] tour forced the band to mix the album in two days and to master it in one. As a result, the album had its guitars and drums re-recorded for a remastered re-release in 2006. |
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The songs on this album consist of slower tempos and a heavy focus on [[Groove metal|groove]] instead of the [[thrash metal]] style of previous albums. [[Jazz fusion]] elements such as the interludes found in some songs on the band's ''[[Destroy Erase Improve]]'' album are still present in this release. |
The songs on this album consist of slower tempos and a heavy focus on [[Groove metal|groove]] instead of the [[thrash metal]] style of previous albums. [[Jazz fusion]] elements such as the interludes found in some songs on the band's ''[[Destroy Erase Improve]]'' album are still present in this release. |
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This is also the first album on which guitarists [[Fredrik Thordendal]] and [[Mårten Hagström]] experimented with [[Eight-string guitars|8-string guitars]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.deadtide.com/interviews/page.php?id=41 | title = Meshuggah Interview | access-date = 6 June 2017}}</ref> by re-recording the guitar tracks, replacing the original performances made using detuned [[Seven-string guitar#Electric guitar|7-string guitars]], due in part to their custom Nevborn guitars not being ready. |
This is also the first album on which guitarists [[Fredrik Thordendal]] and [[Mårten Hagström]] experimented with [[Eight-string guitars|8-string guitars]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.deadtide.com/interviews/page.php?id=41 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060614102719/http://deadtide.com/interviews/page.php?id=41 | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 14 June 2006 | title = Meshuggah Interview | access-date = 6 June 2017}}</ref> by re-recording the guitar tracks, replacing the original performances made using detuned [[Seven-string guitar#Electric guitar|7-string guitars]], due in part to their custom Nevborn guitars not being ready. |
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==Release and reception== |
==Release and reception== |
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| rev1=[[AllMusic]] |
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| rev1Score={{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=nothing-mw0000221077|pure_url=yes}}|title=Nothing - Meshuggah|last=Serba|first=John |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref> |
| rev1Score={{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=nothing-mw0000221077|pure_url=yes}}|title=Nothing - Meshuggah|last=Serba|first=John |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref> |
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| rev2=[[Blabbermouth]] |
| rev2= ''[[Blabbermouth.net]]'' |
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| rev2Score= 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=89 |title=Blabbermouth.net CD Reviews - Nothing - Meshuggah |publisher=[[Blabbermouth]] |first=Alex |last=Cipolla |accessdate=3 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525132430/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=89 |archivedate=25 May 2008 }}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[ |
| rev3 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]'' |
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| rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |last2=Perri|first2=David|author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s |publisher=[[Collector's Guide Publishing]] |year=2011 |location=[[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |isbn=9781-926592-20-6 |pages=318-319}}</ref> |
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| rev5=''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' |
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| rev5Score=8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5249-nothing/|title=Meshuggah - Nothing|last=Violante|first=Isaiah|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=15 October 2002|accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref> |
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| rev6 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' |
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| rev6Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Begrand |first=Adrien |url=https://www.popmatters.com/meshuggah-nothing-2495807983.html#:~:text=It's%20simultaneously%20dizzying%20and%20mesmerizing,hear%20from%20a%20metal%20band. |title=Meshuggah - Nothing |publisher=PopMatters |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> |
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⚫ | | rev7Score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/meshuggah/albums/album/172652/review/5945704/nothing |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230212919/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/meshuggah/albums/album/172652/review/5945704/nothing |archivedate=30 December 2008 |title=Meshuggah: Nothing : Music Reviews |work=Rolling Stone |last=Kot|first=Greg|date=12 September 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref> |
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| rev7score = B<ref name="stylus">{{cite magazine|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/meshuggah/nothing.html |title=Meshuggah - Nothing |last=Lee |first=Cosmo |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=17 January 2007 |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> |
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| rev8 = ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'' |
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The track "Rational Gaze" was promoted with three [[music video]]s. The first was a repetitive black-and-white sequence of pictures, and did not have much connection with the song structure; the second version, directed by Torbjörn Oyesvold, featured a blue-greenish environment with the band performing, heavy post-processed by blurry [[filter (video)|video filters]]; the third version, entitled "Mr. Kidman Delirium Version", was not an official video, but rather a [[home video|handicam]] of Jens Kidman performing as his bandmates, with the help of different wigs. In January 2018, [[Loudwire]] named ''Nothing'' their favorite [[djent]] album.<ref name="lw genre">{{cite web|title=THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES|url=http://loudwire.com/best-metal-albums-subgenres/|website=[[Loudwire]]|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref> |
The track "Rational Gaze" was promoted with three [[music video]]s. The first was a repetitive black-and-white sequence of pictures, and did not have much connection with the song structure; the second version, directed by Torbjörn Oyesvold, featured a blue-greenish environment with the band performing, heavy post-processed by blurry [[filter (video)|video filters]]; the third version, entitled "Mr. Kidman Delirium Version", was not an official video, but rather a [[home video|handicam]] of Jens Kidman performing as his bandmates, with the help of different wigs. In January 2018, [[Loudwire]] named ''Nothing'' their favorite [[djent]] album.<ref name="lw genre">{{cite web|title=THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES|url=http://loudwire.com/best-metal-albums-subgenres/|website=[[Loudwire]]|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref> |
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===Re-release=== |
===Re-release=== |
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A re-recorded and remastered version of the album was released on 31 October 2006. The new version features new rhythm guitar tracks re-recorded with [[Eight-string guitars|8-string guitars]]. The drums were also re-recorded by using the original drum hits as triggers for new audio produced with virtual drum software. The vocals were not re-recorded, but were given |
A re-recorded and remastered version of the album was released on 31 October 2006. The new version features new rhythm guitar tracks re-recorded with [[Eight-string guitars|8-string guitars]]. The drums were also re-recorded by using the original drum hits as triggers for new audio produced with virtual drum software. The vocals were not re-recorded, but were given effects processing. |
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There are two songs significantly modified from their original version. These include the tempo of "Nebulous" which was lowered, and the track length of "Obsidian" was nearly doubled with the ending fadeout removed. |
There are two songs significantly modified from their original version. These include the tempo of "Nebulous" which was lowered, and the track length of "Obsidian" was nearly doubled with the ending fadeout removed. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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'''Original 2002 Release:''' |
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{{track listing |
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| all_lyrics = [[Tomas Haake]], except "Nebulous" |
| all_lyrics = [[Tomas Haake]], except "Nebulous" by [[Mårten Hagström]] |
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| title1 = Stengah |
| title1 = Stengah |
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| music1 = Hagström, Haake |
| music1 = Hagström, Haake |
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| note10 = instrumental |
| note10 = instrumental |
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| music10 = Meshuggah |
| music10 = Meshuggah |
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| length10 = 4:20 |
| length10 = 4:20 |
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|total_length = 53: |
|total_length = 53:37 |
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'''2006 Remastered Edition:''' |
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{{track listing |
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| all_lyrics = [[Tomas Haake]], except "Nebulous" by [[Mårten Hagström]] |
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| title1 = Stengah |
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| music1 = Hagström, Haake |
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| length1 = 5:38 |
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| title2 = Rational Gaze |
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| music2 = Thordendal |
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| length2 = 5:26 |
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| title3 = Perpetual Black Second |
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| music3 = Hagström |
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| length3 = 4:39 |
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| title4 = Closed Eye Visuals |
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| music4 = Thordendal |
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| length4 = 7:25 |
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| title5 = Glints Collide |
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| music5 = Thordendal, Haake |
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| length5 = 4:56 |
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| title6 = Organic Shadows |
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| music6 = Hagström, Haake |
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| length6 = 5:20 |
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| title7 = Straws Pulled at Random |
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| music7 = Hagström |
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| length7 = 5:16 |
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| title8 = Spasm |
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| music8 = Thordendal, Haake |
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| length8 = 4:14 |
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| title9 = Nebulous |
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| music9 = Hagström |
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| length9 = 7:06 |
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| title10 = Obsidian |
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| note10 = instrumental |
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| music10 = Meshuggah |
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| length10 = 8:35 |
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|total_length = 58:35 |
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{{track listing |
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{{tracklist |
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| headline = DVD track listing (Remastered edition) |
| headline = DVD track listing (Remastered edition) |
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| title1 = Straws Pulled at Random |
| title1 = Straws Pulled at Random |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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* Jens Kidman − vocals |
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* [[Fredrik Thordendal]] − lead guitar, bass, rhythm guitar on the 2006 re-release |
* [[Fredrik Thordendal]] − lead guitar, bass, rhythm guitar on the 2006 re-release |
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* [[Mårten Hagström]] − rhythm guitar, bass |
* [[Mårten Hagström]] − rhythm guitar, bass |
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* [[Tomas Haake]] − drums, spoken vocals (4, 8, 9), artwork<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxjq3nqoSWg&feature=channel_page | |
* [[Tomas Haake]] − drums, spoken vocals (4, 8, 9), artwork<ref>{{Cite web |title=MESHUGGAH presented by POWERMETAL.de |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxjq3nqoSWg&feature=channel_page |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/mxjq3nqoSWg |archive-date=2021-12-13}}{{cbignore}} Mårten Hagström says in this interview (at 3:18) that Tomas Haake designed the artwork for the album ''Nothing''.</ref> |
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==Charts== |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2002) |
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! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |
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{{album chart|Sweden|41|artist=Meshuggah|album=Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=16 November 2021}} |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|165|artist=Meshuggah|rowheader=true|access-date=16 November 2021}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:2006 albums]] |
[[Category:2006 albums]] |
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[[Category:Nuclear Blast albums]] |
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[[Category:Re-recorded albums]] |
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Released | 6 August 2002[1] | |||
Recorded | May–June 2002[2] | |||
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Length | 52:37 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Meshuggah chronology | ||||
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Remastered edition cover | ||||
Nothing is the fourth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, originally released in 2002. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 165, slightly higher than the band's following effort, Catch Thirtythree.[3]
A last-minute decision to join 2002's Ozzfest tour forced the band to mix the album in two days and to master it in one. As a result, the album had its guitars and drums re-recorded for a remastered re-release in 2006.
Musical style
[edit]This section possibly contains original research. (August 2013) |
The songs on this album consist of slower tempos and a heavy focus on groove instead of the thrash metal style of previous albums. Jazz fusion elements such as the interludes found in some songs on the band's Destroy Erase Improve album are still present in this release.
This is also the first album on which guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström experimented with 8-string guitars[4] by re-recording the guitar tracks, replacing the original performances made using detuned 7-string guitars, due in part to their custom Nevborn guitars not being ready.
Release and reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Blabbermouth.net | 7.5/10[6] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[7] |
Ox-Fanzine | 10/10[8] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[9] |
PopMatters | 9/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Stylus | B[12] |
The track "Rational Gaze" was promoted with three music videos. The first was a repetitive black-and-white sequence of pictures, and did not have much connection with the song structure; the second version, directed by Torbjörn Oyesvold, featured a blue-greenish environment with the band performing, heavy post-processed by blurry video filters; the third version, entitled "Mr. Kidman Delirium Version", was not an official video, but rather a handicam of Jens Kidman performing as his bandmates, with the help of different wigs. In January 2018, Loudwire named Nothing their favorite djent album.[13]
Nothing has sold over 95,000 copies in the US.
Re-release
[edit]A re-recorded and remastered version of the album was released on 31 October 2006. The new version features new rhythm guitar tracks re-recorded with 8-string guitars. The drums were also re-recorded by using the original drum hits as triggers for new audio produced with virtual drum software. The vocals were not re-recorded, but were given effects processing.
There are two songs significantly modified from their original version. These include the tempo of "Nebulous" which was lowered, and the track length of "Obsidian" was nearly doubled with the ending fadeout removed.
The re-release also includes a DVD containing music videos and their Download Festival performance in 2005, as well as modified cover art.
Track listing
[edit]Original 2002 Release:
All lyrics are written by Tomas Haake, except "Nebulous" by Mårten Hagström
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Stengah" | Hagström, Haake | 5:38 |
2. | "Rational Gaze" | Thordendal | 5:04 |
3. | "Perpetual Black Second" | Hagström | 4:39 |
4. | "Closed Eye Visuals" | Thordendal | 7:25 |
5. | "Glints Collide" | Thordendal, Haake | 4:55 |
6. | "Organic Shadows" | Hagström, Haake | 5:08 |
7. | "Straws Pulled at Random" | Hagström | 5:10 |
8. | "Spasm" | Thordendal, Haake | 4:14 |
9. | "Nebulous" | Hagström | 6:33 |
10. | "Obsidian" (instrumental) | Meshuggah | 4:20 |
Total length: | 53:37 |
2006 Remastered Edition:
All lyrics are written by Tomas Haake, except "Nebulous" by Mårten Hagström
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Stengah" | Hagström, Haake | 5:38 |
2. | "Rational Gaze" | Thordendal | 5:26 |
3. | "Perpetual Black Second" | Hagström | 4:39 |
4. | "Closed Eye Visuals" | Thordendal | 7:25 |
5. | "Glints Collide" | Thordendal, Haake | 4:56 |
6. | "Organic Shadows" | Hagström, Haake | 5:20 |
7. | "Straws Pulled at Random" | Hagström | 5:16 |
8. | "Spasm" | Thordendal, Haake | 4:14 |
9. | "Nebulous" | Hagström | 7:06 |
10. | "Obsidian" (instrumental) | Meshuggah | 8:35 |
Total length: | 58:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Straws Pulled at Random" (live at Download 2005) | |
2. | "In Death—Is Death" (live at Download 2005) | |
3. | "Future Breed Machine" (live at Download 2005) | |
4. | "Rational Gaze" (music video) | |
5. | "Shed" (music video) | |
6. | "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" (music video) | |
7. | "Rational Gaze" (Mr. Kidman Delirium version) |
Personnel
[edit]- Jens Kidman − vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal − lead guitar, bass, rhythm guitar on the 2006 re-release
- Mårten Hagström − rhythm guitar, bass
- Tomas Haake − drums, spoken vocals (4, 8, 9), artwork[14]
Charts
[edit]Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 41 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 165 |
References
[edit]- ^ MESHUGGAH Guitarist Speaks Out On OZZFEST 2002 Experience blabbermouth.net, retrieved 9 November 2017
- ^ Espn. "A short biography". Meshuggah.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Meshuggah - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Meshuggah Interview". Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Serba, John. "Nothing - Meshuggah". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Cipolla, Alex. "Blabbermouth.net CD Reviews - Nothing - Meshuggah". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 318–319. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ "Review".
- ^ Violante, Isaiah (15 October 2002). "Meshuggah - Nothing". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Meshuggah - Nothing". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Kot, Greg (12 September 2002). "Meshuggah: Nothing : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo (17 January 2007). "Meshuggah - Nothing". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "MESHUGGAH presented by POWERMETAL.de". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Mårten Hagström says in this interview (at 3:18) that Tomas Haake designed the artwork for the album Nothing.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Meshuggah – Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Meshuggah Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2021.