when the second batch of meshuggah re-issues rolled in for pre-order, it was out of the question that i wanted them all. i put in a massive order at nuclear blast and they were kind enough to send me the already available "none" e.p. a bit earlier. two weeks later the box with the four remaining records was delivered to my house and i happily unwrapped the goods. the first of the pile was "nothing" from 2002.
back then nuclear blast didn't feel the urge to produce a vinyl version of the album. it took five years before the metal world world was to receive "nothing" in the ultimate format. infamous italian label night of the vinyl dead pressed a run of 333 copies, all on black vinyl. i don't have to mention that copies fetched insane prices on second hand markets by now. seventeen years after its initial release, nuclear blast finally crafted a re-issue.
the re-imagined artwork is pretty cool this time. still, i think the original looks better but i like the new one almost as much. the vinyl colour pattern is great as well and works really good with the art. the inside gatefold is made in the fashion as all the re-issues are, pictures of the respective times, arranged in this special way. 300 copies made, sounding and looking great. nuclear blast. 2019.
