the second installment of the nuclear blast re-issue campaign on early meshuggah releases. well, actually it is just my second piece of vinyl from the haul. nuclear blast did also re-issues of the of the self-titled e.p. and the "none" e.p. but i didn't bother with them. maybe i'll regret that move but right now i don't feel like they are essential to me.
on this second full length meshuggah took the musical ingredients of the first record and worked them into the next level. the experimental force and the will to wander new paths were and still are remarkable. an album that is rightfully placed among the best progressive rock albums of all time by the rolling stone magazine. check out the record in its full glory here.
again the original artwork was re-worked by artist keerych luminokaya who also did the original artwork for "koloss". usually i am always a fan of the original artwork, as ugly as it might be. but in this case, i think luminokaya did a great job. reminds me a bit of the terminator. the vinyl colour is so lovely as well. gorgeous grey marble on slick 180g double vinyl lp's. the whole package is limited to 300 copies. nuclear blast. 1995/2018.
