{"id":81624,"date":"2018-07-06T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=81624"},"modified":"2018-07-06T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T15:22:31","slug":"first-impressions-meshuggah-destroy-erase-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/first-impressions-meshuggah-destroy-erase-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions: Meshuggah<\/b> \u2013 Destroy Erase Improve<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Does it Djent?<\/p>\n

In this series<\/a> we at Toilet ov Hell bring our metal credibility into question by admitting we haven\u2019t listened to some of metal\u2019s classic albums. This week I decided to examine an album I have somehow never really listened to, Meshuggah<\/strong>\u2019s Destroy Erase Improve.\"\" <\/em><\/p>\n

This omission is a bit embarrassing for me, as I\u2019ve grown quite fond of Meshuggah over the last two years but have somehow not listened to this album. Now seems like the right time to rectify this situation and listen to the album that is considered the birth of Meshuggah\u2019s definitive sound.<\/p>\n

Before going any further here\u2019s what some of TovH djentlemen had to say about this album-<\/p>\n

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HessianHunter<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Destroy Erase Improve<\/em> both truly progs and truly thrashes. These days there a million bands who can competently chug out some polyrhythms, but none of them do it with the punk rock attitude that Meshuggah had on Destroy Erase Improve<\/em>. It’s one of the most vicious albums of it’s era and it still sounds absolutely brutal today.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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W.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Over 20 years later, Destroy Erase Improve<\/em> still sounds fresh and relevant and exciting, especially compared to the sea of progressive and technical bands it inspired. This album is a masterclass of songwriting, featuring Meshuggah at their most vicious and energetic. It’s fast, absurdly heavy, and so nuanced that I’m still finding little details I missed in a million prior listens. An incredible record whose impact on the genre cannot be overstated.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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So before we go any further, let’s all sit down and give this seminal Meshuggah record a spin.<\/p>\n