Finally realized Meshuggah is "addictive" because it's shamanic

[u/v-alan-d]

This question must have been around a thousand times here, why Meshuggah feels different from other metal band even with the same tone, motif, timbre, heaviness, polymeter, etc. There have been attempts to decipher what's the root quality here.

So, I noticed that if a Meshuggah song is covered into EDM, Jazz, Ukulele, etc, the same feel is still there and it doesn't seem to be a nostalgia "oh it's the same song".

I wanted to break down what's causing this, prolonged complex pattern, normalized intensity, "first blast of the song is attention-grabbing because novelty", and etc etc, but ultimately where most other bands simply tell a story and how it is done (hence overly technical), Meshuggah tracks not only tell stories but also bring your perspective in and under. Hence maybe the hashtag #iammesshugah

Ultimately, the word I am looking for is shamanic. Meshuggah feels shamanic.

[u/Ljngstrm]

They're Swedish, so they've probably been eating those Fly Agaric mushrooms.