Nothing or Obzen

[Monk]

Obzen is a stronger album I believe, though Catch 33 owns both.

This.

 

[st2012]

I prefer Nothing but the production on Obzen is incredible.

 

[sami]

Can't decide between those two, I love "I" the most.

 

[liquidcow]

As long as we're talking the re-done version of Nothing, then that wins by miles for me. ObZen just did not grab me, I found it mostly boring and too much of it was about being 'mathematical' at the expense of writing good solid riffs that were technical but still had groove. That was what they were always in danger of doing but managed to avoid, but on ObZen I think they finally fell into that trap.

 

[Scar Symmetry]

ObZen just did not grab me, I found it mostly boring and too much of it was about being 'mathematical' at the expense of writing good solid riffs that were technical but still had groove. That was what they were always in danger of doing but managed to avoid, but on ObZen I think they finally fell into that trap.

See I find it strange that you should say that, because I think that about Nothing. With Obzen they refined the formula and finally managed to pin down their sound whilst still trying new things.

 

[pink freud]

I think obZen is immediately likable, while Nothing takes a few listens to "get."

 

[CAPTAIN SARG]

Obzen has the heaviest song on the earth


LETHARGICA!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bleak]

ObZen's my favorite between the two. Destroy, Erase, Improve is by far my favorite, however.

 

[Customisbetter]

why has Chaosphere not been mentioned?

my favorite...

 

[Scar Symmetry]

why has Chaosphere not been mentioned?

my favorite...

Because it's your favourite.

 

[S-O]

I just love Meshuggah, but of these two, Obzen is a hair ahead for me. I love I and DEI a whole bunch as well, and Sol Niger gives me a Meshuggah with more shred

 

[tr0n]

I probably prefer Nothing, but it is a tough choice. I love Rational Gaze, Perpetual Black Second and Straws Pulled At Random, but that said, Bleed is one of my favourite songs ever. But with Obzen I can't really listen to it all in one sitting, in terms of the mastering it's very loud and searing and I just get listening fatigue.

Scar Symmetry is right though, Catch 33 definitely better than both and is also one of my most favourite albums ever.

Whilst we're on the topic, but not to hijack the thread, may I just...ahem...

 

[samurai7drew]

ironically, this thread has compelled me to listen to catch 33 two times today.

 

[sami]

why has Chaosphere not been mentioned?

my favorite...

Chaosphere

 

[leandroab]

Dancers To A Discordant System is one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard...

But can't decide between both...

 

[Triple7]

I prefer Obzen to Nothing not just because it has my favorite Meshuggah song, which actually isn't Dancers, it is the title track, but because the album as a whole I think is better. Nothing is a great fucking album, and Catch 33 is a whole different story

 

[Wookieslayer]

NOTHINGGGG. so great. perpetual black second, closed eye visuals, obsidian, nebulous, straws, the whole damn album. so heavy and so much groove. Obzen is amazing but nothing is my personal favorite b/w the two

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

Chaosphere over both, then DEI but I like Obzen way more than Nothing.

 

[Xanithon]

Every song on Re-Nothing is amazing and groovy to me - obZen is a good album, i thoroughly enjoy it - but some of the songs on obZen just don't stand out much to me (Pineal and Lethargica) - i find myself listening to more Nothing songs than obZen songs.

Voted Nothing.

Though if i could, i'd vote for Catch 33

 

[nihilist]

You can't make me choose between my babies!?

They both have their own appeal. But yeah, Catch 33 is the best Meshuggah imo.