Alive (Meshuggah video)
Alive is the first live album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. The film was released as a double album (DVD with CD in digipak) through Nuclear Blast on 5 February 2010 in Europe and 9 February 2010 in North America.[4]
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| Released | 5 February 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 on the obZen Tour | |||
| Genre | Djent, progressive metal, extreme metal | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Director | Ian McFarland | |||
| Producer | Ian McFarland | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[2] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[3] |
Half of the film consists of the band performing songs on their obZen Tour during 2008–2009. This is intertwined with documentary-style clips of the members talking about their experiences in the band. Also on the DVD is "The Making of Bleed", a documentary on how the music video for "Bleed" was shot, along with the music video itself; and a "Drum Tour" and "Guitar Tour".
Track listing
DVD
- "Begin"
- "Perpetual Black Second"
- "Twenty Two Hours"
- "Pravus"
- "Dissemination"
- "Bleed"
- "Ritual"
- "New Millennium Cyanide Christ"
- "Cleanse"
- "Stengah"
- "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled"
- "Machine"
- "Electric Red"
- "Solidarius"
- "Rational Gaze"
- "Moment"
- "Lethargica"
- "Communicate"
- "Combustion"
- "Humiliative"
- "Infinitum"
- "Straws Pulled at Random"
- "End"
Bonus material
- "'Bleed' music video"
- "The Making of 'Bleed'"
- "Micha Guitar Tour"
- "Tomas Drum Tour"
Live audio CD
| No. | Title | City | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perpetual Black Second" | Tokyo | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Electric Red" | Tokyo | 6:02 |
| 3. | "Rational Gaze" | Tokyo | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Pravus" | Tokyo | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Lethargica" | Toronto | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Combustion" | Toronto | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Straws Pulled at Random" | Toronto | 5:05 |
| 8. | "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" | Montreal | 4:57 |
| 9. | "Stengah" | Montreal | 5:56 |
| 10. | "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled" | Montreal | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Humiliative" | Montreal | 5:21 |
| 12. | "Bleed" | Montreal | 7:55 |
Personnel
- Jens Kidman – vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar
- Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar
- Tomas Haake – drums
- Dick Lövgren – bass
- Ian McFarland – direction, production
- Markus Staiger – executive production
- Chris O'Coin – assistant editing
- Joey Korenman – animation, design
- Daniel Bergstrand – mixing
- Nathan Bice – mixing
Charts
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References
- Bowar, Chad. "Alive review". About.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- Falzon, Denise (March 2010). "Alive review". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- Begrand, Adrien (12 February 2010). "Meshuggah: Alive". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Meshuggah's Alive details revealed". Bravewords.com. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- "Album Covers Inspired by Movie Posters".
- "Lescharts.com – Meshuggah – Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Discography Meshuggah". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Meshuggah – Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "アライヴ | メシュガー" [Alive | Meshuggah]. Oricon. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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