| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[5] |
Chaosphere is the third album by Swedish metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 9 November 1998 by Nuclear Blast, and is the only studio album to feature bassist Gustaf Hielm. Chaosphere's sound shows the band toning down some of the thrash style of their previous releases in favor of the technical, polyrhythmic, groove-oriented sound they would continue to explore on subsequent albums. A video was made for "New Millennium Cyanide Christ".
The Japanese version of the album contains a bonus song, titled "Unanything", as track 9. This song was also included on the promotional card-sleeve CD as track 6. Towards the end of "Elastic," four of the album's songs are played at once.
The "Reloaded" re-release features four of the five tracks from The True Human Design EP.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Concatenation" | Haake | Thordendal | 4:17 |
| 2. | "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" | Haake | Thordendal, Hagström | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Corridor of Chameleons" | Haake | Thordendal | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Neurotica" | Hagström | Hagström | 5:20 |
| 5. | "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled" | Haake | Thordendal | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Sane" | Haake | Kidman, Hagström | 3:49 |
| 7. | "The Exquisite Machinery of Torture" | Haake | Haake, Thordendal | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Elastic" | Haake | Hagström | 15:30 |
| 9. | "Unanything" (Japanese bonus track) | (Instrumental) | Meshuggah | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Sane" (demo version) | Haake | Kidman, Hagström | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Future Breed Machine" (Mayhem version) | Haake | Meshuggah | 8:11 |
| 12. | "Futile Bread Machine" (Campfire version) | Haake | Meshuggah | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Future Breed Machine" (Quant's Quantastical Quantasm) | Haake | Meshuggah | 7:30 |
| 14. | "Future Breed Machine" (Remix) | Haake | Meshuggah | 6:46 |
Personnel
Meshuggah
- Jens Kidman – vocals
- Gustaf Hielm – bass
- Tomas Haake – drums, vocals (on "Sane" and "The Exquisite Machinery of Torture")
- Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar
- Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar, synthesizers
Production
- Daniel Bergstrand – recording, mixdown
- Fredrik Thordendal – recording, mixdown
- Peter in de Betou – mastering (at Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden)
- Tomas Haake – artwork, design
- Meshuggah – art direction
- John Norhager – band photo
References
- ^ Nuclear Blast - Meshuggah - Chaosphere Retrieved 11 November 2017
- ^ NMESHUGGAH'S 'CHAOSPHERE': 6 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW Retrieved 11 December 2018
- ^ Meshuggah’s Chaosphere Turns 20 Years Old! Retrieved 11 December 2018
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/chaosphere-mw0000045351
- ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (August 1, 2016). "Meshuggah - 25 Years of Musical Deviance". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.