Contradictions Collapse is the debut album by Swedish heavy metal band Meshuggah. The album was released on 1 January 1991 by Nuclear Blast.[1] Contradictions Collapse was originally titled (All This Because of) Greed. The album leans more towards a thrash metal[2] and alternative metal sound than the band's later works,[3] featuring heavy riffs and influences of hip hop and industrial dance in the drum patterns.[3] It was re-released as a digipak with an incomplete version of Meshuggah's second EP, None, in 1998,[3] with no liner notes or lyrics included in the booklet.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10[4] |
Allmusic critic Steve Huey wrote: "Although it's not quite as accomplished as their later work, it's certainly a worthwhile listen, especially for devoted fans."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paralyzing Ignorance" | Jens Kidman, Fredrik Thordendal | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Erroneous Manipulation" | Kidman, Thordendal | 6:21 |
| 3. | "Abnegating Cecity" | Kidman, Thordendal, Tomas Haake | 6:31 |
| 4. | "Internal Evidence" | Kidman, Thordendal | 7:27 |
| 5. | "Qualms of Reality" | Kidman, Thordendal, Haake | 7:07 |
| 6. | "We'll Never See the Day" | Kidman, Niklas Lundgren | 6:03 |
| 7. | "Greed" | Kidman, Thordendal | 7:06 |
| 8. | "Choirs of Devastation" | Haake, Thordendal | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Cadaverous Mastication" | Kidman, Thordendal | 7:32 |
| 10. | "Humiliative" (1998 bonus track) | Kidman, Thordendal, Haake | 5:17 |
| 11. | "Sickening" (1998 bonus track) | Haake, Thordendal | 5:46 |
| 12. | "Ritual" (1998 bonus track) | Kidman | 6:17 |
| 13. | "Gods of Rapture" (1998 bonus track) | Thordendal, Haake | 5:10 |
Personnel
Meshuggah
- Jens Kidman − rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal − lead guitar, lead vocals
- Peter Nordin − bass
- Tomas Haake − drums, vocals (on "Choirs of Devastation")
References
- ^ a b Nuclear Blast - Meshuggah - Contradictions Collapse
- ^ a b Cory, Ian (23 July 2015). "Twenty Against Ten (years later) – Meshuggah from Destroy Erase Improve to Catch Thirtythree". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Huey, Steve. "Contradictions Collapse - Meshuggah – AllMusic". Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (August 1, 2016). "Meshuggah - 25 Years of Musical Deviance". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
External links
- Contradictions Collapse at Discogs (list of releases)