As much as I appreciate Destroy Erase Improve, I can't say it is th best album, bcause I believe that both Chaosphere and Nothing are far superior to it. Chaosphere is a better constructed album with better performances and better songs that DEI. Sure, DEI had some classics, but it also had weak moments like Suffer in Truth and Terminal Illusions. Chaosphere has no weak moments if you except the slightly lesser track Sane... Nothing has absolutely no weak moments.

Similarly, their actual songwriting has improved considerably. Riffs like the opening part to Soul Burn may be very metal and much fun, but they sound rather forced and don't swing as much as the new stuff. New Meshuggah seems to flow smoothly and swing like a motherfucker, it feels natural and perfect in it's conception.

The sound has been improved to perfection also. Nothing is the only release to have truly satisfactory drums, and the guitars sound simply monstrous. Chaosphere lacks the melody but Nothing has enough melody to be a well rounded album. The intro is perfect and the outro is stunning... It contains many of Meshuggah's absolutely archetypal, perfect songs: Rational Gaze, Perpetual Black Second, Closed Eye Visuals, Straws Pulled at Random, Nebulous.... No other album contains so many gems. Nothing is absolute perfection!

For me it would be "Nothing" since thats the only album ive heard of Messhuggh, plus the "I" EP which got released last year.

For me it would be "Nothing" since thats the only album ive heard of Messhuggh, plus the "I" EP which got released last year.

you sir, are a necromancer

Chaosphere.

At the second place I put "I" and "DEI".

Destroy Erase improve because there were total Jazz licks on it. I have not heard a metal act go down the Jazz route like that and pull it off so beautifully. Chaosphere second.

Where's Catch 33? I think that's an awesome record.

Where's Catch 33? I think that's an awesome record.

look at the post date

oh shit, I have to pay better attention...:$
Sorry 'bout that.