MESHUGGAH Stream New Track On MySpace; Prep Release, Tour
February 7, 2008, 16 years ago
Swedish metal extremists MESHUGGAH have posted a new track, entitled 'Bleed', on their MySpace page. The track is the first preview of the band's forthcoming sixth full-length, obZen, slated for North American release on March 11th.
Listen to 'Bleed' at this location.
In a recent interview, Tomas Haake discussed the new record: "The album is much more dense, while still being very clear and audible as far as drum parts and guitar riffs. Lyrically it's quite different from Catch Thirty Three, more diverse. There is, however, somewhat of a 'red line' or concept running through all of them."
Haake has been a busy guy, also taking time to chat about the band and the new record with guitarist Marten Hagstrom and Nuclear Blast Records' Loana dP Valencia in the second episode of the Nuclear Blast Video Cast.
Watch The Nuclear Blast Video Cast below...
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In other news, the band is preparing to support MINISTRY on their "farewell" C-U-LaTour, which kicks off on March 26th in Calgary and winds down in Chicago in early May. Tickets for the upcoming shows, which also
feature support from HEMLOCK, are on sale now.
Dates include:
March
26 - Whiskey Nightclub - Calgary, AB27 - Croatian Cultural Center - Vancouver, BC
28 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
29 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, Washington
30 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, Oregon
April
1 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, California2 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, California
5 - House of Blues - Hollywood, California
6 - House of Blues - Hollywood, California
7 - House of Blues - San Diego, California
8 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, Arizona
9 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, Nevada
11 - The Great Saltair - Magna (Salt Lake City), Utah
12 - Ogden Theater - Denver, Colorado
14 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico
15 - La Zona Rosa - Austin, Texas
16 - Cain’s Ballroom - Tulsa, Oklahoma
17 - The Palladium - Dallas, Texas
18 - Verizon Wireless Theatre - Houston, Texas
19 - House of Blues - New Orleans, Louisiana
21 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
22 - House of Blues Lake - Buena Vista, Florida
23 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, Florida
24 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, North Carolina
25 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, Georgia
26 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, Maryland
27 - The Palladium - Worcester, Massachusetts
29 - Fillmore (Theatre of Living Arts) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May
1 - Fillmore (Irving Plaza) - New York, New York2 - Fillmore (Irving Plaza) - New York, New York
3 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
4 - Koolhaus - Toronto, ON
6 - The Agora Theater - Cleveland, Ohio
7 - Emerald Theater - Detroit, Michigan
8 - House of Blues - Chicago, Illinois
9 - House of Blues - Chicago, Illinois
obZen, which is scheduled for release in North America on March 11th, will include the following tracklisting: 'Combustion', 'Electric Red', 'Bleed', 'Lethargica', 'ObZen', 'This Spiteful Snake', 'Pineal Gland Optics', 'Pravus', 'Dancers To A Discordant System'.
Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake and guitarist Mårten Hagström spoke to BW&BK; recently just prior to an exclusive listening session of obZen, in Los Angeles, CA. The chat can be found here.
