The song sustains the same pulse for too long IMO. It doesn't break up the grooves. There are glimpses of genius in there, but something about the way it's conveyed doesn't come across. I'm hoping for a bit more variety on the rest of the album. That said, I'm still excited, and I think over time this song will grow on me.
Similar sentiments about the mix as others. Snare's got too much of that cardboard 'The Apostasy' quality to it. Immediately gives the whole thing a 'demo-esque' quality. Meshuggah's arrangements have always left the snare hits very sparse. It's the perfect band to use a 'Dear Agony' or 'Black Gives Way to Blue' snare on. Yet they always opt for the popcorn instead.
Guitar high mids seem to eat into vocal space, so Jens' vox have been pushed to sound flat and very direct. Not enough delay and verb throws for me, especially given how well Jens' vocal lines lend themselves to that treatment. They sound very 'dead' in that one spot.
The low-end balancing at least seems pretty cool from what I can tell. It conveys the groove much better than obZen did.
Don't mean to sound like a nitpicking bitch, but being such a huge fan of the band, I usually have some very defined ideas of how I feel they should sound, yet it never seems to happen.
Guitars sound good, though.
, well I thought it was funny anyway. Not finding anything to really hate on with this new track, it's pretty boring but I actually dig the production compared to the last few releases.
