Destroy Erase Improve

Album · Released 12 May 1995

Destroy Erase Improve

Meshuggah

The alarm-like guitar notes at the start of Future Breed Machine make a useful warning. On Destroy Erase Improve, Meshuggah take the forward drive of thrash metal and repeatedly disturb its balance. The pulse remains strong, but the accents refuse to land where expected. The result is disorienting without losing the physical pleasure of a good riff. The opening song demonstrates that approach with exceptional clarity. Its tightly coordinated…

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