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Title: WARNING: if you like MESHUGGAH, don't buy this
Review: that's all I can say.I'm a MESHUGGAH fan and I got this out of curiousity-- to see how they are influencing other bands. to say I'm disappointed is an understatement.the problems:- poppy singalong choruses that you don't want to sing along to.- tons of sugary backing vocals that change the target audience to 14 year nu-metal girls.- there are some Meshuggah-influenced parts, but they are ultimately uninteresting, both melodically and rhythmically.- after you've heard Mesh, mnemic guitars sound like wimpy imitations. they're quiet in relation to the drums.- I just don't like the guy's voice.I'm not against Meshuggah-clone bands, I'm very interested in them. especially if they're taking it to a different level. but these guys just water it down and sell it, there's no depth whatsoever.if you dig mnemic that's fine, I'm just saying:don't be suckered by the "if-you-like-Meshuggah-you'll-like-mnemic" line. you will want your money back like I did.
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