Meshuggah (EP)

Meshuggah
EP by Meshuggah
Released	1989
Recorded	Umeå, Sweden
Genre	Thrash metal progressive metal
Length	19:23
Label	Garageland
Meshuggah chronology
Meshuggah (1989) Contradictions Collapse (1991)

Meshuggah, also known as Psykisk Testbild (Pronounced "see-kisk test-build") is the debut EP by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. The three tracks on this EP were later reissued on the compilation Rare Trax . Although the EP is known as Psykisk Testbild ("mental test pattern"), this title is not to be found anywhere on the cover itself. ^[1] It was released as a 12" vinyl record, limited to 1000 copies, by local record store Garageland in Umeå. ^[1] This is the only Meshuggah record featuring drummer Niclas Lundgren. Tomas Haake later replaced Lundgren on drums. The track "Cadaverous Mastication" was included on their first studio album, Contradictions Collapse . The last track has a contribution from Johan Sjögren, who played guitar in the first lineup of the band together with his brother Per Sjögren, drums.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	4.0/10 [2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Cadaverous Mastication"	Kidman, Thordendal	Kidman, Thordendal, Niclas Lundgren	7:51
2.	"Sovereigns Morbidity"	Kidman	Kidman, Lundgren	4:31
3.	"The Debt of Nature"	Thordendal, Kidman	Thordendal, Kidman, Johan Sjögren	7:20

Personnel

• Jens Kidman – lead vocals (tracks 1–2), rhythm guitar, backing vocals (track 3)
• Niclas Lundgren – drums, backing vocals
• Peter Nordin – bass, backing vocals
• Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar, lead vocals (track 3), backing vocals (tracks 1–2)

References

1. Official Meshuggah discography Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
2. Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (August 1, 2016). "Meshuggah - 25 Years of Musical Deviance". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.