| The Ophidian Trek | ||||
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| Released | 29 September 2014 | |||
| Genre | Extreme metal, progressive metal, experimental metal | |||
| Length | 43:42 (CD 1) 46:21 (CD 2) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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The Ophidian Trek is the second live album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah and directed by Anthony Dubois. [1] [2] Recordings were compiled from various locations in Europe and the US in 2013 and Wacken Open Air 2013.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swarmer" | 1:58 |
| 2. | "Swarm" | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Combustion" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Rational Gaze" | 5:04 |
| 5. | "obZen" | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Lethargica" | 6:04 |
| 7. | "Do Not Look Down" | 4:57 |
| 8. | "The Hurt That Finds You First" | 5:46 |
| 9. | "I Am Colossus" | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 43:42 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bleed" | 7:21 |
| 2. | "Demiurge" | 5:18 |
| 3. | "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Dancers to a Discordant System" | 10:14 |
| 5. | "Mind’s Mirrors/In Death – Is Life/In Death – Is Death" | 14:11 |
| 6. | "The Last Vigil" | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 46:21 | |
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