Immutable (album)
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Released | 1 April 2022 | |||
Studio | Sweetspot Studios | |||
Genre | Extreme metal[1] Progressive metal[1] Technical death metal[1] | |||
Length | 66:43 | |||
Label | Atomic Fire | |||
Producer | Meshuggah | |||
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Immutable is the ninth album by Swedish progressive metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 1 April 2022 via Atomic Fire Records, making it the band's first studio album to not be released through Nuclear Blast.[2][3][4]
Background
The songs "The Abysmal Eye", "Light the Shortening Fuse"[5] and "I Am That Thirst"[6] were published as singles before the album release. Music videos were released for "The Abysmal Eye"[7] and "Broken Cog".[8]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100[9] |
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Source | Rating |
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Kerrang! | 4/5[4] |
Immutable has received universal acclaim from critics with a score 83 out of 100 on Metacritic.[9] Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote: "Ultimately, Immutable delivers the very essence of Meshuggah. While comfortable in their collective skin, they continue expanding their reach by obliterating – hell, nearly swallowing – metal's genre boundaries in their long, relentless search for the undiscovered."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Broken Cog" | Mårten Hagström | Hagström | 5:35 |
2. | "The Abysmal Eye" | Tomas Haake | Dick Lövgren | 4:55 |
3. | "Light the Shortening Fuse" | Hagström | Hagström | 4:28 |
4. | "Phantoms" | Haake |
| 4:53 |
5. | "Ligature Marks" | Hagström | Hagström | 5:13 |
6. | "God He Sees in Mirrors" | Haake | Lövgren | 5:28 |
7. | "They Move Below" | (instrumental) | Hagström | 9:35 |
8. | "Kaleidoscope" | Haake |
| 4:07 |
9. | "Black Cathedral" | (instrumental) | Hagström | 2:00 |
10. | "I Am That Thirst" | Haake | Hagström | 4:40 |
11. | "The Faultless" | Haake | Hagström | 4:48 |
12. | "Armies of the Preposterous" | Haake |
| 5:15 |
13. | "Past Tense" | (instrumental) | Hagström | 5:46 |
Personnel
Meshuggah
- Jens Kidman – vocals
- Mårten Hagström – guitars
- Dick Lövgren – bass
- Tomas Haake – drums
- Fredrik Thordendal – guitar solos on 2, 6, 8, 11
Production
- Rickard Bengtsson and Staffan Karlsson – mixing
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Luminokaya – artwork
Charts
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 26 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 65 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 45 |
Music Canada (MC)[14] | 6 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 48 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] | 6 |
French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 74 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 6 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] | 90 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] | 106 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] | 4 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 58 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 3 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 6 |
UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 38 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] | 2 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[27] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[28] | 113 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Jurek, Thom (1 April 2022). "Immutable - Meshuggah". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Immutable – Meshuggah". Blabbermouth.net. 29 March 2022.
- ^ Shteamer, Hank (15 March 2022). "Meshuggah's 'Immutable' Mission". Rollingstone.com.
- ^ a b "Album review: Meshuggah – Immutable". Kerrang!. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "MESHUGGAH Releases New Single 'Light The Shortening Fuse'". Blabbermouth.net. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "MESHUGGAH Releases New Single 'I Am That Thirst'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "MESHUGGAH Drops Music Video For New Single 'The Abysmal Eye'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Meshuggah Premiere "Broken Cog" Music Video". Theprp.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Immutable by Meshuggah". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Meshuggah – Immutable" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Meshuggah – Immutable" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Meshuggah – Immutable" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Charts - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Meshuggah – Immutable" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Meshuggah: Immutable" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 14, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Meshuggah – Immutable" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 14 (dal 01.04.2022 al 07.04.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "イミュータブル | メシュガー" [Immutable | Meshuggah] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Meshuggah – Immutable". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 14". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Meshuggah – Immutable". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "MEshuggah Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "{{{artist}}} Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2022.