Contradictions Collapse
1991 studio album by Meshuggah
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Contradictions Collapse is the debut studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 1 May 1991 by Nuclear Blast. Contradictions Collapse was originally titled (All This Because of) Greed. The album leans more towards a thrash metal[1] sound than the band's later works, featuring heavy riffs and influences of Jazz fusion, as well as industrial dance in the drum patterns.[2] It was re-released as a digipak with an incomplete version of Meshuggah's second EP, None, in 1998,[2] with no liner notes or lyrics included in the booklet. It is the only album to feature Jens Kidman on rhythm guitar, as well as Fredrik Thordendal on lead vocals in some tracks.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 May 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Umeå, Sweden | |||
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| Length | 56:35 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10[5] |
AllMusic critic Steve Huey wrote: "Although it's not quite as accomplished as their later work, it's certainly a worthwhile listen, especially for devoted fans."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Paralyzing Ignorance" | Jens Kidman | Kidman, Fredrik Thordendal | Kidman | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Erroneous Manipulation" | Kidman, Thordendal | Thordendal, Johan Sjögren | Thordendal | 6:21 |
| 3. | "Abnegating Cecity" | Tomas Haake | Kidman, Thordendal, Haake | Thordendal | 6:31 |
| 4. | "Internal Evidence" | Kidman | Kidman, Thordendal | Kidman | 7:27 |
| 5. | "Qualms of Reality" | Haake | Kidman, Thordendal | Thordendal | 7:07 |
| 6. | "We'll Never See the Day" | Kidman | Kidman, Niklas Lundgren | Kidman | 6:03 |
| 7. | "Greed" | Kidman, Thordendal | Kidman, Thordendal | Thordendal | 7:06 |
| 8. | "Choirs of Devastation" | Haake, Thordendal | Haake, Thordendal | Haake | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Cadaverous Mastication" | Kidman, Thordendal | Kidman, Thordendal, Lundgren | Kidman | 7:32 |
| Total length: | 56:35 | ||||
The first four tracks from the None EP were included as bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.
Personnel
Meshuggah
- Jens Kidman − rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9)
- Fredrik Thordendal − lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, and 7)
- Peter Nordin − bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tomas Haake − drums, backing vocals, spoken vocals (track 8)
