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.[citation needed]
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| Released | 1 May 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Umeå, Sweden | |||
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| Length | 56:19 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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Release history
A promotional cassette of the album was titled (All This Because of) Greed and included Qualms of Reality and We'll Never See the Day.[1]
Four tracks from the None EP were included as bonus tracks on the 1999 reissue,[2] in addition to the 2008 reissue,[3] which was released by Nuclear Blast in 2008 as the Reloaded edition.[2]
Music
The album leans more towards a thrash metal sound than the band's later works,[4] featuring "heavy riffs", as well as "industrial dance in the drum patterns."[5] It is the only album to feature Jens Kidman on rhythm guitar, as well as Fredrik Thordendal on lead vocals in some tracks.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [7] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10[8] |
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."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Paralyzing Ignorance" | Jens Kidman | Kidman, Fredrik Thordendal | Kidman | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Erroneous Manipulation" | Kidman, Thordendal | Thordendal, Johan Sjögren | Thordendal | 6:20 |
| 3. | "Abnegating Cecity" | Tomas Haake | Kidman, Thordendal, Haake | Thordendal | 6:28 |
| 4. | "Internal Evidence" | Kidman | Kidman, Thordendal | Kidman | 7:26 |
| 5. | "Qualms of Reality" | Haake | Kidman, Thordendal | Thordendal | 7:02 |
| 6. | "We'll Never See the Day" | Kidman | Kidman, Niklas Lundgren | Kidman | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Greed" | Kidman, Thordendal | Kidman, Thordendal | Thordendal | 7:05 |
| 8. | "Choirs of Devastation" | Haake, Thordendal | Haake, Thordendal | Haake | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Cadaverous Mastication" | Kidman, Thordendal | Kidman, Thordendal, Lundgren | Kidman | 7:29 |
| Total length: | 56:19 | ||||
1999 reissue
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 10. | "Humiliative" | 5:17 |
| 11. | "Sickening" | 5:46 |
| 12. | "Ritual" | 6:16 |
| 13. | "Gods of Rapture" | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 78:48 | |
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), sitar (track 6)[9]
- Peter Nordin − bass guitar, backing vocals (track 3)[10]
- Tomas Haake − drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 8)
On 1999 reissue bonus tracks
- Jens Kidman − lead vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal − lead guitar, backing vocals
- Peter Nordin − bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tomas Haake − drums, backing vocals
- Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
