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| | | Meshuggah review – mechanical Swedish metallers in need of human frailty | | by Chris Lord May 30, 2022 | | Manchester Academy
Effectively summoning moods of burning heat and freezing cold, the djent pioneers’ machine-like precision can be tiring
Along the lines of the infinite monkey theorem, if one was to program a group of AI-enhanced robots to create metal music, there’s every chance it would sound like Meshuggah. The Swedish tech-metal pioneers – so revered they are playing the Royal Albert Hall later this week – are known for their punishingly heavy riffs, technical prowess and colossal sonic power, delivered with machine-like precision. Touring in support of their latest album Immutable, the quintet is greeted with boisterous chants of “Meh-shoo-gah”. Moments earlier, the crowd sings along to Careless Whisper’s saxophone parts, which is played over the PA. It’s probably the most fun they’ll have all night. Meshuggah are at Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, 30 May; Royal Albert Hall, London, 3 June. Continue reading... | | | | | 'Tragically ugly' school textbook causes social media outcry in China | | by Helen Davidson in Taipei May 30, 2022 | | Education ministry orders publisher to rectify illustrations of children deemed inappropriate China’s education ministry has ordered a state-owned publisher to rectify a school textbook that went viral owing to what social media users described as “tragically ugly” and inappropriate depictions of children. The mathematics books published by the People’s Education Press contain illustrations of people with distorted faces and bulging pants. Boys are seen grabbing girls’ skirts and one child appears to have a leg tattoo. Continue reading... | | | | | |
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