Meshuggah - Pravus (With Metronome)

BPM - 133

Like almost all of Meshuggah's work, Pravus utilizes polymeter/implied time signatures, where the guitar riffs are in an odd meter, but are superimposed over constant 4/4 time. The constant 4/4 time is always there, whether it's a snare drum backbeat, or just quarter note cymbal hits. It's important to note that their work is not only completely in 4/4; even the musical phrases are commonly structured as well, in groups of 4, 8, 16, or 32 bars, when listened to through the 4/4 lens. This fact is how you know the band intends it to be heard in 4/4. It's what makes Meshuggah's music so groovy, in my opinion. I make these videos for people who have never "felt" Meshuggah songs in 4/4 before. Since it is way the band feels it, I want all of their fans to feel it that way too. Of course, there's no wrong way to feel music, but it's cool to see music from the band's perspective, and what better way to do that for Meshuggah than to slap a metronome over their songs? Once you've heard a Meshuggah song with the met a couple times, you'll start to intuitively feel it the way the band feels it, even with no metronome.

The only part with a backbeat in Pravus is the breakdown (which kicks ass). The rest of the time, the snare drum accents or plays around the guitar riffs.

Happy Listening!

This video is strictly for educational purposes. All credit goes to Meshuggah for this music, and this video is not monetized.