Meshuggah serve up quarter-century box set

Meshuggah have revealed details of a limited box set entitled 25 Years Of Musical Deviance.

It spans their entire career in 27 vinyl LPs, a Blu-ray disc containing all their music videos plus previously-unreleased studio clips, and a 100-page hardback book featuring lyrics and unseen photos.

The band plan to release their currently-untitled eighth album in the coming months, ahead of a European tour that ends with eight shows in the British Isles.

Guitarist Marten Hagstrom recently described the follow-up to 2012’s Koloss as “pretty diverse,” adding: “I’m really attracted by taking something that’s so fucking generic that it can’t get more generic. But you do something that makes it a new territory. Not rewrite the whole thing – but just tweak it a little.”

Just 1000 copies of 25 Years Of Musical Deviance will be made available. It’s released on July 29 via Nuclear Blast, with pre-ordering available now.

Meshuggah: 25 Years Of Musical Deviance contents

Meshuggah EP
Contradictions Collapse 2LP
None EP
Destroy Erase Improve 2LP
Chaosphere 2LP
Nothing 2LP
I EP
Catch 33 2LP
Obzen 2LP
Koloss 2LP
Blu-ray of music videos and studio videos

Meshuggah tour dates

Nov 22: Berlin Astra, Germany
Nov 23: Amsterdam Melkweg Max, Netherlands
Nov 24: Tilburg 013, Netherlands
Nov 25: Antwerp Trix, Belgium
Nov 26: Stuttgart LKA Longhorn, Germany
Nov 27: Lyon Transbordeur, France
Nov 29: Madrid La Riviera, Spain
Nov 30: Barcelona Razzmatazz, Spain
Dec 01: Montpellier Rokstore, France
Dec 02: Bologna Estragon, Italy
Dec 03: Milan Alcatraz, Italy
Dec 05: Pratteln Z7, Switzerland
Dec 06: Paris Bataclan, France
Dec 07: Cologne Essigrabrik, Germany
Dec 08: Hamburg Markthalle, Germany
Jan 12: Bristol O2 Academy, UK
Jan 13: Birmingham O2 Institute, UK
Jan 14: Nottingham Rock City, UK
Jan 15: Glasgow O2 ABC, UK
Jan 17: Belfast Limelight, UK
Jan 18: Dublin Academy, Ireland
Jan 19: Manchester O2 Ritz, UK
Jan 20: London O2 Forum, UK

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.