Contradictions Collapse

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 Greed. The album leans more towards a thrash metal sound than the band's later works, featuring heavy riffs and influences of industrial dance in the drum patterns. It was re-released as a digipak with an incomplete version of Meshuggah's second EP, None, in 1998, 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.

Reception

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."

Track listing

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
Fredrik Thordendal − lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
Peter Nordin − bass guitar, backing vocals
Tomas Haake − drums, backing vocals, spoken vocals