Coprofago
Genesis

I have always considered Meshuggah one of the craziest and incredibly technical bands out there; this Tech-Thrash Metal genre bursts forth like a migraine from the beginning of the first track to the end of the album. However, the band I am talking about is relatively unknown but at the same time more unleashed, hyper-progressive, and technical, a mix of disjointed timings, yet interpolated with precise and linear melody, a true masterpiece of technique.

These Chileans, in a few words, have made me fall in love. As soon as you listen to the first track, you can simply understand the technical and refined preparation and the anger present in every piece, particularly the first one, “Time Zero,” which is so complex that you can’t even keep up by tapping your hand on the desk (which I often do!). And while the track progresses in this Prog-Thrash mix, all the aggressive tones break, giving way to one of the most captivating acid-jazz pieces I have ever heard. With a fretless bass and simply stunning drums, they manage to create this mixture together with the synth that shoots this “calm appearance” (incidentally, the lead guitarist, besides singing, also plays the keyboards!) before returning to the previous melody. But beyond the technique, there’s also the ambient covering almost all the pieces, avoiding making them banal but rather very “suggestive.” Other remarkable tracks shaping the album are “La idea de Borde” and “Back to corporeal state.”

The only flaw, however, is the fact that, just like Meshuggah, if you have a headache, you definitely can’t listen to them. But, of course, you can rest assured because Coprofago, despite the Tech-Thrash genre, manage in some pieces to relax the nerves.