The best song this week is "Demiurge" by Meshuggah

Oh, djent. Djent djent djent. It’s such a stupid word, but it’s also kind of funny that metal dudes just went ahead and named a whole genre after the sound a detuned 8-string guitar will make. Meshuggah are the inventors and undeniable kings of the whole damn thing. They aren’t just clearly the best “djent” band out there, they’re one of the best metal bands in the world, period. And they have been since they first starting mathing out those ridiculous kick drum patterns under those ridiculous riffs.

One thing they haven’t really been, though, is straight up catchy. Enter “Demiurge”, off the new (and arguably best) Meshuggah record “Koloss.” Its main riff is as simple as Meshuggah’s ever been -- classic and catchy. Of course, their guitars don’t sound like anything else and Tomas Haake’s pocket is unmistakably perfect; this simplicity isn’t something any old band could pull off.

About two and a half minutes in, a classic elastic Meshuggah riff kicks in -- just a little reminder of who they are and what they do -- but it’s even bouncier and catchy than they’ve ever been before. Of course, when I say “catchy”, I don’t mean you’re going to find it on pop playlists anywhere. It’s heavy and brutal and screamy and all the things that make brutality brutally brutal -- but you can bob your head to it, instead of just banging. This is nice when you’re like me and have neck issues from too much headbanging with a heavy ol’ Fender Jaguar strapped around your neck.

The best song this week is “Demiurge” by Meshuggah, and here’s a pretty sweet guitar cover version played on a badass multiscale guitar.