Tandjent - No One Will Hear Us (2005)

I haven't kept up with Meshuggah's work since 1998's Chaosphere, so if someone told me that this was their latest album, I would believe it. It turns out that this is actually an American 2-man band from Illinois. But they've clearly worked hard on nailing Meshuggah's sound, because it's all here: from the syncopated polyrhythmic riffs to the shouted vocals to the avant-garde, jazzy guitar solos. It's really well done: the playing is solid and the production is powerful. But I kept waiting for them to do something interesting, so I could say "it's like Meshuggah, but with ...". But they never did. It seems that they're just interested in cloning Meshuggah's sound. And with their obvious talent, that's a real shame.

A couple songs are on their MySpace page.