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meshuggah

n.

1. A metal band from Sweden whose music features many dizzingly complex polyrhythms and hemiolas characteristic of free jazz and African drumming.

2. A metal group whose rhythmic concepts tend to go right over the heads of most metal fans, leading them to pigeonhole the band with such descriptions as "toughest band I've ever heard," thus raping them of the credibility they deserve.

adj.

1. Yiddish for "crazy."

Meshuggah is meshuggah!

by sommy July 9, 2004

475๐Ÿ‘ 98๐Ÿ‘Ž


polyrhythm

n.

1. A section of music featuring two independent pulses of different speeds playing against each other within the same time frame. For instance, a quarter note triplet in 4/4 meter is a simple polyrhythm in which 3 notes betas take the same time and space of 2 quarter notes of the 4/4 value. Not to be confused with hemiola.

Meshuggah is a band whose music features complex polyrhythms and hemiolas.

by sommy July 9, 2004

24๐Ÿ‘ 30๐Ÿ‘Ž


rock revival

Rock revival is a new genre of music that mixes goth rock, metal, punk, and alternative toghter. Think of it as Kittie meets Dead Kennedys.

The Sins, Nirvana (though grunge), Horrorpops are one of the Rock Revival bands

by sommy February 5, 2005

2๐Ÿ‘ 14๐Ÿ‘Ž


nose stuffing

v.

1. Snorting coke.

Skeezer's in the back, stuffing his nose.

by sommy July 10, 2004

2๐Ÿ‘ 3๐Ÿ‘Ž


revolving time signature

n.

1. A phrase of music notated in a particular meter, but accented as though it were written in another. When played against the backdrop of the initial time signature, the "revolving" time signature feels as though it is moving around the other one.

2. Another term for hemiola

The revolving time signature at the end of the song gave me motion sickness.

by sommy July 9, 2004

6๐Ÿ‘ 2๐Ÿ‘Ž


brometheus

someone who brings unspeakable lameness to mankind from the gods of suckitude

"Hey brometheus, you're not welcome here -- get outta here before my friends see you and spontaneously become fans of World of Warcraft."

by sommy December 15, 2008

13๐Ÿ‘ 52๐Ÿ‘Ž


h2

n.

1. What Flava Flav bought when he realized that he'd have to save money for his daughter to go to college.

You know what I did when I realized I had to send my daughter to college?

I BOUGHT A H2!

by sommy July 9, 2004

8๐Ÿ‘ 15๐Ÿ‘Ž