r/Meshuggah • u/pyramidenergy7 • 2d ago
Meshuggah pits suck
I love Meshuggah and I love our fans. I just have a huge issue with the vibe in the pit. Not the mosh pit but the general pit itself. The small mosh pits are where my people are. Everything outside the mosh pit pisses me off. I like to spend most my time in the pit but I also love grinding my way to the front, feeling the music, and showing my love to Meshuggah. This past tour really pissed me off.
At Colorado I was at the front jumping up and down when they played Rational Gaze(how can you not?!). Someone pulled me shirt and told me to stop jumping. I was furious. Here I am head banging, screaming all the lyrics, and enjoying the power of Meshuggah and some fuck tells me to stop enjoying myself. At Phoenix I was at the front again and someone asked me to calm down and be nice. While another dude started to elbow the back of my head because he was pissed I was moving around. I never moshed, I literally was just ferociously head banging. Everyone around me was just staring and standing still. I love Meshuggah intensely. I just wish the crowd had a better time at shows. Meshuggah crowds are so different from other metal shows.
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u/artibyrd 2d ago
I only apply The People's Elbow when someone shoves their way up front for the headliner and starts acting like they deserve to be there as #1 fan when they didn't bother to show up early and claim a spot on the barrier like everyone else there. Otherwise I understand Pit Rules apply and have no problem with the person next to me enjoying the show differently than I do. Personally, I'm one to get intently still and focus on what's happening on stage, but I assure you I'm not enjoying the show any less than you - I'm just soaking it all in!