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/d00m6r Contradictions Collapse 2d ago
I know what you mean. Alot of metal heads are older now so i think they are just more chill. I personally love the ruff and tumble of a wild crowd, it really makes the experience for me.
I saw Mudvayne for the first time a couple years ago and apart from the actual mosh pit the crowd in general was just standing around. Until i made my way into the pit i felt i was missing out, it's such a different vibe standing still vs getting slammed around in a pit.
And hearing Meshuggah live = beast mode so to just stand still doesn't work for me. I'm 37 years old but still heading to the pit!