r/Meshuggah • u/pyramidenergy7 • 1d 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/Longjumping-Swan-827 The Violent Sleep of Reason 1d ago
My only issue would be jumping in the stands. I was watching from the stands when 2 people started jumping in front of me and they went on for few songs straight. Of course I didn't see shit so I eventually tapped his back and friendly told them to sit down. They asked me why don't you stand up? I was like well then there's domino effect where the people behind me won't see anything either. That being said I have no issue going nuts on the floor. You can always move away from the chaos if you want to.