''Selfcaged'' is the third EP by Swedish

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band

Meshuggah Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1985. Originally, the band's name was Metallien. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Jens Kidman, guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström, drummer To ...

. It was initially recorded as a demo for the upcoming album ''

Destroy Erase Improve ''Destroy Erase Improve'' is the second studio album by Swedish metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 12 May 1995 by Nuclear Blast. This is the first studio album to feature rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström and the final to feature bassis ...

'' but was eventually released in 1995 by

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as a teaser for the next album. Re-recordings of the tracks 1–3 on this EP appear on ''Destroy Erase Improve''. The album art, created by artist

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, features the centerpiece of his work "Deities and Demons Drinking from the Milky Pool".

Track listing

US version

Personnel

*Jens Kidman – vocals *

Fredrik Thordendal Fredrik Thordendal (born 11 February 1970) is a Swedish musician, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the extreme metal band Meshuggah, of which he is a founding member. Along with Meshuggah's rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagst ...

– lead guitar, bass, synthesizer * Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar * Tomas Haake – drums, spoken vocals * Peter Nordin – bass

References

1995 EPs Meshuggah albums Nuclear Blast EPs {{1990s-metal-album-stub