Selfcaged

Selfcaged
EP by Meshuggah
Released	11 April 1995
Recorded	April–May 1994 (tracks 1–3)[1]
Venue	Hultsfredsfestivalen, Hultsfred, Sweden
Studio	Garageland Studio, Umeå, Sweden
Genre	Thrash metal progressive metal
Length	19:03
Label	Nuclear Blast
Meshuggah chronology
None (1994) Selfcaged (1995) Destroy Erase Improve (1995)

Selfcaged is the third EP by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It was initially recorded as a demo for the upcoming album Destroy Erase Improve but was eventually released in 1995 by Nuclear Blast as a teaser for the next album.[2] Re-recordings of the tracks 1–3 on this EP appear on Destroy Erase Improve.

The album art, created by artist Alex Grey, features the centerpiece of his work "Deities and Demons Drinking from the Milky Pool".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vanished" (demo)	5:34
2.	"Suffer in Truth" (demo)	4:26
3.	"Inside What's Within Behind" (demo)	4:10
4.	"Gods of Rapture" (live)	4:53
Total length:		19:03

US version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gods of Rapture"	5:11
2.	"Humiliative"	5:17
3.	"Suffer in Truth" (demo)	4:19
4.	"Inside What's Within Behind" (demo)	4:10
5.	"Gods of Rapture" (live)	4:53
Total length:		23:50

Personnel

• Jens Kidman – vocals
• Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar, bass, synthesizer
• Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar
• Tomas Haake – drums, spoken vocals
• Peter Nordin – bass

References

1. Espn. "A short biography". Meshuggah.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. "Meshuggah". Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason | The Official Website. Retrieved 8 September 2019.