Alive is a concert film

Concert film

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 by Swedish heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Meshuggah

Meshuggah

Meshuggah is an extreme metal band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1987. Meshuggah's line-up has primarily consisted of founding members vocalist Jens Kidman and lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, drummer Tomas Haake, who joined in 1990, and rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, who joined in 1992...

. The film was released as a double album

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 (DVD with CD in digipak

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) through Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

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 on 5 February 2010 in Europe and 9 February 2010 in North America.

Half of the film consists of the band performing songs on their ObZen tour during 2008-2009. This is intertwined with documentary-style clips of the members talking about their experiences in the band. Also on the DVD is "The Making of Bleed", a documentary on how the music video for Bleed was shot and also the music video itself, along with a 'Drum Tour' and 'Guitar Tour'.

The cover is made to imitate the film poster for Alien

Alien (film)

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DVD

1. "Begin"
2. "Perpetual Black Second"
3. "Twenty Two Hours"
4. "Pravus"
5. "Dissemination"
6. "Bleed"
7. "Ritual"
8. "New Millennium Cyanide Christ"
9. "Cleanse"
10. "Stengah"
11. "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled"
12. "Machine"
13. "Electric Red"
14. "Solidarius"
15. "Rational Gaze"
16. "Moment"
17. "Lethargica"
18. "Communicate"
19. "Combustion"
20. "Humiliative"
21. "Infinitum"
22. "Straws Pulled at Random"
23. "End"

Bonus Material

1. "Bleed' Music Video"
2. "The Making of 'Bleed"
3. "Micha Guitar Tour"
4. "Tomas Drum Tour"

Live Audio CD

Personnel

• Jens Kidman
  Jens Kidman
  Jens Kidman is the vocalist and former guitarist for the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah. He is famous for his very aggressive shouts and screams and for his "mean" stage presence.-Musical career and style:...
  
   – vocals
• Fredrik Thordendal
  Fredrik Thordendal
  Fredrik Thordendal is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah.He, along with Meshuggah's rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström were rated #35 by Guitar World in the top 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists of all-time.-Musical career:Under the name...
  
   – lead guitar
• Mårten Hagström
  Mårten Hagström
  Mårten Hagström, , is the rhythm guitarist for the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah. He joined the band after the release of their first album, which allowed Jens Kidman to focus on his vocal performances. He is known for his strong and complex rhythm guitar playing...
  
   – rhythm guitar
• Tomas Haake
  Tomas Haake
  Tomas Haake is the drummer and main lyricist for the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah.-Musical career:Haake is noted for his technical abilities; his drumming style is characterized by heavy use of polyrhythms while often maintaining a steady 4/4 beat. This signature style has become one...
  
   – drums
• Dick Lövgren
  Dick Lövgren
  Dick Lövgren is the bassist for the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah. He joined the band in 2004 as Meshuggah's third bass player.-Biography:...
  
   – bass
• Ian McFarland – director
  Film director
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  , producer
  Record producer
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• Markus Staiger – executive producer
  Executive producer
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• Chris O'Coin – assistant editor
• Joey Korenman – animation, design
• Daniel Bergstrand – mixing
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• Nathan Bice – mixing