Meshuggah Perform with Cardboard Cutout of Jens Kidman in Atlanta as Frontman Sits Out with Flu (Video)

by | Feb 13, 2013

Tuesday night’s show in Atlanta saw Meshuggah perform with a cardboard cutout of frontman Jens Kidman, as the vocalist was forced to sit out due to the flu.

Video footage of the band playing “Bleed” with the life-size cardboard version of Kidman is below. The set was backed with a live vocal track taken from a recent European show.

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