Meshuggah
Meshuggah is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the lineup has consisted of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside Mårten Hagström (rhythm guitar), Tomas Haake (drums), and Dick Lövgren (bass). The band has released nine studio albums, six EPs, and eight music videos, with their most recent studio album, "Immutable," released in April 2022 via Atomic Fire Records.
Meshuggah is known for its innovative approach to metal, featuring complex polymetered song structures and polyrhythms. They gained recognition as a major act in the extreme underground music scene, developed a cult following, and influenced numerous modern metal bands. Rolling Stone has named them one of the ten most important hard rock and heavy metal bands, while Alternative Press has described them as the most important band in metal. The band has also been cited as a key inspiration for the djent subgenre in the late 2000s.
Meshuggah received nominations for two Swedish Grammis Awards for their albums "Catch Thirtythree" and "obZen" in 2006 and 2009, respectively. In 2018, they were nominated for a Grammy Award for "Clockworks" in the Best Metal Performance category. The band has performed at international festivals such as Ozzfest and Download and has conducted several tours, including the obZen world tour from 2008 to 2010 and the "Ophidian Trek."
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshuggah
Studio albums
Contradictions Collapse (1991)
Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
Chaosphere (1998)
Nothing (2002)
Catch Thirtythree (2005)
obZen (2008)
Koloss (2012)
The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)
Immutable (2022)
Meshuggah is known for its innovative approach to metal, featuring complex polymetered song structures and polyrhythms. They gained recognition as a major act in the extreme underground music scene, developed a cult following, and influenced numerous modern metal bands. Rolling Stone has named them one of the ten most important hard rock and heavy metal bands, while Alternative Press has described them as the most important band in metal. The band has also been cited as a key inspiration for the djent subgenre in the late 2000s.
Meshuggah received nominations for two Swedish Grammis Awards for their albums "Catch Thirtythree" and "obZen" in 2006 and 2009, respectively. In 2018, they were nominated for a Grammy Award for "Clockworks" in the Best Metal Performance category. The band has performed at international festivals such as Ozzfest and Download and has conducted several tours, including the obZen world tour from 2008 to 2010 and the "Ophidian Trek."
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshuggah
Studio albums
Contradictions Collapse (1991)
Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
Chaosphere (1998)
Nothing (2002)
Catch Thirtythree (2005)
obZen (2008)
Koloss (2012)
The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)
Immutable (2022)
