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Umeå, Sweden (1987 – present)

Meshuggah, whose name is taken from the Hebrew and Yiddish word for “crazy”, is a five-piece band from Umeå, Sweden, founded in 1987. The band’s style is most easily described as / with some influence. They use extended polymetric passages, complex drum patterns, angular, dissonant guitar riffs, and harsh vocals. Their lineup has always been consistent, apart from bass which has been handled by many people since the band’s inception. Their current lineup consists of Jens Kidman (vocals), Fredrik Thordendal (lead/rhythm guitar + backup vocals), Mårten Hagström (rhythm guitar + backup vocals), Dick Lövgren (bass) and Tomas Haake (drums).

Meshuggah is widely acknowledged as an influence on many modern metal bands from Textures to Tool. They are regarded as pioneers by critics and musicians alike.

Discography

Psykisk Testbild (EP, 1989)
Contradictions Collapse (1991)
None (EP, 1994)
Selfcaged (1995)
Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
The True Human Design (1997)
Chaosphere (1998)
Contradictions Collapse and None (1999)
Rare Trax (2001)
Nothing (2002)
I (EP, 2004)
Catch Thirty-Three (2005)
Nothing (Re-Release With DVD) (2006)
obZen (2008)


Band history

Meshuggah was formed in Umeå in 1987; two years later, the band released their first record, an EP entitled Psykisk Testbild (which can be roughly translated as “Psychological test image”. This recording displayed a straightforward thrash metal influenced sound, with some strains along the lines of Metallica’s concurrent releases.
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  • Smooooooth wrote:
    yesterday evening
    I, for one, was trollin' like a mother bitch xD! I'll admit Metallica made something huge back in the day... before their brains melted (many years ago) That being said: Lulu is the most fucked up and unlistenable shit I've ever come across + Lars can't play shit nowadays.

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  • OzzyMan wrote:
    yesterday evening
    Why the comarings with metallica? well, if to be serious for a second, i thinks it's because both bands steped up and made something huge and unique in some way. (metallica back then, Meshuggah more recently).

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  • Plasmaterial wrote:
    yesterday morning
    I really can't wait to see what Meshuggah does with waltz in The Demon's Name Is Surveillance, according to what Haake has mentioned.

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  • spideralex90 wrote:
    yesterday morning
    @burgercock: well whatever copy I got, the guys at spotify have too. Having the same problem there.

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  • psikodelias wrote:
    yesterday morning
    why are them comparing meshuggah to metallica?? and even more.. catch 33 with lulu .. fuck lulu is the biggest waste of sources i've ever heard...

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  • burgercock wrote:
    Tuesday evening
    nope. you probably downloaded a bad copy

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  • spideralex90 wrote:
    Tuesday evening
    Anyone else have problems with the song Obzen? For some reason after about a minute, regardless of where I start the song at, it randomly skips and then starts the next song.

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  • M0nstaH wrote:
    Tuesday afternoon
    Read the comments. The tracks are by a Russian band called RXYZYXR...

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  • Regin_Carrion wrote:
    Tuesday morning
    Can anyone tell me if this is a real teaser of koloss? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJbVTwV3aq4 Apperantly... 1. its a fake, says a "Mr know it all of metal" 2. Its not meshuggah from what people say :/

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  • burgercock wrote:
    Monday evening
    haake could learn a thing or two with lars.

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  • Smooooooth wrote:
    Monday afternoon
    First comment down: Catch 33 belongs to LARS ULRICH. xD!!!!!!!

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  • Kalpamantra wrote:
    Monday afternoon
    Second comment down: I don't know who feeds you your details, but I'd stop asking. Back to reality; the drums on Catch 33 were entirely programmed by the entire band, validated in their web chats where they continually mention that each members writes varying parts of each track. On a positive note, a friend of mine is in close contact with the band and she has mentioned that Jens mentioned finishing their music video a day or two ago, so hopefully the first look at the new album should be soon. But this is Meshuggah we're talking about...

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  • PsychoLold wrote:
    Monday morning
    And I heard that Britney Spears did the vocals. But she only recorded it playback in the studio, Dio did the original ones.

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  • Smooooooth wrote:
    Monday morning
    Lars recorded some drum parts on Catch33 that Tomas Haake couldn't play (I heard that he actually wrote and played all instruments on "In Death-Is Death")

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  • NapalmEater wrote:
    Monday morning
    metallica's lulu is like meshuggah's catch 33. the difference is that lulu is way better than catch 33 [2]

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  • burgercock wrote:
    Monday morning
    metallica's lulu is like meshuggah's catch 33. the difference is that lulu is way better than catch 33

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  • Tenozuma wrote:
    Sunday evening
    Actually come to think of it, Eminem and Metallica are in extremely similar situations in their careers. Both were titans in their genre, maybe the biggest, and both are now struggling to be relevant in any way, scorned by their original fanbase and not really playing within the genres they helped form or connecting with anyone in particular.

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  • Smooooooth wrote:
    Sunday evening
    Wait a minute, I know you're trollin and all... but actually: eminem > metallica xD!!!

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  • ChuckHollywood wrote:
    Sunday evening
    Meshuggah is the best ska band around.

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  • burgercock wrote:
    Sunday evening
    Slipknot > Limp Bizkit > Eminem > Metallica > Meshuggah

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