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Umeå, Sweden (1987 – present)
Meshuggah, whose name is taken from the Hebrew and Yiddish word for “crazy”, are a five-piece technical metal band from Umeå, Sweden, founded in 1987. Their style is most easily described as extreme/technical metal with some jazz 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 conception. 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 (Remix 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”.
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 (Remix 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”.
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Catch 33
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ArmanicAcid wrote:
@unholymassacre and warcommand- : you are really bonehead! I'm sure you have'nt even touched a musical instrument! Do you really know about odd riff cycles,neo-jazz chromatics,Have u ever heard about odd time signatures in jazz(a music genre for additional info cause i doubt if u knew it!).just shut your mouth and search about sth that u can't understand in music cause Fredrik Thordendal is the most genius musician in metal genre and he has the most influence in progress of modern metal(gojira,textures,animals as leaders,threat signal,sikth,hacride,mistaken element,lamb of god and etc)
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bloodyoctopus wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtbu5XTCPO8 and this is, in your opinion a riff? i played this kind of stuff when i was 12
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Necroculinary wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7DKQx5SCw
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unholymassacre wrote:
"metalcore has lots of riffs" i never knew 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-1 was a riff.
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warcommand- wrote:
"just listen to the song Bleed & tell me what that is. If you still don't think that's a riff, then you're a moron." That song has no riffs, moron.
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unfnknblvbl wrote:
I don't even like most metal, but god damn, this is one good band!
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Slaything wrote:
@warcommand-: metalcore has lots of riffs, idiot..
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Slaything wrote:
@Metal4ever88: you silly person, how hard was it for you to name COMBUSTION, the song where Meshuggah unleashes 2 decades' worth of awesome into surreal thrash metal riffing. Bleed isn't a riffy song at all, it's a skullgrinding tank
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mikail_boyarski wrote:
Щлрифвыат фважибжп
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Metal4ever88 wrote:
I'm sick of seeing people here claim that Meshuggah has no riffs whatsoever. They DO have riffs, just listen to the song Bleed & tell me what that is. If you still don't think that's a riff, then you're a moron.
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CubesOfMadness wrote:
You has no grammar.
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warcommand- wrote:
There is a big similarity between Meshuggah and metalcore bands: both has no riffs.
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EnemyOfTheState wrote:
People need to stop changing the wiki here on last.fm. Fuckin' rabble-rousing turds. Just because you don't like Meshuggah doesn't mean they are metalcore. By that logic, you're a Palestinian. Ignorant? You betcha.
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EnemyOfTheState wrote:
Leeethhaargiiicccaaaaa..... These twats need to come out with that DVD already so I can release my impending load.
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paperad wrote:
Nice!!
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MasterMorality wrote:
Not up to the task?
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warcommand- wrote:
"Lol, I'd LOVE to see half the people claiming Meshuggah suck, play ANY of their music. " Good story, bro.
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MasterMorality wrote:
Lol, I'd LOVE to see half the people claiming Meshuggah suck, play ANY of their music.
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Necroculinary wrote:
You're terrible :o
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warcommand- wrote:
Terrible fucking band.
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Jan
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Danish Metal Awards
Amager Bio, København, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Feb
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Soundwave 2010
RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Feb
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Soundwave 2010
Eastern Creek International Raceway, Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia
247 shouts
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News
New MESHUGGAH Website FINALLY Launches
15 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/meshuggah
Believe it or not... but as you see, Meshuggah finally managed to get you guys a new website!http://www.meshuggah.net/Nothing fancy, nothing flashy... …
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