Meshuggah

Meshuggah
Genre(s)
Technical Post-Thrash Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Future, Apocalypse, Chaos
Origin Formed in Current label Status
Sweden (Umeå) 1987 Nuclear Blast Records Active
Current line-up
Jens Kidman - Vocals (also Guitars 1987-1992, 2005, Bass 2005)
Fredrik Thordendal - Guitars, Backing Vocals (also Bass 1995-1997, 2001-2005, Keyboards 1998) (Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects)
Mårten Hagström - Guitars, Backing Vocals (1992- ) (also Bass (1995, 2005)) (Barophobia)
Tomas Haake - Drums, Spoken Words (1989-) (Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects)
Dick Lövgren - Bass (2004-) (Last Tribe, Cromlech, Frequency, Armageddon (Swe), Time Requiem, Nica Group)
Former/past member(s)
Bass:
Peter Nordin (1987-1995, also Vocals)
Gustaf Hielm (1995-2001, Session/Live 1995-1998) (Pain of Salvation, Non-Human Level, Dark Funeral)

Drums:
Niklas Lundgren (1987-1989)
Additional notes
Meshuggah's name is taken from the Hebrew and Yiddish word for "crazy."

Birth dates:
Jens Kidman (8th June 1966, Sweden)
Fredrik Thordendal (11th February 1970, Sweden)
Mårten Hagström (27th April 1971, Sweden)
Tomas Haake (13th July 1971, Sweden)
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GrebJuly 10th, 2002
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Discography


Meshuggah EP, 1989[1 review, 87%]
Ejaculation of Salvation Demo, 1989
All This Because Of Greed Demo, 1991
Contradictions Collapse Full-length, 1991[2 reviews, average 80%]
None EP, 1994[1 review, 90%]
Selfcaged EP, 1995
Destroy Erase Improve Full-length, 1995[12 reviews, average 71%]
Hypocrisy / Meshuggah Split, 1996[1 review, 90%]
The True Human Design EP, 1997[3 reviews, average 82%]
Chaosphere Full-length, 1998[18 reviews, average 81%]
Rare Trax Best of/Compilation, 2001[1 review, 84%]
Nothing / Reroute to Remain Split, 2002
Nothing Full-length, 2002[9 reviews, average 77%]
I EP, 2004[20 reviews, average 65%]
Catch Thirtythree Full-length, 2005[20 reviews, average 74%]
Nothing (2006 version) Full-length, 2006
ObZen Full-length, 2008[14 reviews, average 77%]
The Singles Collection Best of/Compilation, 2009
Alive DVD, 2010[1 review, 65%]
Alive Live album, 2010


Links

Official
Official Meshuggah Site
Meshuggah Forum
Meshuggah @ MySpace
Meshuggah @ Bebo

Labels
Mesuggah @ Fractured Transmitter Record Co.
Meshuggah @ Nuclear Blast USA
Nuclear Blast Europe @ Bebo

Official merchandise
Meshuggah Official Merch
Night of the Vinyl Dead
Meshuggah @ JSR Direct
IFmerch
Rockworldeast - Meshuggah Merchandise
Meshuggah @ Plastic Head

Fan site
Detailed discography @ musik-sammler.de

Tablatures
Meshuggah Tabs @ ultimate-guitar.com
GuitarProTabs @ mysongbook.com
Meshuggah @ MetalTabs.com
Tabs (guitar-pro, .txt) @ ZoneMetal.com
Meshuggah Tabs @ Tandjent
Meshuggah Tabs @ 911tabs.com


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