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Meshuggah
- Country of origin:
- Sweden
- Location:
- Umeå
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1987
- Genre:
- Technical Groove/Thrash Metal (early), Djent (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Future, Consciousness, Society, Chaos, Apocalypse, Psychedelia, Paradoxes
- Current label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1987, 1987-1988 (as Calipash), 1988-present
| Current | |
| Jens Kidman | Guitars (1987, 1988-1992), Vocals (1987, 1988-present), Bass (2005) |
| See also: ex-Metallien, ex-Calipash | |
| Fredrik Thordendal | Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1987, 1988-present), Keyboards (1998) |
| See also: Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, ex-Metallien, ex-Calipash | |
| Tomas Haake | Drums, Vocals (additional) (1989-present) |
| See also: Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, ex-Barophobia | |
| Mårten Hagström | Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1992-present), Bass (1995, 2005) |
| See also: ex-Barophobia | |
| Dick Lövgren | Bass (2004-present) |
| See also: Cromlech, ex-Last Tribe, Nica Group, ex-Armageddon, ex-Frequency, ex-Arch Enemy (live), ex-In Flames (live), ex-Time Requiem | |
| Past | |
| Peter Nordin | Bass, Vocals (1987, 1988-1995) |
| See also: ex-Calipash, ex-Regent | |
| Niklas Lundgren | Drums (1987, 1988-1989) |
| See also: ex-Calipash | |
| Gustaf Hielm | Bass (1998-2001) |
| See also: Non-Human Level, Pain of Salvation, Tiamat (live), Susanna Risberg Trio, ex-Dark Funeral (live) | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Per Nilsson | Guitars (2017-present) |
| See also: Hagen, Nocturnal Rites, Scar Symmetry, Zierler, ex-Adversary, ex-Legia, ex-Thrawn, Catacomb (Swe), Kaipa, ex-The Absence, ex-The Storyteller, ex-Altered Aeon, ex-World Below | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Gustaf Hielm | Bass (1995-1998) |
| See also: Non-Human Level, Pain of Salvation, Tiamat (live), Susanna Risberg Trio, ex-Dark Funeral (live) | |
| Jens Kidman | Guitars (1987, 1988-1992), Vocals (1987, 1988-present), Bass (2005) |
| See also: ex-Metallien, ex-Calipash | |
| Fredrik Thordendal | Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1987, 1988-present), Keyboards (1998) |
| See also: Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, ex-Metallien, ex-Calipash | |
| Tomas Haake | Drums, Vocals (additional) (1989-present) |
| See also: Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, ex-Barophobia | |
| Mårten Hagström | Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1992-present), Bass (1995, 2005) |
| See also: ex-Barophobia | |
| Dick Lövgren | Bass (2004-present) |
| See also: Cromlech, ex-Last Tribe, Nica Group, ex-Armageddon, ex-Frequency, ex-Arch Enemy (live), ex-In Flames (live), ex-Time Requiem | |
| Peter Nordin | Bass, Vocals (1987, 1988-1995) |
| See also: ex-Calipash, ex-Regent | |
| Niklas Lundgren | Drums (1987, 1988-1989) |
| See also: ex-Calipash | |
| Gustaf Hielm | Bass (1998-2001) |
| See also: Non-Human Level, Pain of Salvation, Tiamat (live), Susanna Risberg Trio, ex-Dark Funeral (live) | |
| Current | |
| Per Nilsson | Guitars (2017-present) |
| See also: Hagen, Nocturnal Rites, Scar Symmetry, Zierler, ex-Adversary, ex-Legia, ex-Thrawn, Catacomb (Swe), Kaipa, ex-The Absence, ex-The Storyteller, ex-Altered Aeon, ex-World Below | |
| Past | |
| Gustaf Hielm | Bass (1995-1998) |
| See also: Non-Human Level, Pain of Salvation, Tiamat (live), Susanna Risberg Trio, ex-Dark Funeral (live) | |
Meshuggah's name is taken from the Hebrew and Yiddish word for "crazy".
Metallien is NOT a pre-Meshuggah band. It was a different entity altogether: Thordendal's previous project (with no other Meshuggah-members involved) before the start of Calipash/Meshuggah.
After the release of ...