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Meshuggah

Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drummer Tomas Haake and bassist Dick Lövgren. Since its formation, the band has released nine studio albums, six EPs and eight music videos. Their latest studio album, Immutable, was released in April 2022 via Atomic Fire Records.

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Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.name: Meshuggah
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.image: Meshuggah - Rock am Ring 2023-44531.jpg
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.caption: Meshuggah performing at Rock am Ring 2023
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.landscape: yes
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.origin: Umeå, Sweden
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active: 1987–present
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.current_members: Jens Kidman Fredrik Thordendal Tomas Haake Mårten Hagström Dick Lövgren
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.past_members: Niklas Lundgren Peter Nordin Gustaf Hielm

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Contents

History
Formation and ''Contradictions Collapse'' (1987–1994)
''Destroy Erase Improve'' (1995–1997)
''Chaosphere'' and ''Nothing'' (1998–2002)
''I'' and ''Catch Thirtythree'' (2003–2006)
''obZen'' and ''Koloss'' (2007–2013)
''Pitch Black'' and ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'' (2013–2018)
''Immutable'' (2019–present)
Musical style
''Contradictions Collapse'', ''Destroy Erase Improve'' and ''Chaosphere''
''Nothing'', ''I'' and ''Catch Thirtythree''
''obZen'' and ''Koloss''
''The Violent Sleep of Reason''
Method and lyrical themes
Analysis
Legacy
Band members
Discography
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links

Meshuggah has become known for their innovative musical style and their complex, polymetered song structures and polyrhythms. They rose to fame as a significant act in extreme underground music, became an influence for modern metal bands, and gained a cult following. The band was labelled as one of the ten most important hard rock and heavy metal bands by Rolling Stone and as the most important band in metal by Alternative Press. In the late 2000s, the band was an inspiration for the djent subgenre.