Nothing and Catch Thirty-Three have a sound close to the vein of groove metal, consisting of droning and slow grooves. Destroy Erase Improve and Chaosphere have a more distinct off-time influence along with the thrash metal sound. Contradictions Collapse and None have a sound similar to Metallica's concurrent albums. The band has evolved through a number of stylisitic periods. These patterns sum up to 128 16th notes, which equals exactly 8 measures in 4/4 meter. After repeating the 23/16 pattern five times, a shorter 13/16 pattern is played once. As the subdivided pattern is repeated, the pattern's accents shift to different beats on each repetition. Haake beats a rather slow 4/4 rhythm with his hands, while the bass drums and guitars play a repetitive 23/16 rhythm pattern on top of it. To give an example, the main riff of the song "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" from their 1998 album Chaosphere follows the aforementioned blueprint. The guitars mostly follow the bass drum work, creating an awkwardly pulsating rhythmic pattern to work as the basis of the song. In a typical Meshuggah song, drummer Tomas Haake plays two separate rhythms: a standard 4/4 beat with his hands, and a completely different metrical subdivision with his feet. Style Among the band's most recognizable qualities are lead guitar player Fredrik Thordendal's abrasive, chaotic and dischordant solos, singer Jens Kidman's vocals, which resemble manic screams and shouts the churning, dissonant rhythm guitars and the polymetric drum beats. Bands such as Dream Theater, God Forbid, Deftones, Textures, Lamb of God, The Safety Fire and Tool have cited Meshuggah as an influence. In late 2005, Meshuggah were nominated for a Swedish Grammy for the album Catch Thirty-Three. Promotional photos of the band often include comical grimacing. While the band's music is extremely intense and aggressive, the members often demonstrate a strong sense of humour: their video for "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" consisted of the five band members sitting inside their tour bus headbanging and air guitaring to the song. This style has shown to be hard to appreciate by some but it is widely embraced by Meshuggah fans. This caused the band's style to border on the lines of an esoteric feel. This led to a harsher sound, utilizing strong seven string guitar (and later eight string guitar) rhythms, manic sounding vocals, and a combination of jazz fusion elements as well. As the group grew older, they further refined the technicality of their musicianship and songwriting. There were also hints of more complex music in the songwriting. This recording displayed a straightforward thrash metal influenced sound, with some strains along the lines of Metallica's concurrent releases. 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) Alive (2010) Koloss (2012) Pitch Black (2013) 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".
They are regarded as pioneers by critics and musicians alike. Meshuggah is widely acknowledged as an influence on many modern metal bands from Textures to Tool. 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). Their lineup has always been consistent, apart from bass which has been handled by many people since the band’s inception. They use extended polymetric passages, polyrhythmic drum patterns, angular, dissonant guitar riffs, and harsh vocals.
The band's style is most easily described as extreme/technical metal with some jazz influence. Meshuggah, whose name is taken from the Hebrew and Yiddish word for “crazy”, is a five-piece band from Umeå, Sweden, founded in 1987.
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