Meshuggah
Biography
Offering a complex form of metal that combined the sweeping adventurism of math rock, the oddball tempos of experimental jazz, and the stunning brutality of thrash metal, Meshuggah raised the bar for metal bands everywhere upon their debut. The roots of Swedish metal band Meshuggah were planted in 1985; originally named Metallien, the founding lineup included frontman Roger Olofsson, guitarists Peder Gustafsson and Fredrik Thordendal, bassist Janne Wiklund, and drummer Örjan Lundmark. After a few demos made the rounds, Metallien broke up and Thordendal continued the band with a different lineup and a different name. The original lineup of Meshuggah also included vocalist Jens Kidman, guitarist Johan Sjögren, bassist Jörgen Lindmark, and drummer Per Sjögren. A handful of demos followed before Kidman left the group to form a new outfit, Calipash, with guitarist Torbjörn Granström, bassist Peter Nordin, and drummer Niclas Lundgren; the surviving members of Meshuggah soon disbanded, and when Granström left Calipash, Thordendal assumed guitar duties in the new band. . Kidman and Thordendal then agreed to reclaim the Meshuggah name, and in 1989, the band released a three-song mini-LP. After signing to Nuclear Blast (and swapping Lundgren for new drummer Tomas Haake), they issued the full-length Contradictions Collapse in 1991. Second guitarist Mårten Hagström was recruited for 1993's None EP, followed two years later by Selfcaged; in the interim, however, the group was forced to maintain a low profile — first Thordendal severed a finger in a carpentry accident, then Haake injured his hand in a mysterious grinder mishap. Destroy Erase Improve appeared later in 1995, and won over critics with its heady tempos and abstract approach. In 1997, Meshuggah returned with The True Human Design EP; that same year, Thordendal's side project, Special Defects, released their LP Sol Niger Within. Meshuggah reunited for 1998's Chaosphere, a thunderous album that was unbearably dense in its songwriting and scope. Several successful tours followed, and their incredible abilities were starting to be recognized by mainstream music magazines, especially those dedicated to particular instruments.
Top Albums |
1. I (Special E..
| 2. The Ophidian..
| 3. ObZen
| 4. Koloss
| 5. Catch Thirty..
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6. Nothing
| 7. Destroy Eras..
| 8. Chaosphere
| 9. Destroy Eras..
| 10. Contradictio..
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11. I - EP
| 12. Alive
| 13. Rare Trax
| 14. Selfcaged
| 15. Chaosphere -..
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16. None
| 17. The True Hum..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Bleed | ObZen | 7:22 | $1.29 | |
2. | Bleed | Heavy Metal Halloween: Kill.. | 7:22 | $0.99 | |
3. | Pitch Black | I (Special Edition) | 5:57 | $1.29 | |
4. | Dancers to a Discordant System (Live.. | I (Special Edition) | 9:48 | $1.29 | |
5. | Bleed (Live) | I (Special Edition) | 7:33 | $1.29 | |
6. | New Millennium Cyanide Christ (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 5:08 | $1.29 | |
7. | Demiurge (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 5:18 | $1.29 | |
8. | Bleed (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 7:20 | $1.29 | |
9. | Do Not Look Down (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 4:56 | $1.29 | |
10. | Lethargica (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 6:04 | $1.29 | |
11. | Obzen (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 5:20 | $1.29 | |
12. | Rational Gaze (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 5:03 | $1.29 | |
13. | Swarm (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 5:22 | $1.29 | |
14. | Swarmer (Live) | Ophidian Trek (Live) | 1:58 | $1.29 | |
15. | Combustion | Metal | 4:08 | $0.99 | |
16. | Pineal Gland Optics | Heavy Metal Attack! 2: Sepu.. | 5:12 | $0.99 | |
17. | Shed | Heavy Metal Attack! 2: Sepu.. | 3:34 | $0.99 | |
18. | Do Not Look Down | Beauty and the Beast: The H.. | 4:43 | $0.99 | |
19. | Bleed | Beauty and the Beast: The H.. | 7:22 | $0.99 | |
20. | Straws Pulled at Random | Game Over: The Best Heavy M.. | 5:10 | $0.99 | |
21. | Stengah | Horns Up! Progressive Metal | 5:36 | $0.99 | |
22. | Bleed | Valentine's Day Makes M.. | 7:22 | $0.99 | |
23. | Bleed | Epic Metal: The 20 Most Epi.. | 7:22 | $0.99 | |
24. | Combustion | Metal Hymns, Vol. 9 | 4:08 | $0.99 | |
25. | Obzen | Metal Hymns Vol. 8 | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Bleed
| 2. Shed
| 3. Break Those B...
| 4. Demiurge
| 5. Demiurge
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6. I Am Colossus
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