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“We could release a hang-drum odyssey with seagull noises and somebody would still say it sounds like Tool!” Wheel have no time for outdated comparisons

James Lascelles explains why the Anglo-Finnish band’s third album, Charismatic Leaders, takes on big issues but doesn’t try to offer world-changing solutions

Louder

“Some say our music has polyrhythm, but it’s simply 4/4. I guess it confuses anyone who hears it for the first time”: How Peter Nordin navigated a 172bpm maze of nightmarish polymetric riffs on Meshuggah’s Future Breed Machine

Original Meshuggah bassist Peter Nordin breaks down the tech-metal trailblazers’ 1995 underground classic

Guitar World

How are there so many Swedish metal bands? A Swedish metal band explains

Avatar singer Johannes Eckerström explains how his homeland has given us Opeth, Arch Enemy, Sabaton, In Flames, Meshuggah, Amon Amarth, Bathory and much, much, much, much more

Metal Hammer

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Slipknot and Meshuggah’s singers appear on heavy new songs by God Of War’s composer, and it doesn’t get more metal than that

Listen to Bear McCreary’s symphonic metal team-ups with Corey Taylor, Jens Kidman and more

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“Completely shatters the expectations for a guitar geared toward modern metal”: PRS SE Mark Holcomb SVN review

The Periphery guitarist’s signature model gives lovers of the low-end great specs and playability at a lower cost. We find out if it’s more than just a djent machine.

Guitar World

"At first I thought Meshuggah were absolute noise, just trash!": Periphery's Misha Mansoor talks early influences, the benefits of social media and internet trolls

Periphery founder and guitarist Misha Mansoor shares the wisdom that helped his band become djent pioneers

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“People think we get our calculators out and work out some kind of complex mathematical formula”: how Meshuggah redefined tech metal for the 21st century

With 2008’s landmark obZen album, Meshuggah were streets ahead of the competition – and the kings of punking other bands

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“I am honoured to be joined by dozens of my favourite artists”: Slash, Corey Taylor, Serj Tankian and more will appear on a new album by composer extraordinaire Bear McCreary

Members of Anthrax, Meshuggah and Soundgarden will also join the Walking Dead/Godzilla/God Of War composer’s all-star lineup

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“Tesseract are pushing for broad appeal while maintaining their intelligence – and it’s working!” Tesseract, Unprocessed and The Callous Daoboys just played the progressive metal concert of 2024

At a sold-out London extravaganza, prog metal intellectuals Tesseract make a stunning play for the heavy music mainstream, backed by two of their genre’s finest up-and-comers

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"We weren’t lying when we said our 10th year is going to be the biggest ever!": Mogwai, Electric Wizard, Explosions in the Sky and Ihsahn among artists newly confirmed for ArcTanGent 2024

The 10th anniversary staging of ArcTanGent is shaping up to be an absolute beast, with over 50 artists added to the bill

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"We learned so much from In Flames": Orbit Culture have toured with some of metal's most legendary names, now they're ready to conquer the world on their terms

Orbit Culture have toured with everyone from Trivium and Meshuggah to In Flames and Machine Head, but a decade into their careers they are ready to step up as one of metal's hottest up-and-coming bands

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Does anyone else remember the time Metallica’s Kirk Hammett played Bleed onstage with Meshuggah?

Metallica’s guitarist once joined tech-metal heavyweights Meshuggah to shred the solo of Bleed – watch the footage here

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"Anyone who was there will remember because they probably got pink-eye." Actress and metal musician Jessica Pimentel on licking Meshuggah’s faces, Orange Is The New Black and why Peter Steele was like a big brother to her

Orange Is The New Black actor and Brujeria vocalist Jessica Pimentel talks growing up in New York City, wild gigs and how metal helped inspire her acting

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Meshuggah and Animals As Leaders announced for ArcTanGent

ArcTangent celebrates its tenth anniversary at Fernhill Farm, Somerset between August 14-17

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“Served up as ‘hi-def’ – but should that be hi-deaf? The raw, frantic energy might be too much for some”: Meshuggah’s Chaosphere 25th Anniversary edition

Groundbreaking third album keeps pushing boundaries with lively remaster

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The beginner’s guide to djent in five essential albums

From Meshuggah to Jinjer and Sleep Token, these masterpieces represent progressive metal at its chugging, pummelling best

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Watch Meshuggah's entire headline set from Bloodstock Open Air 2023

Bloodstock Open Air have released pro-shot footage of 2023 headliners Meshuggah's entire performance

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10 amazing metal albums that are only one song long

These masterpieces by Sleep, Insomnium and Meshuggah only needed one standalone track to make a lifelong impression

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Wolfgang Van Halen loves him some Meshuggah to help him get to sleep

Wolfgang Van Halen's ideal bedtime soundtrack? Why, a little Meshuggah of course

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A beginner’s guide to Nuclear Blast records in five essential albums

Nuclear Blast has risen from an underground German label to one of metal’s most powerful institutions. Here’s how it did it – boiled down to just five albums.

Inverse

'Metal Hellsinger 2'? Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk reveals her sequel lineup

A 'Metal: Hellsinger' sequel has yet to be announced, but Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk already has ideas for what would make a perfect follow-up.

The Guardian - UK

Meshuggah review – mechanical Swedish metallers in need of human frailty

Effectively summoning moods of burning heat and freezing cold, the djent pioneers’ machine-like precision can be tiring

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