While both releases might seem like willfully antagonistic efforts to skirt the djent craze, Meshuggah denies any such motivation. “With Catchthirtythree-- especially that very idea of doing a ...

We already know that the word "djent" is one of the worst descriptors ever coined to describe a musical sub-genre. Now, according to the supposed creators of the style, Meshuggah, they claim it was ...

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Godfathers of djent and stank face riffs Meshuggah have teamed up with Fortin Amps for a namesake signature pre-amp and distortion pedal for “unrelenting and aggressive tones” aplenty. Crafted in ...

Meshuggah perform at Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2023 at Catton Hall on August 12, 2023 in Derby, England. CREDIT: Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Getty Meshuggah have been announced as the first headliner for ...

MESHUGGAH accepted, and the race was on to complete the new album. After pushing the limits of heaviness with Chaosphere, there was only one place left to go: even heavier. Thordendal & Hagström made ...

It's not often that you hear Rush and Meshuggah mentioned in the same breath, given the stark contrast between Rush's progressive rock sound and Meshuggah's elaborated yet extreme metal. However, it ...

The title of Meshuggah‘s second salvo, 1995’s Destroy Erase Improve, promised a permanent paradigm shift — a common enough boast, but no idle one in this case. Nor were they content with subsequent ...

Meshuggah guitarist Mårten Hagström was quoted back in 2018 as apologizing for creating djent, and said the term came from fellow guitarist Fredrik Thordendal being drunk. "First of all, we're very ...

The Meshuggah speculation machine is now in full swing as fan rumors mount that the Swedish progressive groove metal pioneers are readying their ninth studio album for release, believed to be titled ...