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Meshuggah

Metal band from Umeå · formed 1987

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Shows on record
32
Rooms played
32
Cities
31
Releases
27
Last show
Mar 9, 2024Klokgebouw

About

Meshuggah is a band from Umeå, formed in 1987, tagged avant-garde metal, death metal, djent by its sources. Shows on record run from 2003 to 2024, across 32 rooms in 31 cities.

  • Meshuggah formed in 1987 — MusicBrainz
  • Meshuggah is based in Umeå — MusicBrainz
  • Jens Kidman: guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
  • Fredrik Thordendal: background vocals, bass guitar, guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Tomas Haake: membranophone, spoken vocals — MusicBrainz
  • Mårten Hagström: background vocals, guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Dick Lövgren: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Niklas Lundgren: membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Peter Nordin: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Gustaf Hielm: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Meshuggah has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1989–2022 — MusicBrainz
  • Meshuggah is from Umeå , Sweden — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah has 5 members: Jens Kidman, Fredrik Thordendal, Tomas Haake, Mårten Hagström, Dick Lövgren — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah plays Progressive metal — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah plays djent — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah plays avant-garde metal — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah plays technical death metal — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah plays groove metal — Wikipedia
  • Meshuggah has 744103 listeners on Last.fm — Meshuggah on Last.fm
  • Meshuggah has released 10 recordings between 2010 and 2022 — Meshuggah on Discogs
  • Meshuggah has 83 followers on Genius — Meshuggah on Genius

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

32 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20032 shows
  2. 20121 show
  3. 20143 shows
  4. 20151 show
  5. 201620 shows
  6. 20182 shows
  7. 20191 show
  8. 20201 show
  9. 20241 show
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 9, 2024Klokgebouw · EindhovenHeadlinerwith The Halo Effect, Born of Osiris, Attila, +6
Jun 24, 2020X-TRA Haus der Musik · ZürichHeadlinerwith Devin Townsend
Aug 8, 2019Pevnov Josefov / Josefov Fortress · JaroměřSupportwith Une Misère, Anthrax, Testament, +1
Jun 22, 2018Hellfest · ClissonSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Suffocation, Therion
Jun 16, 2018Base Aérienne 217 · Bretigny Sur OrgeSupportwith Tagada Jones, Turbonegro, Ultra Vomit, +7
Dec 9, 2016Amager Bio · CopenhagenHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Dec 7, 2016Essigfabrik · CologneHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Nov 30, 2016Razzmatazz · BarcelonaHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Nov 24, 2016013 · TilburgHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Nov 6, 2016The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver SpringHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Nov 5, 2016Starland Ballroom · SayrevilleHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Nov 4, 2016Trocadero Theatre · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Nov 2, 2016House of Blues - Boston · BostonHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 31, 2016MTELUS · MontrealHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 30, 2016Phoenix Concert Theatre · TorontoHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 29, 2016Majestic Theatre · DetroitSupportwith High On Fire
Oct 28, 2016House of Blues - Chicago · ChicagoHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 25, 2016Liberty Hall · LawrenceHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 24, 2016Ogden Theatre · DenverHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 19, 2016The Novo · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 17, 2016House of Blues - Dallas · DallasHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 16, 2016House of Blues - Houston · HoustonHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 13, 2016Marathon Music Works · NashvilleHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 12, 2016The Pageant · St LouisHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Oct 11, 2016Tabernacle · AtlantaHeadlinerwith High On Fire
Apr 10, 2015RockBar Theater · San JoseHeadlinerwith High On Fire, Agnostic Front, Kirk Von Hammett's Fear Festevil
Dec 20, 2014Roundhouse · CamdenHeadlinerwith Car Bomb, semantik punk
Dec 16, 2014Live Club · Trezzo sull'AddaHeadlinerwith Car Bomb, semantik punk
Jun 20, 2014Montebello Marina · MontebelloSupportwith Amnesia Rockfest 2014, Black Flag, Guttermouth, +4
May 5, 2012House of Blues - Old Location · AnaheimSupportwith Manic Hispanic, Devils Brigade, Left Alone, +1
May 21, 2003The State Theatre · Falls ChurchHeadlinerwith Strapping Young Lad, Reflux
May 13, 2003Metro · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Strapping Young Lad

Where they play

32 rooms in 31 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago2 shows
  • Anaheim1 show
  • Atlanta1 show
  • Barcelona1 show
  • Boston1 show

and 26 other cities

Releases

27 releases, 1989–2022

  • Immutable

    2022 · Album

  • 25 Years of Musical Deviance

    2016 · Compilation

  • The Violent Sleep of Reason

    2016 · Album

  • The Ophidian Trek

    2014 · Album

  • Pitch Black

    2013 · Ep

  • I Am Colossus

    2012 · Single

  • Koloss

    2012 · Album

  • Do Not Look Down

    2012

  • Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion

    2012

  • Alive

    2010 · Album

  • The Singles Collection

    2009 · Compilation

  • obZen

    2008 · Album

  • Catch Thirtythree

    2005 · Album

  • I

    2004 · Ep

  • Nothing

    2002 · Album

  • Rare Trax

    2001 · Compilation

  • Chaosphere

    1998 · Album

  • Contradictions Collapse / None

    1998 · Compilation

  • The True Human Design

    1997 · Ep

  • Future Breed Machine / Roswell 47

    1996 · Single

  • Destroy Erase Improve

    1995 · Album

  • Selfcaged

    1995 · Ep

  • Untitled

    1995 · Ep

  • None

    1994 · Ep

  • Contradictions Collapse

    1991 · Album

  • Ejaculation of Salvation

    1989 · Ep

  • Meshuggah

    1989 · Ep

Lineup

  • Jens Kidman · guitar, lead vocals
  • Fredrik Thordendal · background vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Tomas Haake · membranophone, spoken vocals
  • Mårten Hagström · background vocals, guitar
  • Dick Lövgren · bass guitar

Former

  • Niklas Lundgren · membranophone
  • Peter Nordin · bass guitar
  • Gustaf Hielm · bass guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 4 plays, 2011-11-27–2013-09-22 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Dr. West) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Meshuggah — Hellfest, 2018-06-22
Poster · Hellfest, 2018-06-22 — Songkick
Meshuggah — RockBar Theater, 2015-04-10
Poster · RockBar Theater, 2015-04-10 — Songkick
Meshuggah — House of Blues - Old Location, 2012-05-05
Poster · House of Blues - Old Location, 2012-05-05 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Meshuggah on Last.fmArtist facts
Meshuggah on DiscogsArtist facts
Meshuggah on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.