Editing Meshuggah (section)

{{short description|Swedish extreme metal band}}
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| name              = Meshuggah
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| caption           = Meshuggah performing at [[Rock am Ring]] 2023
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| origin            = [[Umeå]], Sweden
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Progressive metal]]
* [[avant-garde metal]]
* [[technical death metal]]
* [[groove metal]]
* [[djent]]
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| years_active      = 1987–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Nuclear Blast]]
* [[Fractured Transmitter Recording Company|Fractured Transmitter]]
* [[Atomic Fire]]
* [[Reigning Phoenix Music|Reigning Phoenix]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|meshuggah.net}}
| current_members   = 
* Jens Kidman
* [[Fredrik Thordendal]]
* [[Tomas Haake]]
* [[Mårten Hagström]]
* [[Dick Lövgren]]
| past_members      = 
* Niklas Lundgren
* Peter Nordin
* Gustaf Hielm
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'''Meshuggah''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|ʃ|ʊ|ɡ|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meshuggah|title=Meshuggah|work=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=9 August 2010}}</ref> is a Swedish [[extreme metal]] band formed in [[Umeå]] in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and [[Fredrik Thordendal]] (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist [[Mårten Hagström]], drummer [[Tomas Haake]] and bassist [[Dick Lövgren]]. Since its formation, the band has released nine studio albums, six [[extended play|EPs]] and eight music videos. Their latest studio album, ''[[Immutable (album)|Immutable]]'', was released in April 2022 via [[Atomic Fire|Atomic Fire Records]].

Meshuggah has become known for their innovative musical style and their complex, [[Meter (music)#Polymeter|polymetered]] song structures and [[polyrhythm]]s. They rose to fame as a significant act in extreme [[underground music]], became an influence for modern metal bands, and gained a [[cult following]]. The band was labelled as one of the ten most important [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and as the most important band in metal by ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''. In the late 2000s, the band was an inspiration for the [[djent]] subgenre.

In 2006 and 2009, Meshuggah was nominated for two Swedish [[Grammis|Grammis Awards]] for their albums ''[[Catch Thirtythree]]'' and ''[[obZen]]'', respectively. In 2018, the band was nominated for a [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for their song "Clockworks" under the "Best Metal Performance" category.<ref name="grammy2018">{{cite magazine|last1=Lynch|first1=Joe|title=Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=28 November 2017|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref> The band has performed in various international festivals, including [[Ozzfest]] and [[Download Festival|Download]], and embarked on the [[ObZen Tour|''obZen'' world tour]] from 2008 to 2010, and also the "Ophidian Trek".