Editing Meshuggah (section)

== History ==
=== Formation and ''Contradictions Collapse'' (1987–1994) ===
[[File:Meshuggah @ Hultsfredsfestivalen 1992.jpg|thumb|Meshuggah in 1992]]
In 1985, guitarist [[Fredrik Thordendal]] formed a band in [[Umeå]],<ref name="AMG bio">{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p169489|pure_url=yes}}|website = [[AllMusic]]|title = Meshuggah Biography|author = Jason Ankeny and Bradley Torreano|access-date = 11 May 2008}}</ref> a university town in northern Sweden with a population of 105,000.<ref name="Decibel story">{{cite web |url=http://decibelmagazine.com/features/jun2005/meshuggah.aspx |title=Cover History: Meshuggah |access-date=1 December 2008 |last=Smith |first=Rod |date=June 2005 |work=[[Decibel Magazine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051129013121/http://decibelmagazine.com/features/jun2005/meshuggah.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2005}}</ref> The band, originally named Metallien, recorded a number of [[Demo (music)|demo tapes]], after which it disbanded. Thordendal, however, continued playing under a different name with new band members.<ref name="AMG bio"/>

Meshuggah was formed in 1987<ref name="Official bio"/><ref name="Revolver Meshuggah">{{cite magazine|url = https://www.revolvermag.com/music/inside-obzen-how-meshuggah-pushed-themselves-limit-make-masterpiece|magazine = [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|title = Inside 'obZen': How Meshuggah pushed themselves to the limit to make a masterpiece |author = Jon Wiederhorn|date=1 April 2008| access-date = 2 September 2008}}</ref> by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jens Kidman,<ref name="AMG bio" /> and took the name Meshuggah from the [[Yiddish]] word for "crazy"<ref name="MTV Swedish metal outfit enjoys being the hardest band on the Ozzfest bill.">{{cite web|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456313/20020726/meshuggah.jhtml|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040520133914/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456313/20020726/meshuggah.jhtml|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 May 2004|publisher = [[MTV.com]]|title = Swedish metal outfit enjoys being the hardest band on the Ozzfest bill.|author = Ryan J. Downey, with additional reporting by Iann Robinson|access-date = 6 July 2008}}</ref> (ultimately derived from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word {{Script/Hebrew|מְשֻׁגָּע}}). Kidman found the word in an American street slang dictionary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalheadzone.com/meshuggah-guitarist-reveals-why-did-they-chose-a-yiddish-band-name/|title=Meshuggah Guitarist Reveals Why Did They Chose A Yiddish Band Name|last=K|first=Enes|date=30 March 2019|website=Metalhead Zone|language=en-US|access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref> The band recorded several demos before Kidman left, which prompted the remaining members to disband. Kidman then formed a new band, Calipash, with guitarist Thordendal, bassist Peter Nordin and drummer Niklas Lundgren.<ref name="AMG bio" /> Kidman, who also played guitar,<ref name="Official bio">{{cite web |title = A short biography |url = http://www.meshuggah.net/bio/ |publisher = meshuggah.net |access-date = 16 May 2007 |author = Espn |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081020105647/http://www.meshuggah.net/bio/ |archive-date = 20 October 2008 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and Thordendal decided to restore the name Meshuggah for the new band.<ref name="AMG bio"/>

In 1989, Meshuggah released the self-titled, three-song [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Meshuggah (EP)|Meshuggah]]'',<ref name="AMG bio" /> which is commonly known as ''Psykisk Testbild''<ref name="Rockdetector Bio">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/umea/meshuggah 
 |publisher=[[Rockdetector]] 
 |title=Meshuggah Rockdetector Biography 
 |author=Garry Sharpe-Young 
 |access-date=27 July 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218195401/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/umea/meshuggah 
 |archive-date=18 December 2008 
}}</ref><ref name="1989 Meshuggah">{{cite web
|title = Meshuggah - 1989|url = http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/psyk/|publisher = meshuggah.net|access-date = 11 May 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080421151300/http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/psyk/| archive-date = 21 April 2008}}</ref> (a title that could be translated as "Psychological Test-Picture").<ref name="Official bio"/> This 12" (30&nbsp;cm) vinyl EP had only 1,000 copies released, sold by local record store Garageland.<ref name="Rockdetector Bio"/><ref name="1989 Meshuggah" /> The EP's back cover features the band members with cheese doodles on their faces.<ref name="1989 Meshuggah" />

After replacing drummer Niklas Lundgren with [[Tomas Haake]] in 1990, Meshuggah signed a contract with German heavy metal [[record label]] [[Nuclear Blast]] and recorded its debut full-length album, ''[[Contradictions Collapse]]''.<ref name="Allmusic Bio + Rockdetector Bio">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p169489|pure_url=yes}} |website=[[AllMusic]] |title=Meshuggah Biography |author=Jason Ankeny and Bradley Torreano |access-date=11 May 2008 }}<br />{{cite web
 |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/umea/meshuggah 
 |publisher=[[Rockdetector]] 
 |title=Meshuggah Rockdetector Biography 
 |author=Garry Sharpe-Young 
 |access-date=27 July 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218195401/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/umea/meshuggah 
 |archive-date=18 December 2008 
}}</ref> The LP, originally entitled ''(All this because of) Greed'',<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/cc/ |publisher = meshuggah.net|title = Contradictions Collapse - 1991|access-date = 11 May 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822221105/http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/cc/ |archive-date = 22 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> was released in 1991.<ref name="AMG bio" /> The album received positive reviews, but was not a commercial success.<ref name="Rockdetector Bio"/> Soon after, Kidman decided to concentrate on vocals,<ref name="Decibel story" /> and guitarist [[Mårten Hagström]],<ref name="AMG bio" /> who had already played in a band with Haake when they were in sixth grade, was recruited.<ref name="Official bio" /> The new lineup recorded the EP ''[[None (Meshuggah EP)|None]]'' at Tonteknik Recordings in Umeå in 1994 for release later that year.<ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio">{{cite web|title=A short biography |url=http://www.meshuggah.net/bio/ |publisher=meshuggah.net |access-date=16 May 2007 |author=Espn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513083515/http://www.meshuggah.net/bio/ |archive-date=13 May 2007 }}<br />{{cite web
 |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/umea/meshuggah 
 |publisher=[[Rockdetector]] 
 |title=Meshuggah Rockdetector Biography 
 |author=Garry Sharpe-Young 
 |access-date=27 July 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218195401/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/umea/meshuggah 
 |archive-date=18 December 2008 
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r270807|pure_url=yes}}|website = Allmusic|title = None overview|access-date = 28 August 2008}}</ref> A Japanese version was also released, including lyrics printed in Japanese.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/none/|publisher = meshuggah.|title = None -1994|access-date = 11 May 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822221144/http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/none/ |archive-date = 22 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During this period, Thordendal, who was working as a carpenter, severed the tip of his left middle finger, while Haake injured his hand in a router accident.<ref name="AMG bio" /><ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/> As a result, the band was unable to perform for several months. Thordendal's fingertip was later reattached, and he went on to make a full recovery.<ref name="Official bio" /> The ''[[Selfcaged]]'' EP was recorded in April and May 1994, but its release was delayed to later in 1995 due to the accidents.<ref name="AMG bio" /><ref name="Official bio" />

=== ''Destroy Erase Improve'' (1995–1997) ===
[[File:Fredrik Thordendal Meshuggah Live at Getaway Rock Festival 2012.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Guitarist [[Fredrik Thordendal]] performing in 2012]]

In January 1995, Meshuggah undertook a short European tour organized by its record label Nuclear Blast. Afterwards, the band returned to the studio in February of that year to record the album ''[[Destroy Erase Improve]]''<ref name="Official bio" /> at Soundfront Studios in [[Uppsala]], with Daniel Bergstrand as a producer.<ref name="Rockdetector Bio" /> Shortly thereafter, the band went on a European tour supporting [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] for two months.<ref name="Official bio" /> During the tour, Nordin became ill and experienced [[balance disorder]] with his [[inner ear]]. Due to the resulting chronic dizziness and vertigo, Nordin was forced to leave the tour and travel to Sweden. Machine Head's bassist [[Adam Duce]] offered to cover his absence; however, Meshuggah decided to continue as a four-piece. Sometimes Thordendal played bass, while other times the band performed with two guitars. In this lineup, Hagström would use a [[Pitch shifter (audio processor)|pitch shifter]] to play his guitar at an [[octave]] lower than usual.<ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/>

''Destroy Erase Improve'' was released in May 1995, with positive response from critics for the "heady tempos and abstract approach".<ref name="AMG bio" /><ref name="AMG DEI">{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r228054|pure_url=yes}}|website = [[AllMusic]]|title = Destroy Erase Improve review|author = John Serba|access-date = 10 June 2008}}</ref> Kidman described the album cover: "The title fits the pictures we cut out and stole from reference books in the library."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59436 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah's 'Destroy Erase Improve' Inducted Into Decibel's 'Hall Of Fame' - Sep. 29, 2006 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000827/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59436 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref>

In mid-1995, Meshuggah had a short tour with Swedish band [[Clawfinger]] in Scandinavia and Germany. Nordin had to leave the band because of his sickness and was replaced by bassist Gustaf Hielm during the tour.<ref name="Rockdetector Bio" /><ref name="Blabbermouth Meshuggah Guitarist: 'We're Always Experimental In One Way Or Another'">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101386 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Guitarist: 'We're Always Experimental In One Way Or Another' - July 22, 2008 |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000420/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101386 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> In late 1995, Meshuggah went on a month-long tour with [[Hypocrisy (band)|Hypocrisy]].<ref name="Rockdetector Bio" />

During 1996 and 1997, Thordendal worked on his solo album ''[[Sol Niger Within]]'', which was released in March 1997 in Scandinavia and in April in Japan. He also hosted [[Mats/Morgan Band]]'s debut. In 1997, Meshuggah recorded an unreleased demo, toured occasionally, and played a few concerts in its hometown. In May, Meshuggah moved to Stockholm to be closer to its management and the record industry in general.<ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/>

The EP ''[[The True Human Design]]'' was recorded and released in late 1997. It contained one new song entitled "Sane", and one live and two alternate versions of ''Destroy Erase Improve''{{'}}s opening track "Future Breed Machine".<ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/><ref>{{cite web|title = The True Human Design - 1997|url = http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/tthd/|publisher = meshuggah.net|access-date = 11 May 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080725211031/http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/tthd/ |archive-date = 25 July 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thordendal's solo album ''Sol Niger Within'' was simultaneously released in the United States, and Meshuggah started to plan its next album at the end of the year.<ref name="Official bio" />

=== ''Chaosphere'' and ''Nothing'' (1998–2002) ===
[[File:Meshuggah - Mårten Hagström 2 - 2008 Melbourne.jpg|thumb|upright|Guitarist [[Mårten Hagström]] with a custom built [[Ibanez]] eight-string guitar]]

Hielm officially joined the band in January&nbsp;1998 after more than two years as a session member. Nuclear Blast re-released ''Contradictions Collapse'' with the addition of songs from the ''None'' EP. In May&nbsp;1998, the title of the next album, ''[[Chaosphere]]'', was reported and recording was done throughout May and June. Immediately after recording the album, Meshuggah went on a short US tour, and the album was released later in November 1998. Chaosphere's sound is an almost complete departure from the thrash metal style of the band's previous releases. Shortly after the release, Meshuggah toured Scandinavia with [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]].<ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/>

In early 1999, Meshuggah joined [[Slayer]] on their U.S. tour.<ref name="Decibel story" /><ref name="Rockdetector Bio" /> After the new album and the live performances, Meshuggah was beginning to be recognized by mainstream music, guitar, drum and metal magazines.<ref name="Allmusic Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/> In mid-1999, Meshuggah performed in several Swedish concerts. The band started to write some new material but reported in mid-2000 that "songwriting isn't that dramatic, but we're getting there slowly".<ref name="Official bio" /> While fans were waiting for the next album, a collection of demos (from the ''Psykisk Testbild'' EP), remixes and unreleased songs from the ''Chaosphere'' sessions were released as the ''[[Rare Trax]]'' album.<ref name="AMG bio" /><ref name="Official bio" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=4&fid1=543&csid1=23 |magazine=[[Exclaim!]] |title=Meshuggah Are Breaking the Silence |author=Greg Pratt |access-date=5 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220114801/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=4&fid1=543&csid1=23 |archive-date=20 December 2008 }}</ref> Hielm left the band in July 2001 for unclear reasons.<ref name="Official Bio + Rockdetector Bio"/> Meshuggah joined [[Tool (band)|Tool]] on a lengthy tour, playing for more than 100,000 people total.<ref name="Decibel story" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=219 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Archive News - Oct. 5, 2001 |access-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327085250/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=219 |archive-date=27 March 2005 }}</ref>

In March 2002, Meshuggah recorded three-track demos with programmed drums in their home studio, which were based on Haake's sample ''Drumkit from Hell''. The upcoming album was recorded in five to six weeks in May<ref name="Official bio" /> and was produced by the band at Dug-Out Studios in Uppsala and at its home studio in Stockholm.<ref name="MTV Jack Osbourne's Favorite Metallists Meshuggah Prepare For Nothing">{{cite web|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454009/20020516/meshuggah.jhtml|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020611065739/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454009/20020516/meshuggah.jhtml|url-status = dead|archive-date = 11 June 2002|publisher = [[MTV.com]]|title = Jack Osbourne's Favorite Metallists Meshuggah Prepare For Nothing|author = Jon Wiederhorn|access-date = 27 August 2008}}</ref> The last-minute decision to join 2002's [[Ozzfest]] tour forced the band to mix the album in two days and master it in one.<ref name="Stylus Nothing">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/meshuggah/nothing.htm |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] |title=Meshuggah Nothing |author=Cosmo Lee |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617111314/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/meshuggah/nothing.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> Meshuggah immediately went on another US tour after finishing the recording.<ref name="Official bio" /><ref name="MTV Jack Osbourne's Favorite Metallists Meshuggah Prepare For Nothing"/>

The album ''[[Nothing (Meshuggah album)|Nothing]]'' was released in August 2002,<ref name="AMG Nothing">{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r598953|pure_url=yes}}|website = [[AllMusic]]|title = Nothing review|author = John Serba|access-date = 10 June 2008}}</ref> selling 6,525 copies during its first week in the US and reaching No.&nbsp;165 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Rockdetector Bio" /><ref name="Meshuggah: Nothing First-Week Sales Numbers Revealed - Aug. 14, 2002">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5431 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah: "Nothing" First-Week Sales Numbers Revealed - Aug. 14, 2002 |access-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000501/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5431 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> With this album, Meshuggah became the first band in the history of Nuclear Blast Records to crack the ''Billboard'' 200 and also became the first band signed to Nuclear Blast to be reviewed in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5941 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Breaking New Ground With 'Nothing' - Sep. 8, 2002 |access-date=6 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505163456/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5941 |archive-date=5 May 2009 }}</ref> Meshuggah's previous two releases, 1998's ''Chaosphere'' and 1995's ''Destroy Erase Improve'', had sold 38,773 and 30,712 copies to that date, respectively.<ref name="Meshuggah: Nothing First-Week Sales Numbers Revealed - Aug. 14, 2002"/> The CD booklet of ''Nothing'' has no liner notes, lyrics, or credits, only a hint of one word: ''ingenting'', which is Swedish for ''nothing''. All of this information is available on the CD-ROM.<ref name="Popmatters Nothing">{{cite magazine|url = http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/meshuggah-nothing.shtml
|magazine = [[PopMatters]]|title = Organized Chaos|author = Adrien Begrand |access-date = 10 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4399 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Complete Work On "Nothing", August Release Expected - June 26, 2002 |access-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000702/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4399 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> At the end of 2002, the band went on another US tour with Tool<ref name="Official bio" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5374 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah To Open For Tool In The Fall - Aug. 11, 2002 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000353/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5374 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5635 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Confirmed For Next Leg Of Tool Tour - Aug. 24, 2002 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000358/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5635 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> and a headlining tour of its own.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=9548 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Prepare For Scandinavian Tour - Feb. 8, 2003 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106200534/http://roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=9548 |archive-date=6 November 2003 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=10424 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad: U.S. Dates Announced - Mar. 11, 2003 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000333/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=10424 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref>

=== ''I'' and ''Catch Thirtythree'' (2003–2006) ===
In 2003, Hagström hinted at the direction of the band's next album by saying, "There's only one thing I really feel that is important. We've never measured our success in terms of sales, because we're quite an extreme band. It's more that people understand where we're coming from. I get more out of a fan coming up and saying that we've totally changed their way of looking on metal music, than having like 200 kids buy it. I mean, it would be nice for the money, but that's not why we're in it. So what I'd like to see is that we keep progressing. Keeping the core of what Meshuggah has always been, but exploring the bar, so to speak. ''Destroy Erase Improve'' was like exploring the dynamics of the band, ''Chaosphere'' was exploring the aggressiveness, the all-out side, and ''Nothing'' is more of a sinister, dark, pretty slow album, actually. So honestly, now I don't know where we're going. It might be a mix of all of them."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13041 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah: Off Nuclear Blast, Weighing Their Options - June 24, 2003 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000727/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13041 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref>
[[File:Meshuggah - Dick Lövgren - 2008 Melbourne.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Bassist [[Dick Lövgren]], who joined Meshuggah in February 2004]]

In February 2004, bassist [[Dick Lövgren]] joined Meshuggah.<ref name="Rockdetector Bio" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=19401 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Split With Bassist, Announce Replacement - Feb. 19, 2004 |access-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000337/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=19401 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> The band then recorded and released the [[I (Meshuggah EP)|''I'' EP]], which contains a single, 21-minute track, released on [[Fractured Transmitter Recording Company|Fractured Transmitter Records]].<ref name="PopMatters I">{{cite magazine|url = http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/meshuggah-i.shtml|magazine = [[PopMatters]]
|title = Meshuggah I|author = Adrien Begrand|access-date = 10 June 2008}}</ref> Meshuggah spent about six months in total on recording the EP.<ref name="The Aquarian: Challenges Collapse"/> ''[[Catch Thirtythree]]'', the only Meshuggah album on which [[Drum machine|programmed drums]] have been used, was released the following year in May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/c33/|publisher = meshuggah.net|title = Catch 33 - 2005 |access-date = 11 May 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822221100/http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/c33/ |archive-date = 22 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Seven thousand copies of ''Catch Thirtythree'' were sold the first week, and it debuted at No.&nbsp;170 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in June 2005.<ref name="Blabbermouth Bleed"/> The video for the track "Shed" was released in June, and the previous album ''Nothing'' sold approximately 80,000 copies in the United States to that date, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=38654 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah: 'Shed' Video Posted Online - June 28, 2005 |access-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000812/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=38654 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> ''Catch Thirtythree'' earned the band a [[Grammis|Swedish Grammy]] nomination.<ref name="Blabbermouth Warner" /> In October 2005, German band [[Rammstein]] released a single of their song "Benzin" with a remixed version by Meshuggah.<ref>[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggah-apocalyptica-remix-rammstein-s-benzin-for-new-single-release/ Meshuggah, Apocalyptica Remix Rammstein's 'Benzin' For New Single Release]. 16 September 2005. [[Blabbermouth.net]].</ref>

In December 2005, 10 years after signing its first record deal with the publishing company [[Warner/Chappell Music|Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia]], Meshuggah extended its cooperation with the company.<ref name="Blabbermouth Warner">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46738 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Extend Publishing Deal - Jan. 12, 2006 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000457/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46738 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> In November 2005, Haake said in an interview that the band was not content with the productions of ''Chaosphere'' and ''Nothing'', because, being on tour, they had little time to devote to them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44526 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Drummer Talks About Upcoming Studio Album, Possible DVD - Nov. 20, 2005 |access-date=8 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000817/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44526 |archive-date=26 December 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Allmusic Nothing [CD/DVD]">{{cite web
| url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r858485|pure_url=yes}}
| website = [[AllMusic]]
| title = Nothing CD/DVD review
| author = Thom Jurek
| access-date = 16 November 2008
}}</ref>

A remixed and remastered version of ''Nothing'' with rerecorded guitars was released in a custom-shaped slipcase featuring a three-dimensional hologram card on 31 October 2006, via Nuclear Blast Records. The release also includes a bonus DVD featuring the band's appearance at the Download 2005 festival and the official music videos of "Rational Gaze", "Shed" and "New Millennium Cyanide Christ".<ref name="Allmusic Nothing [CD/DVD]"/><ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=60691 
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |title=Meshuggah: 'Nothing' Rerelease Track Listing Revealed - Oct. 21, 2006 
 |access-date=8 June 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000512/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=60691 
 |archive-date=26 December 2008 
}}</ref>

===''obZen'' and ''Koloss'' (2007–2013)===
[[File:Tomas Haake 2005.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tomas Haake]] in 2005]]
Meshuggah returned to the studio in March 2007 to record ''[[obZen]]'', with recording concluding in October 2007, and the album being released in March 2008.<ref name="AMG bio" /> The band spent almost a year on the album, its longest recording session yet. A significant portion of the year was spent learning to perform the songs they wrote; the recording itself took six months.<ref name="Revolver Meshuggah"/> ''obZen'' reached No.&nbsp;59 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 11,400 U.S. copies in its first week of release and 50,000 copies after six months.<ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104986 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918063844/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104986 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-date=18 September 2008 
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |title=Meshuggah's 'obZen' Cracks 50,000 U.S. Sales Mark - Sep. 17, 2008 
 |access-date=24 September 2008 
}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-04-05/billboard-200
| title = Meshuggah – obZen – Chart Listing For The Week Of IV 05 2008
| magazine = Billboard
| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc
| access-date = 11 November 2008
}}</ref> With ''obZen'', Meshuggah received more media attention and attracted new fans.<ref name="Blabbermouth Meshuggah Guitarist: 'We're Always Experimental In One Way Or Another'" /><ref>{{cite magazine
| url = http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43588-meshuggah-the-garage-8-sep
| magazine = [[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]
| title = Meshuggah @ The Garage, 8 Sep (25 Aug 2008)
| author = Ryan Drever
| access-date = 30 January 2009
}}</ref> The release was followed by [[obZen Tour|a world tour]], which started in the U.S. and proceeded to Europe, Asia and Australia.<ref name="AMG bio" />

In May 2008, Meshuggah published a music video for the song "Bleed", which was produced by [[Ian McFarland (musician)|Ian McFarland]] and was written, directed and edited by Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland. Killswitch Productions said: "It's extremely cool to work with a band who is willing to allow the music and imagery to speak for itself and who does not insist on themselves being the prominent focus of the video."<ref name="Blabbermouth Bleed">{{cite news
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96996 
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |title=Meshuggah: 'Bleed' Video Available - May 14, 2008 
 |access-date=7 June 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519105929/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96996 
 |archive-date=19 May 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Revolver Bleed">{{cite magazine|url=http://revolvermag.com/content/meshuggah-%E2%80%9Cbleed%E2%80%9D-video-hits-web |magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |title=Meshuggah "Bleed" Video Hits The Web |access-date=2 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223122223/http://revolvermag.com/content/meshuggah-%E2%80%9Cbleed%E2%80%9D-video-hits-web |archive-date=23 December 2008 }}</ref>

In January 2009, ''obZen'' was nominated for the Swedish [[Grammis]] award in the "Best Hard Rock" category.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112055 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=In Flames Wins Swedish Grammis Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album; Video Available - Jan. 7, 2009 |access-date=8 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124031328/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112055 |archive-date=24 January 2009 }}</ref> In February 2009, Haake announced that the band was planning a concert DVD and a studio album.<ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=113746 
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |title=Meshuggah To Release Concert DVD - Feb. 4, 2009 
 |access-date=8 February 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206103922/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=113746 
 |archive-date=6 February 2009 
}}</ref> In April, Meshuggah was forced to cancel its Scandinavian shows in early 2009, due to Haake's [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated disc]] in his lower back, which was causing problems with his right foot when playing.<ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117325
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201122554/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117325
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=1 February 2013
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |title=Meshuggah Forced To Cancel Scandinavian Tour - Apr. 1, 2009 
 |access-date=4 April 2009 
}}</ref> Haake later underwent a surgery and recovered for European summer festivals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121344 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Meshuggah Forced To Pull Out Of Finland's Sauna Open Air Festival - June 4, 2009 |access-date=16 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611165746/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121344 |archive-date=11 June 2009 }}</ref>

The concert DVD entitled ''[[Alive (Meshuggah video)|Alive]]'' was released on 5 February 2010 in Europe and 9 February in North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meshuggah News |url=http://www.meshuggah.net/news_1.html |publisher=meshuggah.net |access-date=16 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019102707/http://www.meshuggah.net/news_1.html |archive-date=19 October 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Blabbermouth Alive DVD+CD Details">{{cite news
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131611 
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |title=Meshuggah: 'Alive' DVD+CD Details Revealed - Dec. 7, 2009 
 |access-date=11 December 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213005216/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131611 
 |archive-date=13 December 2009 
}}</ref> Thordendal started to work on a second solo album in June 2010 with the [[Belgium|Belgian]] drummer [[Dirk Verbeuren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140281 |title=Soilwork Drummer Collaborating With Meshuggah Guitarist - May 18, 2010 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607014037/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140281 |archive-date=7 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://meinlcymbals.com/news/press_report/archive/2010/09/june/article/dirk_verbeuren_reports_from_the_fear_and_loathing_studios_in_sweden_part_1.html?cHash=e0e22a8712
 |publisher=meinlcymbals.com 
 |title=Dirk Verbeuren reports from the Fear and Loathing Studios in Sweden / Part 1 
 |first=Norbert 
 |last=Saemann 
 |date=9 June 2010 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111003181001/http://meinlcymbals.com/news/press_report/archive/2010/09/june/article/dirk_verbeuren_reports_from_the_fear_and_loathing_studios_in_sweden_part_1.html?cHash=e0e22a8712
 |archive-date= 3 October 2011
}}<br />{{cite web
 |url=http://meinlcymbals.com/news/press_report/archive/2010/15/june/article/dirk_verbeuren_reports_from_the_fear_and_loathing_studios_in_sweden_part_2.html?cHash=2819fee23b
 |publisher=meinlcymbals.com 
 |title=Dirk Verbeuren reports from the Fear and Loathing Studios in Sweden / Part 2 
 |author=Norbert Saemann 
 |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111003181021/http://meinlcymbals.com/news/press_report/archive/2010/15/june/article/dirk_verbeuren_reports_from_the_fear_and_loathing_studios_in_sweden_part_2.html?cHash=2819fee23b
 |archive-date= 3 October 2011
}}</ref>

The seventh studio album, ''[[Koloss]]'', was released on 23 March 2012 in Germany, on 26 March in the rest of Europe, and 27 March in North America.<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167888 Mehsuggah: New Album Release Date Announced - 4 Jan. 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109001504/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167888 |date=9 January 2012 }}. Blabbermouth.net.</ref> ''Koloss'' reached No.&nbsp;17 on the Billboard Top 200, and sold 18,342 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/meshuggah-makes-nuclear-blast-history-with-koloss |title=Meshuggah makes nuclear blast history with ''Koloss''! |author=Metal Mark|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407004507/http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/meshuggah-makes-nuclear-blast-history-with-koloss |archive-date=7 April 2012 }}</ref> In Sweden, it reached No.&nbsp;12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/company/charts.html|title=Charts Entries|work=nuclearblast.de}}</ref>

===''Pitch Black'' and ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'' (2013–2018)===
[[File:Per Nilsson, Guitarrist.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Per Nilsson (guitarist)|Per Nilsson]] temporarily replaced Thordendal in live concerts between 2017 and 2019]]

On 5 February 2013, Meshuggah released a free two-track EP entitled ''[[Pitch Black (EP)|Pitch Black]]'' with [[Scion A/V]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Doug |date=February 5, 2013 |title=Meshuggah release new 'Pitch Black' EP for free |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/02/meshuggah-releases-new-pitch-black-ep-for-free/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208071513/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/02/meshuggah-releases-new-pitch-black-ep-for-free/ |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |access-date=2 May 2013 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> The EP features a previously unreleased track, "Pitch Black", that was recorded by [[Fredrik Thordendal]] in 2003 at Fear and Loathing, in Stockholm Sweden.<ref name="Metal Storm">{{cite web|url = http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=19097 |work = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|title = Meshuggah - New Track Streaming Online |access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> The second track is a live recording of "Dancers to a Discordant System" from ''obZen''. The track was recorded at Distortion Fest in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on 9 December 2012.<ref name="Metal Storm"/>

On 12 May 2016, Meshuggah released a teaser video on their YouTube page and confirmed that their next studio album was to be released in late 2016. On 28 July 2016, the title was revealed to be ''[[The Violent Sleep of Reason]]'', and was given a 7 October release date. ''The Violent Sleep of Reason'' was shortlisted by [[IMPALA]] (The Independent Music Companies Association) for the Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://impalamusic.org/content/25-artists-best-independent-album-year-europe/ | title=25 artists up for best independent album of the year in Europe | publisher=IMPALA | access-date=14 March 2017 | archive-date=15 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085333/http://impalamusic.org/content/25-artists-best-independent-album-year-europe/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 2 June 2017, Meshuggah announced that Thordendal would take a leave from touring with the band; he would be temporarily replaced by [[Per Nilsson (guitarist)|Per Nilsson]] from [[Scar Symmetry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggah-guitarist-fredrik-thordendal-to-miss-megadeth-tour-scar-symmetrys-per-nilsson-to-step-in/|title=MESHUGGAH Guitarist FREDRIK THORDENDAL To Miss MEGADETH Tour; SCAR SYMMETRY's PER NILSSON To Step In|date=2 June 2017|access-date=8 June 2017|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> In 2018, Meshuggah received a [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy nomination]] for their song "Clockworks" under the "Best Metal Performance" category.<ref name="grammy2018"/>

===''Immutable'' (2019–present)===
In a November 2019 interview, Hagström hinted that the band had begun working on a new album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2019/12/01/meshuggah-are-writing-a-new-album/|title=Meshuggah are Writing a New Album|date=1 December 2019|website=MetalSucks|language=en|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> Recording started in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnJvddBhZK/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CMnJvddBhZK |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title =Instagram post from 19 March 2021|last=@meshuggah|publisher=[[Instagram]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later that month the band stated that Fredrik Thordendal had ended his hiatus and would be participating fully in the recording of the new album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/meshuggah-rejoined-by-fredrik-thordendal-full-time|title=Meshuggah Rejoined By Fredrik Thordendal Full-Time|website=Metal Injection|date=25 March 2021 |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> On 28 January 2022, Meshuggah released a new song titled "The Abysmal Eye" taken from the band's ninth album ''[[Immutable (album)|Immutable]]'', which was later released on 1 April 2022 via Atomic Fire.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Brannigan|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/listen-to-the-new-meshuggah-single-the-abysmal-eye|title=Listen to the new Meshuggah single, The Abysmal Eye|website=Louder Sound|date=28 January 2022|access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>

The band announced a spring 2025 North American tour with support from [[Cannibal Corpse]] and [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=2024-12-03 |title=MESHUGGAH, CANNIBAL CORPSE & CARCASS Announce North American Tour |url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/meshuggah-cannibal-corpse-carcass-announce-north-american-tour |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref>