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With complex polymetered song structures, frequent use of polyrhythms, neo-jazz chromatics, down-tuned eight string guitars and blisteringly fast tempos, Swedish thrash metal exponents Meshuggah are not overly concerned about appealing to the wider record-buying public. And yet, despite this uncompromising approach to their sound, the band's recent albums have all made it into the Billboard 200. The album Koloss, released in 2012, debuted at number 17 in the US. The band's name, derived from the Hebrew term for 'crazy', was perhaps aptly chosen by founder member, front man and vocalist Jens Kidman. Following a bout of successful tours in the late '90s the band took some time out to develop fresh material experimenting with jazz influences and even a hint of psychedelia. The result was the album Nothing, a body of work which was so left-field and experimental critics coined the phrase 'Einstein metal' to describe it. With eight studio albums to their credit, Mushuggah continue to build a worldwide following and remain a favourite on the hardcore festival circuit playing to audiences in Europe, Asia, the USA and Australia.
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