Tomas Haake

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Tomas Nils Haake

(born 13 July 1971) is a Swedish musician known for being the drummer and primary lyricist of the extreme metal band Meshuggah.

Known for his polymeters and technical ability, Haake was named the fifth best „Modern Metal“ drummer by MetalSucks.net in 2012. In the July 2008 edition of Modern Drummer magazine, Haake was named the number one drummer in the „Metal“ category, as decided upon in the magazine’s Readers‘ Poll. He was also included in 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time list by the Rolling Stone magazine (occupying the 93rd position).

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Haake writes the majority of Meshuggah lyrics and also contributes spoken vocals on several songs („Choirs of Devastation“ on the album Contradictions Collapse, „Inside What’s Within Behind“, „Suffer in Truth“, and „Sublevels“ on the album Destroy Erase Improve, „Sane“, „The Exquisite Machinery of Torture“ on the album Chaosphere, „Spasm“ on the album Nothing, as well as on several tracks on the album Catch Thirtythree and on the song „Dancers to a Discordant System“ from obZen).

Haake also provides spoken vocals on Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal’s solo album Sol Niger Within and vocals on the song „Futile Bread Machine (Campfire Version)“ from The True Human Design.

Haake has cited musicians from heavy metal, jazz fusion and progressive rock as influences. He cites English bands such as Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, American bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament and Metal Church, and Canadian band Rush. His favourite drummers include Phil Rudd (AC/DC), Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), Vinnie Appice, Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Dave Weckl, Sebastian Thomson (Trans AM), Sean Reinert (Cynic), Neil Peart (Rush), Ian Mosley (Marillion), Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons and Frank Zappa), Vinnie Colaiuta and Gary Husband.

Posted in Afrigal, drummer Tagged with: [6] Sean Reinert (Cynic), [7] Neil Peart (Rush), American bands such as Metallica, and Canadian band Rush.[2] His favourite drummers include Phil Rudd (AC/DC), Anthrax, Art in general, Basel, Bern, Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), Catch Thirtythree, Chaosphere, Choirs of Devastation, Contradictions Collapse, Dave Weckl, Destroy Erase Improve, ETH Zürich, Fredrik Thordendal, Freiburg im Breisgau, Futile Bread Machine, Haake has cited musicians from heavy metal, Ian Mosley (Marillion), jazz fusion and progressive rock as influences. He cites English bands such as Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, john coltrane, Kandern, Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Lörrach, Luzern, Megadeth, Meshuggah, Metal, Modern Metal, Müllheim, Nothing, obZen, Phil Rudd (AC/DC) Bill Ward (Black Sabbath, polymeters, provides spoken vocals on Meshuggah, Resin Binzen, Rheinfelden, Rolling Stone, Sebastian Thomson (Trans AM), Slayer, Sol Niger Within, Soundart, Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons and Frank Zappa), Testament and Metal Church, The Exquisite Machinery of Torture, The True Human Design, Tomas Haake, Vinnie Appice, Vinnie Colaiuta and Gary Husband.[2], Weil am Rhein, Zürich

Meshuggah

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Meshuggah (von hebräisch מְשׁוּגָּע meschuga für ‚verrückt‘, siehe auch meschugge) ist eine schwedische Metal–Band aus Umeå, deren Musik nur schwer in musikalische Kategorien einzuordnen ist. Sie enthält Elemente diverser Metal-Stile (beispielsweise Thrash– und Death Metal) mit starken Jazz-Einflüssen (besonders in den Solopassagen). Aufgrund der komplexen Rhythmiken und Tempowechsel ist auch die Einordnung zum Progressive Metal üblich. Die Band selbst klassifiziert sich als Experimental Metal.

Tomas Haake, drums

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Jens Kidman, 2013 vocal

 

Fredrik Thordendal – Guitars

Guitar: Ibanez Custom Shop 8-string
Electronics: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II, Behringer FCB 1010 Midi Pedalboard
Pickups: Lundgren M8
Strings: DR Strings

MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM – GUITARS

Guitar: Ibanez Custom Shop 8-string

Electronics: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II Rack Processor

Pickups: Lundgren M8

Strings: DR Strings

 

DICK LÖVGREN – BASS

Bass: Zon and Warwick basses

Electronics/Amps: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II Rack Processor, Hellborg Bass System, Aguilar Amps, Darkglass Electronics, Pigtronix

Strings: DR Strings

Picks: Dunlop

 

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