“But does it djent?” It’s a question that’s haunted a generation (djeneration?) of progressive metal bands. Ever since Meshuggah first stormed onto the scene in the mid-1990s with their polyrhythmic ...

Believe it or not, it's actually not uncommon for an artist to dislike one of their most popular songs. Take Meshuggah's Tomas Haake, for example, who really, really doesn't like playing their ...

The first time I saw Meshuggah, opening for Tool in 2001, I laughed—at them, not with them. Their choreographed hair-whipping and indistinct low rumble could have been a parody, but I knew it wasn’t.