and death metal (or technical death metal), which also form the sound of Meshuggah's music, which has also been described as groove metal. c. The band is also often labelled as math metal (for using elements of math rock) and progressive metal. d. Trademarks and characteristics that define Meshuggah's sound and songwriting include polyrhythms, polymetered riff cycles, and rhythmic syncopation, rapid key and tempo changes and neo-jazz chromatics. e. A trademark of Thordendal is free jazz-like soloing and lead guitar. He is also known for the usage of a "breath controller" device. Haake is known for his precise cross-rhythm drumming with "jazz-like cadence". f. Meshuggah has become known for its innovative style that evolves between each release and pushes heavy metal into new territory, and for its technical prowess g. Meshuggah have been described as virtuoso or genius-bordering musicians. References External links Meshuggah Drum Transcriptions Videos Meshuggah - The Movie, Behind The Scenes Footage - The Life of Meshuggah, official Meshuggah channel on YouTube Interview with Mårten Hagström and Tomas Haake, 2008, Nuclear Blast: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 1987 establishments in Sweden Avant-garde metal musical groups Extreme metal musical groups Groove metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1987 Musical quintets Nuclear Blast artists Swedish thrash metal musical groups Swedish technical death metal musical groups Swedish progressive metal musical groups