 The band was labelled as one of the ten most important hard rock and heavy metal bands by "Rolling Stone" and as the most important band in metal by "Alternative Press".In the late 2000s, the band was an inspiration for the djent subgenre.In 2006 and 2009, Meshuggah was nominated for a Swedish Grammis Award for their albums "Catch Thirtythree" and "obZen", respectively.