How Did Meshuggah Form?

Formation and Contradictions Collapse (1987–1994)
Meshuggah was formed in 1987 by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jens Kidman, and took the name Meshuggah from the Yiddish word for "crazy" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word מְשׁוּגָע‎). Kidman found the word in an American street slang dictionary.

Did Meshuggah create djent?

Fredrik Thordendal, lead guitarist of Swedish band Meshuggah, is considered the originator of the djent technique. ... Other bands important in the development of the style are Sikth, Mnemic, Animals as Leaders, Tesseract, and Textures.

When did Meshuggah become djent?

Their ability to combine quite bizarre and seemingly complex guitar (and bass and kick drum) rhythms with a straight 4/4 groove was their niche. It wasn't until the release of “Nothing” in 2002 that Meshuggah really took on their now signature sound and forged the genre of djent we now know today.

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