Fredrik Thordendal
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Fredrik Thordendal is a Swedish guitarist and composer best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Meshuggah and for his highly technical, experimental style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fredrik Thordendal canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects
NERFINISHED
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Mats/Morgan Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Meshuggah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1969-02-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Umeå, Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| familyName | Thordendal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
djent
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extreme metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ technical metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Fredrik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Allan Holdsworth
NERFINISHED
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Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ fusion jazz guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Meshuggah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Fredrik Thordendal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the development of djent
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pioneering polyrhythmic, downtuned metal guitar ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects – Sol Niger Within
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Sol Niger Within NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ lead guitarist of Meshuggah ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding member of Meshuggah ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Nuclear Blast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
atonal soloing
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highly technical guitar playing ⓘ jazz fusion–influenced metal ⓘ polyrhythmic riffing ⓘ |
| uses |
7-string guitar
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8-string guitar ⓘ custom Ibanez guitars ⓘ |
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