Originally, we thought we’d only be speaking with Tomas on our podcast, but as diehard Orange Is the New Black fans, we were psyched when Jessica’s name was added to our guest list. But why were the ...

Meshuggah's Tomas Haake Talks New Album, Role as Lyricist Meshuggah's Tomas Haake Talks New Album, Role as Lyricist Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake spoke with Full Metal Jackie about the band's new ...

Tomas Haake really wanted to find some fiction for this segment, so we put Wikipedia to the test. Right away, Haake corrected the entry on his personal influences for Meshuggah. He erased a few NWOBHM ...

Despite floods and two horrific hand accidents, the Swedes drew the blueprint for what heavy music would become in the 21st ...

Haake discusses his qualms with right wing extremism in government and monotheistic religions and the often violent and dangerous implications they have on the societies they influence and ultimately ...

At first, we were booked to only have Tomas on the podcast, but when we found out he was traveling with Jessica to promote Meshuggah’s next album, The Violent Sleep of Reason, we invited her to join ...

Meshuggah's name literally translates to "crazy" in Yiddish, an apt description of the band's jarring, polyrhythmic frenzy from writing to execution. Often times, various members are playing in ...

We've got this new Meshuggah album, it's called The Violent Sleep of Reason and a Meshuggah album takes a long time to do. Yeah, so it would seem. Yeah, every four years pretty much on the dot. I ...

Meshuggah's Tomas Haake battled ex-Suffocation drummer Mike Smith in Round 1 of our Technical Masters Division, and despite Smith's blueprinting of the brutal death metal genre, Haake secured a win.

Haake’s signature drum beat is undoubtedly “Bleed.” The polyrhythmic piece has been the scourge of uncoordinated drummers for over a decade, but somehow, Haake makes the seven-minute song sound easy. ...

Here we have a matchup with two drummers who completely own their style. Meshuggah are an incredibly complex band that pioneered polyrhythm and solely influenced the djent subgenre. The music of ...

Back in December, progressive groove metallers Meshuggah postponed their U.S. tour due to “a skin condition” among one of the members. Now, speaking to Rolling Stone, drummer Tomas Haake reveals the ...