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Zombies on the streets of New York
The albums we’d blast during a zombie apocalypse: “Metallica would give me the energy to headshot long into the night”

By Metal Hammer Published

As Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil tops the UK box office, Metal Hammer writers pick their ideal soundtracks for zombie-slaying

Albums
Photos of Metallica, Lamb Of God, Cannibal Corpse and Gojira performing live
The 10 heaviest metal breakdowns of all time

By Matt Mills Published

When the beat drops, these songs by Metallica, Slayer and more hit like a freight train

Bands & Artists
Meshuggah in 2002
How Meshuggah foresaw the future of extreme metal with 1995’s Destroy Erase Improve

By Dayal Patterson Published

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

Albums
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“The guitar tone ripped my face off!” When Machine Head's Robb Flynn met Meshuggah

By Robb Flynn Published

Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is a Meshuggah mega-fan – so we asked him to interview metal’s most complex band

Interviews
Signed Metal for Nepal guitar
Win a guitar that's scaled a mountain

By Paul Brannigan Published

Korn, Green Day, Sex Pistols, Meshuggah and more sign guitar tor Metal For Nepal fund-raiser

Bands & Artists
Jens Kidman of Meshuggah onstage in 2025
Why Meshuggah are my comfort band

By Matt Mills Published

They’re arguably the heaviest and most technical band of all time, but they’re also extraordinarily easy to listen to

Bands & Artists
Meshuggah posing for a photograph in 2012
"I could feel the power behind me and it was like being in front of a locomotive." The Swedish metal icons whose biggest hit was so confusing even Metallica's Kirk Hammett struggled to keep up

By Simon Young Published

It's safe to day that even the most patient music teacher struggle to explain the polyrhythms that provide the backbone of this Meshuggah classic

Bands & Artists
Meshuggah posing for a photograph in 2012
The epic story of Meshuggah’s rise from thrash metal wannabes to tech metal giants

By Malcolm Dome Published

How Meshuggah inspired a generation of tech metal bands

Interviews
Jens Kidman of Meshuggah performing live in 2024
Watch the full, pro-shot footage of Meshuggah decimating Summer Breeze festival last month

By Matt Mills Published

Tech-metal masters Meshuggah played a crushing 80-minute set at Summer Breeze in August, and you can watch the whole thing online for free

Music Festivals
Animals as Leaders, Julie Christmas, Meshuggah and Kalandra performing live
The 12 bands that defined Arctangent 2024

By Matt Mills Published

From headliners Meshuggah to left-field picks like Glassing, Arctangent’s 10th birthday was another extravaganza of forward-thinking talent

Music Festivals
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