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- a. ^ Heavy metal subgenres such as avant-garde metal or experimental metal are umbrella terms that describe the whole career of the band in general.
- b. ^ Extreme metal covers both thrash metal and death metal (or technical death metal), which also form the sound of Meshuggah's music.
- c. ^ The band is also often labelled as math metal (for using elements of math rock) and progressive metal.
- d. ^ Trademarks and characteristics that define Meshuggah's sound and songwriting include polyrhythms, polymetered riff cycles, and rhythmic syncopation, rapid key and tempo changes and neo-jazz chromatics.
- e. ^ A trademark of Thordendal is free jazz-like soloing and lead guitar. He is also known for the usage of a "breath controller" device. Haake is known for his precise cross-rhythm drumming with "jazz-like cadence".
- f. ^ Meshuggah has become known for its innovative style that evolves between each release and pushes heavy metal into new territory, and for its technical prowess
- g. ^ Meshuggah have been described as virtuoso or genius-bordering musicians.
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