Meshuggah Metal Riff Lesson Part 3

On May 1, 2008, when Swedens technical metal giants Meshuggah came to New York on Ministrys C-U-La-Tour, guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Marten Hagstrom (above left and right, respectively) stopped by MetalKults Manhattan headquarters for a video interview and riff lesson.

Meshuggah were also touring in support of their latest album, Obzen, which was released on March 11 on Nuclear Blast.

In this rare footage, the guitarists talk about their eight-string guitars, extraterrestrial solos, challenging polyrhythms, and time-signature misconceptions, before demonstrating how to play some classic riffs from their catalog, including Rational Gaze, Bleed, Electric Red, Pravus, New Millenium Cyanide Christ, The Mouth Licking What Youve Bled and Future Breed Machine.

Check out all this death-tech goodness below!

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[BioGeometric066]

"And then you might wonder why the fuck do you do something that stupid when nobody hears it anyway, and I uh...I don't know."

[fredmachine]

@DivBMesa 8 string guitars, Lundgren Pickups, Line 6 Vetta II amps, and inhuman amounts of skill :)

[TheChrispablo]

some people still dont get it: their fav. bands band IS Meshuggah

[holygroove2]

Now that I am familiar with most of their music, these lessons are really great. I actually hear the Pravus details that he's talking about from the CD...I'll have to check out the Alive DVD to see if what he's saying is true. Sometimes it may not be heard, but it's still felt. These little details make them who they are.

[LedZepGuitarman]

The irony of a video featuring Meshuggah having 8 dislikes !

[mvunit3]

Haha! 8 dislikes are because people cant emulate exactly what theyre doing or "invent" anything better :p (okay okay jussss KEEDING!) \m/

[MDSphinx]

@hendrixslashmay THANKS MATE

[hendrixslashmay]

@MDSphinx its tuned a half step down 

[steliospitsillides]

I hear it :D And that's why i love it :>

[youngy11122453]

@MDSphinx They play everything half a step down I believe.