Tomas Nils Haake (born 13 July 1971) is a Swedish musician known for being the drummer and primary lyricist of the

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band

Meshuggah Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drumm ...

. Known for his polymeters and technical ability, Haake was named the fifth best "Modern Metal" drummer by

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.net in 2012. In the July 2008 edition of ''

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'' magazine, Haake was named the number one drummer in the "Metal" category, as decided upon in the magazine's Readers' Poll. He was also included in ''100 Greatest Drummers of All Time'' list by the ''

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'' magazine (occupying the 93rd position).

Career

Haake writes the majority of Meshuggah lyrics and also contributes spoken vocals on several songs ("Choirs of Devastation" on the album '' Contradictions Collapse'', "Inside What's Within Behind", "Suffer in Truth", and "Sublevels" on the album ''

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'', "Sane", "The Exquisite Machinery of Torture" on the album '' Chaosphere'', "Spasm" on the album ''

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'', as well as on several tracks on the album ''

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'' and on the song "Dancers to a Discordant System" from ''

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''). Haake also provides spoken vocals on

guitarist

Fredrik Thordendal Fredrik Carl Thordendal (born 11 February 1970) is a Swedish musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the extreme metal band Meshuggah, of which he is a founding member. Along with Meshuggah's rhythm guitarist Mårten ...

's solo album '' Sol Niger Within'' and vocals on the song "Futile Bread Machine (Campfire Version)" from ''

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''.

Influences

Haake has cited musicians from heavy metal,

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and

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as influences. He cites English bands such as

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and

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, American bands such as

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and

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, and Canadian band Rush. His favourite drummers include Phil Rudd (

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), Bill Ward (

), Vinnie Appice,

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(

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, Sebastian Thomson (Trans AM),

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(

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(Rush),

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(

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(

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and

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Personal life

Haake is married to actress/musician

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, beginning their romantic relationship in 2013.

Equipment

*Drums –

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SQ2 Series **14x14" Tom **16x15" Floor Tom **18x18" Floor Tom **22x18" Bass Drum (2x) **14x6"

Artists Bronze Series Snare with Tama Power Hoops *Cymbals – Sabian **14" HHX Compression Hi-Hats **19" AAXtreme Chinese **19" HHX Stage Crash **21" HHX Stage Crash **20" HHX Stage Crash **19" Paragon Chinese/15" HH thin Crash (stacked) **15" HHX Stage Hats **22" Legacy Ride (as crash) **21" AAXtreme Chinese *Drum heads –

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**Toms: (12", 14", 15", 18") Coated Emperors, Ebony Ambassadors – bottom **Bass drums: (22") Powerstroke 3 Coated – batter, PowerStroke 3 Ebony – front **Snare: (14") Emperor X – top, Snare Side Hazy – bottom *Hardware –

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, Porter & Davies **Tama Speed Cobra single Pedal (2x) **Porter & Davies BC2 w/backrest *Sticks – Wincent Tomas Haake Signature Drumsticks

Discography

Meshuggah *'' Contradictions Collapse'' (1991) *'' None'' (EP, 1994) *'' Selfcaged'' (EP, 1995) *''

'' (1995) *'' Chaosphere'' (1998) *''

'' (2002) *'' I'' (EP, 2004) *''

'' (2005) *'' Nothing – Re-issue'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *'' Koloss'' (2012) *'' Pitch Black'' (EP, 2013) *'' The Violent Sleep of Reason'' (2016) *''

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References

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External links

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