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My Take
Fredrik Thordendal, born 1970 in Umeå, Sweden, is the lead guitarist and a founding member of Meshuggah, and to me he is simply the wizard of odd time. His knotted, shifting rhythms and those gloriously alien, weightless solos don't sound like a guitar being played so much as a new instrument being invented. Guitar World ranking him No. 35 among metal's greatest feels almost conservative. He helped birth the entire djent vocabulary, and for ears bored by conventional metal his playing lands like a controlled dose of something hallucinogenic. I hold him in genuine, deep reverence.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fredrik Thordendal
- Name (Japanese)
- フレドリック・トーデンダル
- Reading
- ふれどりっく・とーでんだる
- Born
- February 11, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Fredrik Thordendal born?
Born February 11, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Fredrik Thordendal from?
Fredrik Thordendal is from Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden.
What does Fredrik Thordendal do?
Fredrik Thordendal works as guitarist, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.