Fredrik Thordendal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fredrik Thordendal
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1970(1970-02-11)
Age	54
Birthplace	Umeå
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Västerbotten
Horoscope	Aquarius

Fredrik Thordendal Biography

Fredrik Thordendal is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 11, 1970 in Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden. Sweden guitarist, best well-known as the guitarist who leads and as vocalist backing the well-known progressive metal band Meshuggah. He also has released his own songs under the moniker Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects like the 1997 album Sol Niger Within.

He has performed with guitarist He has performed alongside fellow guitarist Marten Hagstrom in Meshuggah. in Meshuggah.

Fredrik Thordendal (born 11 February 1970) is a Swedish musician, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, of which he is a founding member. Along with Meshuggah’s rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, Thordendal was rated No. 35 by Guitar World in the top 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists of all-time.

Thordendal began his career when he formed “Metallien”, a heavily Metallica- influenced band, in his hometown Umeå in 1985. The band later changed their name to Meshuggah and released their first LP Psykisk Testbild in 1989. Beginning as a thrash metal band, Meshuggah’s music gradually evolved into a more progressive sound. This sound has become influential on other bands, such as Periphery, whose core member Misha Mansoor was instrumental in coining the term “Djent” in reference to the commonly-utilised technique of playing heavily muted, extended powerchords found within Meshuggah’s music. Thordendal has been widely recognized in the metal community for his work with Meshuggah.

The father of his son was a huge lover of jazz music.

Fredrik Thordendal Net Worth

Fredrik Thordendal is one of the richest Guitarist from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fredrik Thordendal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He founded Meshuggah and was then referred to as Metallien in his hometown in Umea, Sweden in 1985.

His name was ranked as 35th most influential heavy metal musician ever in the magazine Guitar World.

Tuning: For early Meshuggah releases, Fredrik tuned his 7 strings in B♭ tuning (a half step below standard tuning on a 7-string guitar). He followed suit when he started using 8 string guitars, tuning them down to F tuning (F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭,G♭, B♭, E♭). It was explained in an interview that they tuned their guitars this way because in the early days of Meshuggah, before Jens Kidman adopted his signature vocal style, it was easier for him to sing in the key of E♭ or B♭. Occasionally Thordendal deviates from his “standard” tuning: on the songs “Glints Collide”, “Organic Shadows”, “Perpetual Black Second”, “The Hurt That Finds You First” and “Stengah” he tunes the low F string of his 8 string guitar a half step lower to E, he also tunes it to E♭ on “Nebulous” and “Shed” and even to D on “Obsidian”. On “Spasm” he tunes it even lower from that, down to B♭ (B♭, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, B♭, E♭), making the 8th string an octave below the 7th, while “Mind’s Mirrors” utilizes the 8th string tuned down to E0.

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In an interview with Guitar World in 2011 Fredrik states “My dad always listened to jazz, and I guess that influenced me to learn about improvisation. An improvised solo sounds so much better than a written one. For me, there’s not much thinking going on at all, only a reaction to what I’m being told from the inside. And no, I have not had any formal training. When I record my leads, they are usually based on feel and totally ignorant to all laws of music theory. This, of course, is because I just play whatever comes out. There are no rules. But on certain songs, I do have to figure out what scales I need to use to follow chord changes. Since I’m not very good with all the scales, I sometimes have to write parts down and plan things ahead. I usually improvise the first part, then insert the written part and continue to improvise until the end of the solo. It’s a very confusing way to do it, but I do whatever it takes to make it sound like I know what I’m doing”.

Facts & Trivia

Fredrik Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Fredrik Thordendal celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Fredrik Thordendal cut off the tip of his left middle finger at work. The fingertip was sewn back on, and after a fair degree of re-learning and practicing, he regained full proficiency on guitar within a year or so. He also made a contribution towards the soundtrack to the video games Wolfenstein: The New Order, released 2014 and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, released 2017.

Top Facts about Fredrik Thordendal

1. Fredrik Thordendal is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter.
2. He is best known as the lead guitarist of Meshuggah.
3. Thordendal was born on February 11, 1970 in Sweden.
4. He started playing guitar at the age of 14.
5. Thordendal has been with Meshuggah since its formation in 1987.
6. He is known for his innovative use of extended-range guitars.
7. Thordendal’s playing style combines jazz, metal, and progressive rock influences.
8. He has released two solo albums: “Sol Niger Within” and “Special Defects”.
9. Thordendal has won several awards for his contributions to music.
10. He continues to be an influential figure in the world of heavy metal guitar playing today.

Why did Fredrik Thordendal leave?

He’d taken time out from the band to work on a solo album and build a studio – a period that was something of a struggle for fellow guitarist Marten Hagstrom.

What is Fredrik Thordendal doing now?

Fredrik Thordendal has returned to Meshuggah after a four-year absence from the band. Meshuggah have also confirmed they’ve returned to the studio, adding that Scar Symmetry’s Per Nilsson will no longer tour with the Swedish extremists.

Did Thordendal leave Meshuggah?

What’s more, Meshuggah have also announced that founding member and lead electric guitar player Fredrik Thordendal, who left the band in 2017 and was replaced on tour by Scar Symmetry’s Per Nilsson, is back on board for the new effort.

When did Fredrik Thordendal leave Meshuggah?

In June 2017 , Thordendal took a leave of absence from Meshuggah to build his own studio and create an as-yet-unreleased solo album.

What gauge strings does Meshuggah use?

They use . 09-. 70 strings tuned a half step down (from low to high, F-A#-D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#).