Tomas Haake
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tomas Haake |
| Born |
13 July 1971 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| Genres | Extreme metal, progressive metal, experimental metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Meshuggah |
Tomas Haake (born 13 July 1971) is a Swedish drummer and main songwriter of the experimental metal band Meshuggah. He is known for his polyrhythms and technical ability.[1] In 2012, Haake was named the 5th best Modern Metal drummer by MetalSucks.net.[2] In the July 2008 edition of Modern Drummer magazine, Haake was named the number one drummer in the "Metal" category, as decided upon in the magazine's Readers' Poll.[3]
Musical 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 Destroy Erase Improve, "Sane", "The Exquisite Machinery of Torture" on the album Chaosphere, "Spasm" on the album Nothing, as well as on several tracks on the album Catch Thirtythree and on the song "Dancers to a Discordant System" from ObZen).
Haake also provides spoken vocals on Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal's solo album Sol Niger Within and vocals on the song "Futile Bread Machine (Campfire Version)" from The True Human Design.
Influences
Haake has cited musicians from heavy metal, jazz fusion and progressive rock as influences. He cites English bands such as Saxon, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, American bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Testament and Metal Church and Canadian band Rush. His favourite drummers include Sean Reinert (Cynic),[4] Neil Peart (Rush), Ian Mosley (Marillion), Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons and Frank Zappa), Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband and Dave Weckl.[1]
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Personal life
Haake married Ida Evileye (real name Ida Stenbacka), the bassist of the Swedish all-girl rock band Crucified Barbara on 16 January 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were wed by an Elvis impersonator.[6] They separated in 2013 and divorced in 2014. Haake is currently dating Orange Is the New Black star Jessica Pimentel.[7]
Discography
Meshuggah
- Contradictions Collapse (1991)
- None (EP, 1994)
- Selfcaged (EP, 1995)
- Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
- Chaosphere (1998)
- Nothing (2002)
- I (EP, 2004)
- Catch Thirty-Three (2005)
- Nothing - Re-issue (2006)
- obZen (2008)
- Koloss (2012)
- Pitch Black (EP, 2013)
- The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)
References
- 1 2 Hill, Gemma. "Interview with Tomas Haake". mikedolbear.com. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Top 25 Modern Metal Drummers".
- ↑ "Tomas Haake". Drummerworld. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ↑ 1995 Interview with Tomas Haake of Meshuggah
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.meshuggah.net/text1_10.html
- ↑ "Video interview with Crank it Up".
- ↑ Meshuggah's Tomas Haake + OITNB's Jessica Pimentel - Entertainment's Most Metal Couple
External links
- Meshuggah official website
- Meshuggah at MySpace
- Meshuggah at Nuclear Blast Europe
- Meshuggah at Nuclear Blast USA