Meshuggah, In Flames & Whitechapel at Toyota Oakdale Theatre

“One of the ten most important hard rock and metal bands.” - The Rolling Stones

Meshuggah is a Swedish extreme metal band founded in 1987 in Ume, Sweden. Members of the band include lead singer Jens Kidman, guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Mrten Hagström, drummer Tomas Haake, and bassist Dick Lövgren. They are known for their complex, polymetered song structures and polyrhythms. By becoming successful in underground extreme metal music, they have earned themselves the title of being one of the most influential metal bands.

Their name, Meshuggah, originates from the Yiddish word for “crazy,” which stays true to the fact that the band produces insane music. Since its inception, they have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and eight music videos. A complete list of their full albums are Contradictions Collapse (1991), Destroy Erase Improve (1995), Chaosphere (1998), Nothing (2002), Catch Thirtythree (2005), obZen (2008), Koloss (2012), The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016), and Immutable (2022).

This fall, they are headed on a highly-anticipated North American tour, including a stop in Wallingford, Connecticut. Catch Meshuggah live at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre on Tuesday, the 12th of December, 2023, for an unforgettable night of heavy metal. They will feature very special guests on this tour, namely, In Flames and Whitechapel.

In Flames is another Swedish heavy metal band that has been in the industry almost as long as Meshuggah. They were formed in 1990. The legendary melodic metal band has also heavily influenced modern metal music. They have received three Grammis nominations and won two out of three, “Hard Rock/Metal of the Year,” which was awarded to them twice.

Whitechapel is an American band known for their deathcore style. The band’s current members are vocalist Phil Bozeman, lead guitarist Ben Savage, rhythm guitarist Alex Wade, bassist Gabe Crisp, and third guitarist Zach Householder. Their most successful album, “A New Era of Corruption,” debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 10,000 copies within its first week of release. Some of their best songs include “The Saw is the Law,” “Possessions,” and “Elitist Onest.”

Now is your chance to catch three of the greatest metal bands of this generation sharing a stage at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre! Buy your tickets right now before the much-awaited show sells out. Now or never.