Meshuggah - the Forty-Year Anomaly

Meshuggah, Periphery and Vildhjarta share a bill at Aviva Studios - Warehouse in Manchester, pairing two Swedish metal acts with a US progressive metal band. The night is built around heavy, technically complex music.

Meshuggah is a Swedish extreme, progressive and avant-garde metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Signed to the Nuclear Blast label, the group released its first album, Contradictions Collapse, in 1991. Its music combines dense, rhythmically intricate riffing with experimental song structures, which places it at the centre of the extreme metal scene.

Vildhjarta are a Swedish band formed in 2005 in Hudiksvall. Working between progressive metal and djent, they released their debut album, Måsstaden, on Century Media Records in 2011. Periphery also appear on the bill, completing a line-up of acts linked by progressive and heavy guitar-led music.

Aviva Studios - Warehouse is located on Water Street in Manchester. The venue mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music, so this evening offers a heavier programme than its usual mix. The show suits listeners who follow progressive and extreme metal and want to hear several bands from this tradition on one bill.