Meshuggah's Haacke...

I have my small issues with this band (the absolute negation of melody, the hardcorish vocals) but what can I do but surrender myself to the machinery that the rhythmic section is... The riffs in guitar are complex rhythmically but what really MAKES this band is the SUPERB drummer they have... while his hands play one thing, mostly simple 4/4 or regular signatures, his feet are on something else...he's just amazing and a truly original and unique drummer.... for those that don't see any use in double bass drums, ask this guy... and for those trying to choose the best metal drummer, I think, in my case, he's one of the most incredible ones I've seen... I mean, many times I hear drummers and I think "i would have problems doing that"... but then I hear him and I say "how the  can he play like that?"

A mind-blowing drummer,and a unique one at that.Not many drummers could play like he plays.

this band has tons of technical skill. the drums are incredible and the music is tight and succinct. but it lacks the ability to make me care. i can appreciate what the band is doing though.

Haake is a bit of a mind-boggler, but i think Morgan Agren deserves a mention as runner-for-the-money. Fredrik Thordendal's "Sol Niger WIthin" album, while being different than Meshuggah, still has a familiar rhythmic syncopated/polymetric feel to it, and Agren is incredible on that album. It's generally not as fast as some of Meshuggah's work, i don't think, but still pretty incredible stuff. But yes, Haake is a monster.

Haake is defintely off the wall. I honestly don't always pay much attention to the drums in songs, but when I listen to Meshuggah, Haake's style compels me to listen to the drums much more closely than usual.