Marten Hagstrom

About Marten Hagstrom

He is well known for his rhythm guitar work with Meshuggah, an extreme, experimental metal band. An eight-string custom Ibanez model was his go-to performance guitar.

Mårten Hagström, is the rhythm guitarist for the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. He joined the band after the release of their first album, which allowed Jens Kidman to focus on his vocal performances and give up rhythm guitar duties. He and fellow Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal are known for their complex rhythm guitar playing. Hagström has cited Rush, James Hetfield, Squarepusher, Autechre, Strapping Young Lad, and GISM as influences. In a Metal Injection interview he has said, "You can't play an instrument for the technicality of it. It's a tool you use to get what's in here and here [heart and mind] out there." He has also stated that when he first started learning guitar, the prevailing trend was for increasingly virtuosic lead playing, and that he decided to focus on developing his intricate rhythm guitar style instead.

Genres	Extreme metal, experimental metal, progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Born	April 27, 1971, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Associated acts	Meshuggah
Instruments	Guitar, bass
Birth name	Mårten Hagström

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Trivia

Guitar World named him one of the top fifty guitarists in the heavy metal genre.

Marten Hagstrom before fame

On multiple Meshuggah successes, he cooperated with fellow guitarist and lyricist Fredrik Thordendal.

Achievement of Marten Hagstrom

He was ranked one of the top fifty guitarists in the heavy metal genre by Guitar World.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Marten Hagstrom family life

He was born in the Swedish town of Ornskoldsvik.

Associations of Marten Hagstrom

Metallica guitarist and frontman James Hetfield's musical style and career inspired him.

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