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Fredrik Thordendal

1970 - Today

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Fredrik Carl Thordendal (born 11 February 1970) is a Swedish musician best known as the lead guitarist for the extreme metal band Meshuggah, of which he is a founding member. Along with Meshuggah's rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, Thordendal was rated No. 35 by Guitar World in their list of the top 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Fredrik Thordendal is the 2,895th most popular musician (down from 2,773rd in 2024), the 1,493rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,434th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fredrik Thordendal ranks 2,895 out of 3,175. Before him are Tripp Eisen, Elias Viljanen, Brian Baker, Wilbur Soot, Perttu Kivilaakso, and Tony Kanal. After him are James Valentine, Shawn Colvin, Alina Orlova, Burial, Jack Endino, and Pier Gonella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Fredrik Thordendal ranks 900. Before him are Manuela Stellmach, Julie Mehretu, Jan Siemerink, Care Santos, Tony Kanal, and Marsha Vadhanapanich. After him are Mike Brown, Aryana Sayeed, Charles Mesure, Kang Hee-chan, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Fredrik Thordendal ranks 1,493 out of 1,879. Before him are Elisabeth Svantesson (1967), Vera Vitali (1981), Shirley Clamp (1973), Jonas Hassen Khemiri (1978), Helena Mattsson (1984), and Ulf Samuelsson (1964). After him are Maja Ivarsson (1979), Fredrik Stoor (1984), Tomas Sivertsson (1965), Molly Sandén (1992), Emma Green (1984), and Joel Lundqvist (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Fredrik Thordendal ranks 63. Before him are Stina Nordenstam (1969), Helena Josefsson (1978), Peter Iwers (1975), Fredrik Åkesson (1972), Sharlee D'Angelo (1973), and Christopher Amott (1977). After him are Daniel Svensson (1977), Adam Beyer (1976), Niklas Sundin (1974), Jonas Renkse (1975), Daniel Gildenlöw (1973), and Lars Winnerbäck (1975).

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