Tomas Haake


Tomas Nils Haake is a Swedish musician known for being the drummer and primary lyricist of the extreme metal band Meshuggah.
Known for his polymeters and technical ability, Haake was named the fifth best "Modern Metal" drummer by MetalSucks.net in 2012. In the July 2008 edition of Modern Drummer magazine, Haake was named the number one drummer in the "Metal" category, as decided upon in the magazine's Readers' Poll. He was also included in 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time list by the Rolling Stone magazine.

Career

Haake writes the majority of Meshuggah lyrics and also contributes spoken vocals on several songs.
Haake also provides spoken vocals on Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal's solo album Sol Niger Within and vocals on the song "Futile Bread Machine " from The True Human Design.

Influences

Haake has cited musicians from heavy metal, jazz fusion and progressive rock as influences. He cites English bands such as Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, American bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament and Metal Church, and Canadian band Rush. His favourite drummers include Phil Rudd , Bill Ward, Vinnie Appice, Lars Ulrich, Dave Weckl, Sebastian Thomson, Sean Reinert, Neil Peart, Ian Mosley, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta and Gary Husband.

Personal life

Haake is married to actress/musician Jessica Pimentel, beginning their romantic relationship in 2013.

Equipment

  • Drums – Sonor SQ2 Series
  • *14x14" Tom
  • *16x15" Floor Tom
  • *18x18" Floor Tom
  • *22x18" Bass Drum
  • *14x6" Sonor Artists Bronze Series Snare with Tama Power Hoops
  • Cymbals – Sabian
  • *14" HHX Compression Hi-Hats
  • *19" AAXtreme Chinese
  • *19" HHX Stage Crash
  • *21" HHX Stage Crash
  • *20" HHX Stage Crash
  • *19" Paragon Chinese/15" HH thin Crash
  • *15" HHX Stage Hats
  • *22" Legacy Ride
  • *21" AAXtreme Chinese
  • Drum heads – Remo
  • *Toms: Coated Emperors, Ebony Ambassadors – bottom
  • *Bass drums: Powerstroke 3 Coated – batter, PowerStroke 3 Ebony – front
  • *Snare: Emperor X – top, Snare Side Hazy – bottom
  • Hardware – Sonor, Pearl, Porter & Davies
  • *Tama Speed Cobra single Pedal
  • *Porter & Davies BC2 w/backrest
  • Sticks – Wincent Tomas Haake Signature Drumsticks

    Discography

Meshuggah
  • Contradictions Collapse
  • None
  • Selfcaged
  • Destroy Erase Improve
  • Chaosphere
  • Nothing
  • I
  • Catch Thirtythree
  • Nothing – Re-issue
  • obZen
  • Koloss
  • Pitch Black
  • The Violent Sleep of Reason
  • ''Immutable''