---
title: "Fredrik Thordendal"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/fredrik-thordendal"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1970
---

# Fredrik Thordendal

**Fredrik Thordendal** is a more metal band, from Sweden, active 1970 to present.

Fredrik Carl Thordendal 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Thordendal

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Fredrik Thordendal |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Umeå, Sweden |
| Formed | 1970 |
| Releases in catalog | 0 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Related bands

- [Jakub Żytecki](https://themetalnet.com/band/jakub-zytecki) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Rammstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/rammstein) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend-project) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [The Contortionist](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-contortionist) (listened together)
- [Vildhjarta](https://themetalnet.com/band/vildhjarta) (listened together)
- [Rush](https://themetalnet.com/band/rush) (listened together)
- [Protest the Hero](https://themetalnet.com/band/protest-the-hero) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Fredrik_Thordendal/7286
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5I0eQC4oxRaW8DRe4XithF

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/fredrik-thordendal](https://themetalnet.com/band/fredrik-thordendal). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt