Fredrik Thordendal
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Fredrik Thordendal is a Swedish guitarist and composer best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Meshuggah and for his highly technical, experimental style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fredrik Thordendal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11250682 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fredrik Thordendal Context triple: [Wolfenstein: The New Order, composer, Fredrik Thordendal]
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A.
Svante Nilsson
Svante Nilsson was a prominent Swedish nobleman and statesman who served as a leading figure in Sweden’s political life during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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B.
Johan August Posse
Johan August Posse was a 19th-century Swedish statesman who rose to one of the kingdom’s highest governmental positions, overseeing national finances and playing a key role in Sweden’s political administration.
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C.
Artur Hazelius
Artur Hazelius was a Swedish teacher and folklorist best known for founding the Nordic Museum and Skansen, pioneering the open-air museum concept to preserve traditional Scandinavian culture.
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D.
Johan Palmstruch
Johan Palmstruch was a 17th-century financier and entrepreneur best known for establishing one of Europe’s earliest note-issuing banks and pioneering the use of paper money in Sweden.
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E.
Frederik Braun
Frederik Braun is a German entrepreneur best known for co-founding Miniatur Wunderland, one of the world’s largest and most detailed model railway exhibitions in Hamburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fredrik Thordendal Target entity description: Fredrik Thordendal is a Swedish guitarist and composer best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Meshuggah and for his highly technical, experimental style.
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A.
Svante Nilsson
Svante Nilsson was a prominent Swedish nobleman and statesman who served as a leading figure in Sweden’s political life during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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B.
Johan August Posse
Johan August Posse was a 19th-century Swedish statesman who rose to one of the kingdom’s highest governmental positions, overseeing national finances and playing a key role in Sweden’s political administration.
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C.
Artur Hazelius
Artur Hazelius was a Swedish teacher and folklorist best known for founding the Nordic Museum and Skansen, pioneering the open-air museum concept to preserve traditional Scandinavian culture.
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D.
Johan Palmstruch
Johan Palmstruch was a 17th-century financier and entrepreneur best known for establishing one of Europe’s earliest note-issuing banks and pioneering the use of paper money in Sweden.
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E.
Frederik Braun
Frederik Braun is a German entrepreneur best known for co-founding Miniatur Wunderland, one of the world’s largest and most detailed model railway exhibitions in Hamburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects
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Mats/Morgan Band ⓘ Meshuggah ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1969-02-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Umeå, Sweden
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linked to:
Umeå
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| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| familyName | Thordendal ⓘ |
| genre |
djent
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extreme metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ technical metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Fredrik ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Allan Holdsworth
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Frank Zappa ⓘ fusion jazz guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Meshuggah ⓘ |
| name | Fredrik Thordendal ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the development of djent
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pioneering polyrhythmic, downtuned metal guitar ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects – Sol Niger Within
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Sol Niger Within ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ lead guitarist of Meshuggah ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding member of Meshuggah ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Nuclear Blast ⓘ |
| style |
atonal soloing
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highly technical guitar playing ⓘ jazz fusion–influenced metal ⓘ polyrhythmic riffing ⓘ |
| uses |
7-string guitar
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8-string guitar ⓘ custom Ibanez guitars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Fredrik Thordendal Description of subject: Fredrik Thordendal is a Swedish guitarist and composer best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Meshuggah and for his highly technical, experimental style.
Referenced by (4)
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