Meshuggah Guitarist Teams Up with Soilwork Drummer for Solo Project

by Ryan Minic | May 18, 2010

Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal has teamed up with Soilwork drummer Dirk Verbeuren to record new material for his solo project, Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects. A release is expected out late 2010.

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