Kidman, who also played guitar, and Thordendal decided to restore the name Meshuggah for the new band.
Immediately after recording the album, Meshuggah went on a short US tour, and the album was released later in November 1998.
Catch Thirtythree, the only Meshuggah album on which programmed drums have been used, was released the following year in May 2005.
Meshuggah joined Tool on a lengthy tour, playing for more than 100,000 people total.
The EP, which was never played live by the band, was written and recorded during jamming sessions of Haake and Thordendal.
Meshuggah returned to the studio to record obZen, which was released in March 2008.
Meshuggah's music is written by Thordendal, Hagström and Haake with assistance from Kidman.
The band spent almost a year on the album, its longest recording session yet.
Although Meshuggah does not record concept albums, the band prefers strong conceptual underpinnings in the background.
At the end of 2002, the band went on another US tour with Tool and a headlining tour of its own.
In May 1998, the title of the next album, Chaosphere, was reported and recording began.
Kidman does not play guitar in the band anymore, but he is involved in writing riffs.
The band then recorded and released the I EP, which contains a single, 21-minute track, released on Fractured Transmitter Records.
Double bass drums and "angular" riffing also defined the early work of Meshuggah.
Meshuggah spent about six months in total on recording the EP.
The band recorded several demos before Kidman left, which prompted the remaining members to disband.
Meshuggah decided to self-produce because it sought to retain artistic control over the recording and mixing process.
