Meshuggah has cancelled their upcoming Scandinavian tour due to drummer Tomas Haake's hirneated disc. A message on the band's web site reads:

"We're VERY VERY sorry to have to bring you these news, but we have to cancel the upcoming Scandinavian dates!
"Tomas has had some back-related problems lately. Problems that have been messing with his right foot/leg when playing drums!
"Tomas did an MRI about a week ago and the results came back early this week. Seems he has a hirneated disc in his lower back and this is what's been causing problems for him when playing!
"Tomas reports that he has no pains or real discomforts from this just the fact that his right foot doesn't seem to 'act out' what Tomas' brain is telling it to do! It seems this is a quite common symptom when having a hirneated disc in this (lumbar) area of the back, since the protruding part of the 'broken' disc (depending on hirnea location) can put pressure on the sciatic and nearby nerves!

"Tomas says the bands' focus right now, is to try to get surgery done a.s.a.p, so this condition doesn't affect the upcoming summer shows and festivals in Europe!

Meshuggah's first show is scheduled for June 12 at Download - Donington in England.В