Per Nilsson is a guitarist best known for his band Scar Symmetry and his stint as a live guitarist for Meshuggah. He has played guest spots for artists such as God Forbid, Threat Signal, Scale The Summit, Francesco Artusato, and more. On this episode: How Per and Eyal both came back stronger after years long hiatuses from guitar Per’s trick for learning Meshuggah songs How Chris Arp from Psyopus wrote an album on a cardboard guitar while locked up Steve Vai’s 10 hour workout Per’s method for practicing guitar in his mind What it was like playing with Tomas Haake every night How the Meshuggah experience influenced Per’s approach to Scar Symmetry When Eyal and DAATH got kicked out of England That time John Browne and Monuments headlined a show with 25,000 people AND got a military escort to it Want to level up your guitar game? Check outRiffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard onInstagramandFacebook. Follow Eyal Levi onInstagram. Follow John Browne onInstagram. Like this show?Please leave us a 5-star review- even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices