obZen
by Meshuggah

obZen by Meshuggah
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-03-07
Overall rank: 11,014th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 70 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (197th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,932nd)
Award Best albums of all time (11,014th)

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Meshuggah bestography

obZen is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Meshuggah on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Meshuggah is Nothing (2002) which is ranked number 10203 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 117.

Meshuggah album bestography « Higher ranked (10,284th)
Destroy Erase Improve
This album (11,014th)
obZen
Lower ranked (11,656th) »
Chaosphere

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obZen track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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obZen rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,014th | 2000s rank: 1,932nd | 2008 rank: 197th

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obZen ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 70 votes)
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75/100
 
02/14/2026 16:49 iann97  Ratings distribution  1,97874/100
 
60/100
 
10/01/2025 14:06 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,90064/100
 
70/100
 
06/21/2025 11:59 doombringer  Ratings distribution  2,24175/100
 
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05/22/2025 18:56 Svelte8  Ratings distribution  1,77373/100
 
80/100
 
03/12/2025 13:52 Siromynian  Ratings distribution  1,62978/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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85/100
From 02/18/2025 23:20 | #307641
Relentless progressive thrash from start to finish. Becomes **very** abrasive in the starting of the back half, but if you persist you receive a strong payoff. Contains many of the highlights of their career; a must listen alongside Nothing.

Standout tracks: Combustion, Dancers
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