obZen (studio album) by Meshuggah

obZen by Meshuggah
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-03-07
Overall rank: 10,102nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 68 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (174th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,786th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,102nd)
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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 Destroy Erase Improve which is ranked number 6816 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 187.

Meshuggah album bestography « Higher ranked (8,894th) This album (10,102nd) Lower ranked (11,393rd) »
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obZen track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 68 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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From 02/18/2025 23:20
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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