- death metal, djent, experimental, heavy metal
- 52 min
- 9 tracks
- Icarus Music
obZen is the sixth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It was released in Europe on 7 March 2008, and in North America on 11 March 2008 by Nuclear Blast. Tomas Haake made his return as a studio drummer for the record after the Drumkit From Hell drum software was used on Catch Thirtythree.
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Character
Contemporary, grave, spare and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Metacritic 83/100
- Allmusic4/5 ★
- Alternative Press4/5 ★
- The AquarianA+
- The A.V. ClubA
- Blabbermouth.net9/10 ★
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- IGN7/10 ★
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Rock Hard9/10 ★
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Combustion4:09
- 2Electric Red5:51
- 3Bleed7:23
- 4Lethargica5:47
- 5obZen4:24
- 6This Spiteful Snake4:52
- 7Pineal Gland Optics5:12
- 8Pravus5:10
- 9Dancers to a Discordant System9:36
9 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Meshuggah
- Label
- Icarus Music
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AR
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