words "obscene" and "Zen"; in addition, "ob" means "anti" in Latin. Therefore, the title suggests that the human species has found harmony and balance in warfare and bloodshed. Revolver Magazine finds the lyrics of the title track from obZen representative of the entire album: "Salvation found in vomit and blood/Where depravation, lies, corruption/War and pain is god." However, Haake claims, "We don't dwell on hate and bad feelings as people. But with these songs, I think we really wanted to paint a picture lyrically that might be seen as a cautionary tale. We're going, 'Heads up. Here's what some of the parts of being human are about, and this is what we can be at our worst.' So it's more about being aware of negative feelings than actually living them all the time." Members Current Jens Kidman – lead vocals (1987–present); rhythm guitar (1987–1993) Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar (1987–present); backing vocals (1992–present); co-lead vocals (1987–1992); keyboards (1992–2001); bass (2001–2004) Tomas Haake – drums, spoken vocals (1989–present) Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1993–present); bass (2001–2004) Dick Lövgren – bass (2004–present) Former Niklas Lundgren – drums (1987–1989) Peter Nordin – bass (1987–1995) Gustaf Hielm – bass (1995–2001; touring member 2002–2004) Touring musicians Per Nilsson – lead guitar, backing vocals (2017–2019) Timeline Discography Contradictions Collapse (1991) Destroy Erase Improve (1995) Chaosphere (1998) Nothing (2002) Catch Thirtythree (2005) obZen (2008) Koloss (2012) The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016) Immutable (2022) Awards and nominations Loudwire Music Awards |- | 2012 || Meshuggah || Death Match Hall of Fame || Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards |- | 2005 || Meshuggah || Best Underground Band || |- | 2012 || Meshuggah || Best International Band || |- | 2015 || Meshuggah || Best Live Band || |- | 2018 || Meshuggah || Inspiration || Revolver Music Awards |- | 2012 || Meshuggah || Best International Band || |- | 2016 || Meshuggah || Album of the year || Decibel Magazine |- | 2006 || Destroy Erase Improve || Hall of Fame || IMPALA |- | 2016 || The Violent Sleep of Reason || Independent Album of the Year Award || Grammy Awards |- | 2018 || "Clockworks" || Best Metal Performance || Notes a. Heavy metal subgenres such as avant-garde metal or experimental metal are umbrella terms that describe the whole career of the band in general. b. Extreme metal covers both thrash metal