- djent
- 59 min
- 10 tracks
- AVALON
The Violent Sleep of Reason is the eighth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 7 October 2016 via Nuclear Blast. This album was recorded live in the studio, simultaneously with all members, rather than recording each instrument separately as is more common for modern recording. The band announced the new album, its title, and track list via Blabbermouth.net and Revolver magazine on 5 August 2016.
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Character
Contemporary, grave, relentless and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 83/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Exclaim!4/5 ★
- Kerrang!5/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.5/10
- Metal Injection8/10 ★
- MetalSucks5/5 ★
- Terrorizer8.5/10
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Tracks
- 1Clockworks7:15
- 2Born in Dissonance4:34
- 3MonstroCity6:13
- 4By the Ton6:04
- 5Violent Sleep of Reason6:51
- 6Ivory Tower4:59
- 7Stifled6:31
- 8Nostrum5:15
- 9Our Rage Won’t Die4:41
- 10Into Decay6:32
10 tracks, 59 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Meshuggah
- Label
- AVALON
- Released
- October 5, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- JP
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