The Dusk in Us
by Converge
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Nov 3, 2017
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 62
  3. Negative: 8 out of 62
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  1. kolyakorzh
    Nov 6, 2017
    9
    Everything and even more you wished for from Converge. It's great addition to their collection of albums. Hard, crushingly heavy, smart, thoughtful and complex.
  2. MusicalButter
    Nov 9, 2017
    9
    A textured and well produced album by Converge. Metalcore that is creative, marking well-executed paths outside of the norm for usual hard rock music such as this. The Dusk in Us is a first glimpse for me of Converge's style of rock, from absolutely brutal tracks such as I Can Tell You About Pain to slightly less aggression from Jacob Bannon as his voice is expressed well throughout theA textured and well produced album by Converge. Metalcore that is creative, marking well-executed paths outside of the norm for usual hard rock music such as this. The Dusk in Us is a first glimpse for me of Converge's style of rock, from absolutely brutal tracks such as I Can Tell You About Pain to slightly less aggression from Jacob Bannon as his voice is expressed well throughout the album, though the many layers sometimes engulf his brilliant vocals at certain points in the album.

    Loved it.

    Standouts: Trigger, Reptilian

    Fav's: A Single Tear, Eye of the Quarrel, Wildlife, Murk & Marrow, I Can Tell You About Pain.

    Eh: Thousands of Miles Between Us, Arkhipov Calm.

    Not my Jaffa Cake: Cannibals    … Expand
  3. heisenbergsfan
    Nov 3, 2017
    10
    Converge deserved to be mentioned in the same conversations as artists like Radiohead, Björk and Neurosis. They truly are something else, whether it be in their consistency, raw brutality and energy, or their emotional weight. The Dusk in Us only further solidifies them as one of the greatest metal bands around.
  4. Music_Observer
    Dec 3, 2017
    5
    Simply being intense and living in technical thresholds gave the music its only all around worth, which shouldn’t be overlooked, but it certainly doesn’t go far enough to be noteworthy due to the music being careful and careless in all the wrong places with a painful sound and overly regimented musical tactics, proving that intensity through intensity equates to nothing but cheapness. MySimply being intense and living in technical thresholds gave the music its only all around worth, which shouldn’t be overlooked, but it certainly doesn’t go far enough to be noteworthy due to the music being careful and careless in all the wrong places with a painful sound and overly regimented musical tactics, proving that intensity through intensity equates to nothing but cheapness. My Score: 85/180 (Deficient) = 4.7/10… Expand
  5. Daydreamers
    Nov 3, 2019
    10
    Two years after its release, The Dusk In Us still holds up. This band always gives it their all.
  6. RendevousTM
    Feb 22, 2021
    9
    Totally incredible album, mixes Converge's Jane Doe-era metalcore with sludge and ambient. Practically all of the songs are enjoyable listens, with some being a little bit more forgettable than others. A Single Tear and Reptilian are easily of the best album openers and closers of all time.

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#4 Best Album of 2017

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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PopMatters
    Dec 21, 2017
    80
    Converge has not been going so much through a process of transformation as one of maturing. Still angry and rebellious as in their early releases, they also display a much wiser and patient perspective that only years of experience can bring.
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  2. Magnet
    Nov 21, 2017
    90
    It's still heavy as fuck, but it's also textural, emotional, diverse and defiant as fuck, too. [No. 148, p.52]
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Nov 20, 2017
    88
    If anything, the songs are more dramatic than ever, making greater use of near-silence and dynamics to underline hooks and refrains.
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