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Oct 12, 2016On The Violent Sleep of Reason, Meshuggah set out simply to capture the energy of their live shows in the studio. They accomplish that in spades, and reaffirm why they don't need to worry about innovation: their writing and playing accomplish that in their very nature.
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Oct 12, 2016The band's evolution on The Violent Sleep… keeps them one step ahead of all those who have been trying to catch up, making Meshuggah as powerful and proficient on the cusp of three decades of existence as they always have been.
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Kerrang!Oct 12, 2016It's reliably puzzling and brain-meltingly good. [15 Oct 2016, p.52]
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Oct 24, 2016The Violent Sleep of Reason galvanizes most when Meshuggah rise to the challenge of writing music that matches the urgency and global scope of its subjects. All too often, though, even as they’re captured playing together in a room for the first time in ages, Meshuggah sound a tad more comfortable than agitated.
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Oct 12, 2016While the instrumental mastery still impresses as always, the end result remains enjoyable but ultimately missing a key aspect of what made the driving, mechanical sound of Meshuggah so worthwhile in the first place.
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The WireNov 8, 2016Once this inward looking tendency was a strength; now it seems safe. [Nov 2016, p.68]
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Positive: 26 out of 30
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Jan 31, 2021A great continuation of the band's discography. The Violent Sleep of Reason is just as harsh and technical as much of Meshuggah's previous work.