The Violent Sleep of Reason
by Meshuggah
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Wire
    Nov 8, 2016
    80
    Once this inward looking tendency was a strength; now it seems safe. [Nov 2016, p.68]
  2. Pitchfork
    Oct 24, 2016
    65
    The 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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  3. Kerrang!
    Oct 12, 2016
    100
    It's reliably puzzling and brain-meltingly good. [15 Oct 2016, p.52]
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