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'''''The Violent Sleep of Reason''''' is the upcoming eighth full-length album by Swedish metal band [[Meshuggah]], scheduled for release on 7 October, 2016 on [[Nuclear Blast]].<ref name="Blab Jan. 16, 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggah-the-violent-sleep-of-reason-album-details-revealed/|title=MESHUGGAH: 'The Violent Sleep Of Reason' Album Details Revealed|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=August 5, 2016|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The band announced the new album, its title, and track list via Blabbermouth.net and Revolver magazine on 5 August, 2016.<ref name="Meshuggah Announce New Album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason'">{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/artist-news/meshuggah-announce-new-album-violent-sleep-reason/22299|title=Meshuggah Announce New Album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason'|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=August 5, 2016|publisher=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]}}</ref> |
'''''The Violent Sleep of Reason''''' is the upcoming eighth full-length album by Swedish metal band [[Meshuggah]], scheduled for release on 7 October, 2016 on [[Nuclear Blast]].<ref name="Blab Jan. 16, 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/meshuggah-the-violent-sleep-of-reason-album-details-revealed/|title=MESHUGGAH: 'The Violent Sleep Of Reason' Album Details Revealed|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=August 5, 2016|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The band announced the new album, its title, and track list via Blabbermouth.net and Revolver magazine on 5 August, 2016.<ref name="Meshuggah Announce New Album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason'">{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/artist-news/meshuggah-announce-new-album-violent-sleep-reason/22299|title=Meshuggah Announce New Album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason'|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=August 5, 2016|publisher=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
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The album was inspired by [[The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters]], an etching by Spanish painter [[Francisco Goya]]. Concerning the album artwork, Tomas Haake stated: |
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"It was a hard one in the sense that you don’t immediately have a visual to the title The Violent Sleep Of Reason – how do you portray that? |
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“So when discussing this with Keerych Luminokaya, who also did the artwork for our 25th anniversary box set along with the artwork for Koloss, we just let him loose on that idea and how to portray that. |
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“What you’re seeing on the artwork is basically a human being that’s been in stasis for a long time. The vines were the original idea – they’re growing into him. But it’s a body that’s been asleep for so long that it’s been taken over something else."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Munro|first1=Scott|title=Meshuggah talk The Violent Sleep Of Reason inspirations|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2016-08-23/meshuggah-talk-the-violent-sleep-of-reason-inspirations|website=TeamRock.com|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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The Violent Sleep of Reason is the upcoming eighth full-length album by Swedish metal band Meshuggah, scheduled for release on 7 October, 2016 on Nuclear Blast.[3] The band announced the new album, its title, and track list via Blabbermouth.net and Revolver magazine on 5 August, 2016.[4]
Background
The album was inspired by The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, an etching by Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Concerning the album artwork, Tomas Haake stated:
"It was a hard one in the sense that you don’t immediately have a visual to the title The Violent Sleep Of Reason – how do you portray that?
“So when discussing this with Keerych Luminokaya, who also did the artwork for our 25th anniversary box set along with the artwork for Koloss, we just let him loose on that idea and how to portray that.
“What you’re seeing on the artwork is basically a human being that’s been in stasis for a long time. The vines were the original idea – they’re growing into him. But it’s a body that’s been asleep for so long that it’s been taken over something else."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Clockworks" | Tomas Haake | Haake, Dick Lövgren | 7:15 |
| 2. | "Born in Dissonance" | Haake | 4:34 | |
| 3. | "MonstroCity" | Haake | 6:13 | |
| 4. | "By the Ton" | Haake | 6:04 | |
| 5. | "Violent Sleep of Reason" | Haake | 6:51 | |
| 6. | "Ivory Tower" | Mårten Hagström | 4:59 | |
| 7. | "Stifled" | Haake | 6:31 | |
| 8. | "Nostrum" | Haake | 5:15 | |
| 9. | "Our Rage Won't Die" | Haake | 4:41 | |
| 10. | "Into Decay" | Haake | 6:32 | |
| Total length: | 58:55 | |||
Personnel
- Meshuggah
- Jens Kidman – lead vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar
- Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar
- Dick Lövgren – bass
- Tomas Haake – drums, vocals
- Production
- Luminokaya – artwork
- Tue Madsen – engineer
References
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Violent-Sleep-Reason-Meshuggah/dp/B01JZN3XQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472215578&sr=8-1&keywords=violent+sleep+of+reason
- ^ "http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-meshuggahs-mind-bending-new-song-born-in-dissonance-w435710 Born in Dissonance"
- ^ "MESHUGGAH: 'The Violent Sleep Of Reason' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Meshuggah Announce New Album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason'". Revolver. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ Munro, Scott. "Meshuggah talk The Violent Sleep Of Reason inspirations". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.