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MESHUGGAH Release Eighth Studio Album ‘The Violent Sleep Of Reason’
October 7th, 2016

Stockholm, Sweden-based experimental metal group Meshuggah issued eighth full-length studio album The Violent Sleep Of Reason on October 7th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records.

The Violent Sleep Of Reason was produced by the band and engineered by Tue Madsen of Puk Studios in Kærby, Denmark.

Cover artwork duties once again fell to Keerych Luminokaya.

The track listing is as follows;

01. ‘Clockworks’
02. ‘Born In Dissonance’
03. ‘MonstroCity’
04. ‘By The Ton’
05. ‘Violent Sleep Of Reason’
06. ‘Ivory Tower’
07. ‘Stifled’
08. ‘Nostrum’
09. ‘Our Rage Won’t Die’
10. ‘Into Decay’

Meshuggah’s line-up is as follows;

Jens Kidman (vocals)
Fredrik Thordendal (guitar)
Mårten Hagström (guitar)
Dick Lövgren (bass)
Tomas Haake (drums)

An animated music video was released for the track ‘Clockworks’, which can be viewed below. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Born In Dissonance’, while a 360° lyric video was released for the track ‘Nostrum’. All three clips can be viewed below.

Seventh studio record Koloss was released in March 2012.

Promotional photograph by Olle Carlsson.