---
title: "The Violent Sleep of Reason by Meshuggah"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/1517a44c-9984-42b0-b3e2-e86fd9a76972"
artist: "Meshuggah"
year: 2016
label: "Nuclear Blast"
---

# The Violent Sleep of Reason

**The Violent Sleep of Reason** is an album by Meshuggah, released in 2016 on Nuclear Blast.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Violent Sleep of Reason |
| Artist | Meshuggah |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2016 |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Tracks | 10 |
| Place in discography | 15 of 17 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Clockworks | 7:15 |
| 2 | Born in Dissonance | 4:35 |
| 3 | Monstrocity | 6:14 |
| 4 | By the Ton | 6:04 |
| 5 | Violent Sleep of Reason | 6:51 |
| 6 | Ivory Tower | 5:00 |
| 7 | Stifled | 6:31 |
| 8 | Nostrum | 5:15 |
| 9 | Our Rage Won’t Die | 4:42 |
| 10 | Into Decay | 6:32 |

## Genres

[Djent Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/djent) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Release tags

Djent

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Pitch Black (2013)](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba239bb9-287e-4de8-9f19-71c18cf70cbb)
- Next release: [Immutable (2022)](https://themetalnet.com/album/15e177a5-1c4b-405e-926a-d4f8a334a54c)

## Artist

- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah)

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