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The Dusk In Us

Converge

The Dusk In Us

Ninth studio album from the Massachusetts-based metalcore four-piece

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
Epitaph
UK Release date
03/11/2017
US Release date
03/11/2017
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    Perhaps the band's best record since You Fail Me
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  2. 9.5 |   The 405

    To listen to an album as punishingly ferocious as this and come away with a stark impression of its emotional vulnerability is quite some feat
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  3. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    They don’t create chunks of music to be instantly digested, they create art which is meant to take you prisoner in a darkness that will ultimately show you more than you ever realised
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  4. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    The Dusk In Us can’t match the apocalyptic power of a classic like 2001’s Jane Doe, but when Converge takes a victory lap, it still does it at a mad sprint
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  5. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    Sharp and urgent. The band's songwriting shines as they turn their back on interpersonal torment to face something bigger and more existential
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  6. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    An unerring sense of conflict courses through The Dusk In Us, and while that might sound like business as usual for a Converge record, it’s a testament to Bannon and his cohorts that they remain so compelling nine albums in
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  7. 8.0 |   All Music

    A punitive barrage of sonic exclamation points
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  8. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Well worth the wait, and stands as a testament to why the band have become so hugely influential
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  9. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    On this form, there are few around who can match them
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  10. 8.0 |   The Music

    Tell their legion of imitators they're going to be playing catch-up a while longer
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  11. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The band maintain their ferocity while reaping the benefits of newfound self-control
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  12. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Much of The Dusk in Us seems to obsess over the everyday, or maybe more accurately, our demons lurking on the cusp of day and night
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  13. 6.0 |   DIY

    There’s a vitality here that reminds us that Converge are exactly the sort of band we can hardly afford to do without
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