Five years since the release of All We Love We Leave Behind, you could argue this is more of the same and just another Converge album. Pitted against the best of the band's catalogue, though, this one holds its own.
Converge may be slowing down in their output, but this is perhaps the band's best record since You Fail Me, keeping in mind the three albums in-between are not to be sniffed at.
Converge have once again thrown the gauntlet down for others to pick up. Let The Dusk in Us wash over you.
Nervy, brainy, bold, and uncompromising, The Dusk in Us doesn't deviate much from the Converge playbook, and why should it?
The Dusk in Us continues to show the depth that Converge can hold below the abrasive sounds. 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.
All told, Dusk takes exactly one listen to become addictive, and subsequent spins reveal it to be a truly essential record. Again.
Possesses all the thematic and visual doom ‘n’ gloom as has always been the case, but countering that is a fiery brand of metallic hardcore that the band continues to sculpt as its own.
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.
As sharp, urgent, and exploratory as they’ve ever been, The Dusk in Us is quintessential Converge, given the grand new purpose of salvation.
The Dusk in Us is another step forward for Converge, pushing their sound to new levels in a way that is uniquely their own. Although it took five years to come to fruition, the record was well worth the wait, and stands as a testament to why the band have become so hugely influential.
The Dusk In Us is the best sounding album the band have put out, a tremendous feat of mastering from their own Kurt Ballou, there is argument to make that the band have lost some of their frantic chaos that made them such an exciting band.
While Converge have never since been able to replicate that shock of the new, they are remarkably consistent, with each new album finding surprising areas of extreme noise to explore. The Dusk in Us, the band’s first album in five years, continues that trend, offering some of Converge’s most punishing efforts yet.
Having acquired an abundance of experience and wisdom through their 30-year existence, post-hardcore legends Converge return with their ninth album in The Dusk in Us, crafting a record that balances between youthful angst and calmed maturity.
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.
The Dusk in Us is oddly paced, and any investment tends to feel intermittent. Their lacerating attacks feel self-inflicted and surgical, but don’t always scar as they should.
If you asked me to introduce Converge to the uninitiated, particularly to someone unaccustomed to the more “extreme” end of the musical spectrum, I wouldn’t play them one of the band’s longer, softer tracks like ‘Farewell Note to this City’ or ‘Wretched World’. Whilst this would serve as a means of easing them into the band’s sonic maelstrom, these, and a dozen or so other tracks like them, are, of course, the exceptions to the dominant rule ... read more
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The Dusk in Us is the third album from Converge, I listen to, and maybe the worst of all three.
Don't get me wrong this album still has some amazing moments, but this one doesn't do as much as others like All We Love We Leave Behind which was more dynamic and had a lot more catchy moments.
This one just lands flat on most of the vocals and instrumentation for me.
Probably the most emotional release from Converge I've heard. I love how vulnerable the lyrics and the sound of this record are, I think it really makes the album feel really mature and developed.
Favourite track: The Dusk in Us
Least favourite track: Cannibals
and they’re still kicking the ball. nothing too chaotic, it’s just good old metalcore kicking well. sometimes they bring in a mathcore-esque riff, and the album just transforms it into beauty. title track is fucking amazing post-metal
1 | A Single Tear 3:59 | 94 |
2 | Eye of the Quarrel 2:14 | 89 |
3 | Under Duress 3:42 | 89 |
4 | Arkhipov Calm 2:53 | 86 |
5 | I Can Tell You About Pain 2:23 | 87 |
6 | The Dusk in Us 7:23 | 92 |
7 | Wildlife 2:29 | 84 |
8 | Murk & Murrow 3:01 | 81 |
9 | Trigger 3:33 | 86 |
10 | Broken By Light 1:46 | 87 |
11 | Cannibals 1:15 | 77 |
12 | Thousands of Miles Between Us 4:42 | 89 |
13 | Reptilian 4:33 | 89 |
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