▁only ▁for ▁what ▁a ▁cy borg ▁cannot ▁do : ▁vom it ▁and ▁die . ▁He ▁dec ides ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁creature ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" So y - Pro te in ▁M unt ▁Machine " ▁whose ▁only ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁vom it . ▁When ▁the ▁creature ▁reject s ▁his ▁love , ▁Han - Ty umi ▁dec ides ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁machine , ▁which ▁causes ▁it ▁to ▁lose ▁control . ▁This ▁machine ▁expl odes ▁and ▁infinitely ▁exp els ▁vom it , ▁which ▁eventually ▁eng ul fs ▁the ▁entire ▁universe : ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁universe ▁is ▁murder ed . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁▁ ▁Mur der ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁album ▁holds ▁an ▁average ▁critic ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 3 / 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁fav ou rable ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁All Music ' s ▁Tim ▁Send ra ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁that , ▁" K ing ▁G izz ard ▁& ▁the ▁L izard ▁W izard ' s ▁second ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁is ▁a ▁r amp aging , ▁fe ver ish ▁bl ast ▁of ▁sci - fi ▁pro g ▁pun ctu ated ▁by ▁wh izz ing ▁synth s ▁and ▁robot ic ▁voice - o vers ." ▁ ▁Ex c laim !' s ▁Cos ette ▁Schul z ▁commented ▁that ▁" The ▁ 2 1 - track ▁album ▁is ▁certainly ▁the ▁str ang est ▁and