Isis was the band led by Aaron Turner, who himself is the main man behind Hydrahead Records. Their early efforts find them in an experimental mode, with the debut full-length Celestial being a rather bizarre yet intriguing post-hardcore album, a bit strange in places but definitely a compelling listen. The followups, Oceanic and Panopticon, found the band honing their dense, post-apocalyptic hardcore soundscapes, and might be the closest album to prime Neurosis since, well, Neurosis themselves (Cult Of Luna also is in this ballpark). Like Neurosis, Isis understood the value of quiet and subtlety, how the most intense moments are made all the more so by surrounding them with sparse moments. Turner's vocals were harsh, but the are often a bit behind in the mix, making them less grating and more a part of the music rather than overwhelming the songs. In time Isis turned out to be as influential as their mentors Neurosis, if not more so, spawning an increasingly large number of followers. In May 2010 they announced their breakup, having accomplished all they had set out to do.

last recording lineup: Aaron Turner    guitars/vocals Mike Gallagher    guitars Jeff Caxide    bass (5ive) Cliff Meyer    samples/vocals Aaron Harris    drums

former members: Chris Mereshuk    keyboards/samples

(EP) The Mosquito Control 1998 Escape Artist

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Poison Eggs Life Under the Swatter Hive Destruction Relocation Swarm	Aaron Turner Jeff Caxide Chris Mereshuk Aaron Harris

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(EP) The Red Sea 1999 Second Nature

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Charmicarmicat Shines To Earth The Minus Times Red Sea	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Aaron Harris

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(EP) Sawblade 1999 Second Nature

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
		Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Aaron Harris

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Celestial 2000 Escape Artist

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	SGNL>1 Celestial (The Tower) Glisten Swarm Reigns (Down) SGNL>2 Deconstructing Towers SGNL>3 Collapse And Crush CFT (New Circuitry and Continued Evolution) Gentle Time SGNL>4 (End Transmission)	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Cliff Meyer Aaron Harris

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SGNL>05 2002 Neurot

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	SGNL>05 (Final Transmission) Divine Mother (The Tower Crumbles) Beneath Below Constructing Towers Celestial (Signal Fills The Void) (Justin K. Broadrick remix)	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Cliff Meyer Aaron Harris

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Oceanic 2002 Ipecac

• BNR Top Ten Album	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	The Beginning And The End The Other False Light Carry - Maritime Weight From Sinking Hym	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Cliff Meyer Aaron Harris

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Live 1 2004 Hydra Head

	Track Listing:	Lineup:

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Panopticon 2004 Ipecac

• BNR Top Ten Album	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	So Did We Backlit In Fiction Wills Dissolve Syndic Calls Altered Course Grinning Mouths	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Cliff Meyer Aaron Harris

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Oceanic Remixes 2005 Hydra Head

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Weight (remix by Fennesz) False Light (remix by Ayal Noar of 27) Hym (remix by Thomas Koner) The Other (remix by James Plotkin) Carry {first version} (remix by Tim Hecker) Maritime (remix by Teledungnosis) Maritime (remix by Mike Patton) The Beginning and the End (remix by Venetian Snares) False Light {Deadverse Remix} (remix by The Oktopus of Dalek)

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Live 2 2005 Hydra Head

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	From Sinking Glisten Carry Weight The Beginning and the End Celestial

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Live 3 2005 Hydra Head

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	So Did We Backlit The Beginning And The End In Fiction Wills Dissolve Grinning Mouths Altered Course

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Live 4 2006 Hydra Head

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Gentle Time Glisten C.F.T. Celestial Improv 1 / Endless Nameless False Light The Weight

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(EP) In The Fish Tank 14 2006 Konkurrent

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Low Tide Delial Stolen

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Clearing The Eye    2006 Ipecac

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In The Absence Of Truth 2006 Ipecac

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Wrists of Kings Not In Rivers, But In Drops Dulcinea Over Root and Thorn 1,000 Shards All Out Of Time, All Into Space Holy Tears Firdous E Bareen Garden Of Light	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Cliff Meyer Aaron Harris

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Wavering Radiant 2009 Ipecac

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	Hall Of The Dead Ghost Key Hand Of The Host Wavering Radiant Stone To Wake A Serpent 20 Minutes / 40 Years Threshold of Transformation	Aaron Turner Mike Gallagher Jeff Caxide Cliff Meyer Aaron Harris

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Live 5 2009 Hydra Head

	Track Listing:	Lineup:
	The Beginning and The End The Other False Light Carry - / Maritime Weight From Sinking Hym

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