Oakland, California, USA
Post-Metal
Last update/review:
October 1, 2016
Neurosis
Neurosis is truly one of the most unique bands in extreme music
today.
Rising from hardcore roots in the Bay Area in the late eighties
(the debut
Pain Of Mind is very much a hardcore album),
the first signs of the future sound of the band began to take shape
on parts of
The Word As Law ,
and by the time of
Souls Of Zero
(a masterpiece, one of the best albums of the nineties), their
transformation into something special was complete.
Describing their sound to the uninitiated is a difficult task --
they blend tortured vocals, tribal/rhythmic drumming, slow, dense
riffing, and sampling effects to create bleak landscapes of sonic
noise.
Personal favorites are the aforementioned
Souls At Zero and
Enemy Of The Sun (arguably more metallic than the later material),
with the newer
A Sun That Never Sets also an excellent release.
The live shows are quite an experience as well, with intense visual
effects that complement the music.
They've been virtually in a musical field all to themselves,
though in recent times a few bands have emerged with clear
Neurosis influences
(two fine examples are
Cult Of Luna
and
Isis ).
A highly talented and recommended band.
Current Members
Steve Von Till
guitars/vocals
Dave Edwardson
bass
Noah Landis
keyboards/samples
Jason Roeder
drums (Sleep )
Former Members/Guests
Scott Kelly
guitars/vocals
Simon McIlroy
keyboards
Discography
Studio
Video
Pain Of Mind
1987
Alternative Tentacles
Pain Of Mind
Self Taught Infection
Reasons to Hide
Black
Training
Stalemate
Bury What's Dead
Geneticide
Ingrown
United Sheep
Dominoes Fall
Life On Your Knees
Grey
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Jason Roeder
The Word As Law
1991
independent
Double-Edged Sword
The Choice
Obsequious Obsolescence
To What End?
Tomorrow's Reality
Common Inconsistencies
Insensitivity Blisters
Life On Your Knees
Pain of Mind
Grey
United Sheep
Pollution
Day of the Lords
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Jason Roeder
Souls At Zero
1992
Alternative Tentacles
To Crawl Under One's Skin
Souls At Zero
Zero
Flight
The Web Sterile Vision
A Chronology For Survival
Stripped
Takeahnase
Empty
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Simon McIlroy
Jason Roeder
1992 Readers' Album
#43
Enemy Of The Sun
1993
Alternative Tentacles
Lost
Raze the Stray
Burning Flesh In Year of Pig
Cold Ascending
Lexicon
Enemy of the Sun
Time of the Beasts
Cleanse
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Simon McIlroy
Jason Roeder
1993 Readers' Album
#58
Through Silver In Blood
1996
Relapse
Through silver in blood
Rehumanize
Eye
Purify
Locust star
Strength of fates
Become the ocean
Aeon
Enclosure in flame
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
1996 Readers' Album
#22
Locust Star
EP
1997
Relapse
Locust Star (edit)
Eye (edit)
Aeon (edit)
Aeon
Wolf Lava
Sustenance
Crawl Inside
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
Times Of Grace
1999
Relapse
Suspended in light
The doorway
Under the surface
The last you'll know
Belief
Exist
End of the harvest
Descent
Away
Times of grace
The road to sovereignty
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
1999 Readers' Album
#24
Sovereign
2000
Relapse
Prayer
An Offering
Flood
Sovereign
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
A Sun That Never Sets
2001
Relapse
Erode
The Tide
From the Hill
A Sun That Never Sets
Falling Unknown
From Where Its Roots Run
Crawl Back In
Watchfire
Resound
Stones From the Sky
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
A Sun That Never Sets
VIDEO
2002
Relapse
The Eye Of Every Storm
2004
Relapse
Burn
No River To Take Me Home
The Eye Of Every Storm
Left To Wander
Shelter
A Season In The Sky
Bridges
I Can See You
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
2004 Readers' Album
#53
Given To The Rising
2007
Neurot
Given to the Rising
Fear & Sickness
To the Wind
At the End of the Road
Shadow
Hidden Faces
Water Is not Enough
Distill (Watching the Swarm)
Nine
Origin
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
2007 Readers' Album
#36
Live At Roadburn 2007
2010
Neurot
Given To The Rising
Burn
A Season In The Sky
At The End Of The Road
Crawl Back In
Distill
Water Is Not Enough
Left To Wander
The Doorway
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
Honor Found In Decay
2012
Neurot
We All Rage In Gold
At The Well
My Heart For Deliverance
Bleeding The Pigs
Casting Of The Ages
All Is Found... In Time
Raise The Dawn
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
2012 Readers' Album
#49
Fires Within Fires
2016
Neurot
Bending Light
A Shadow Memory
Fire Is The End Lesson
Broken Ground
Reach
Scott Kelly
Steve Von Till
Dave Edwardson
Noah Landis
Jason Roeder
2016 Readers' Album
#23