- 01Pain of MindAfter recruiting Chad Salter on second guitar and vocals, the band wrote and recorded its first album, Pain of Mind, a 1987 record that combines the crusty edge of Amebix with the rhythmic propulsion of Killing Joke.from the chapter
- 02The Word as LawThe group sought to combine King Crimson’s complexity with the drive of Pain of Mind, which is exactly what 1990’s The Word as Law accomplishes.from the chapter
- 03Souls at ZeroNeurosis brought in Adam Kendall for visuals and Simon McIlroy for keys and additional sonic layering, putting out the dexterous Souls at Zero in 1992 and following that with the slower, heavier Enemy of the Sun in 1993, releasing both albums on Jello Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles label.from the chapter
- 04Enemy of the SunNeurosis brought in Adam Kendall for visuals and Simon McIlroy for keys and additional sonic layering, putting out the dexterous Souls at Zero in 1992 and following that with the slower, heavier Enemy of the Sun in 1993, releasing both albums on Jello Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles label.from the chapter
- 05Through Silver in BloodBut the first time Neurosis fully submerged itself in that murk was on 1996’s Through Silver in Blood, the group’s Relapse debut and yet another canonical LP recorded and produced by Billy Anderson.from the chapter
- 06“Become the Ocean”Similar to “Rehumanize,” the seventh cut, “Become the Ocean,” uses tar-soaked samples to create a lead blanket of anxiety, working as a portentous bridge to the final portion of the album.from the chapter
- 07“Enclosure In Flame”The LP closes with the ominous “Enclosure In Flame,” which moves like clouds in a sickly sky before culminating in wolfish sludge.from the chapter
- 08Times of GraceWith 1999’s Times of Grace, Neurosis focused on excising layers, which is why Steve Albini’s band-as-it-sounds-live approach was perfect for the album.from the chapter
- 09GraceEven still, the members of Neurosis had an urge to surround Times of Grace with unruly atmospheres, so they composed a Tribes of Neurot accompaniment, Grace, which is designed to play at the same time.from the chapter
- 10“Under the Surface”On third song “Under the Surface,” Grace also functions as a sonic sky, beneath which Edwardson’s bass and Roeder’s drumming bore through dirt.from the chapter
- 11“The Road to Sovereignty”Closer “The Road to Sovereignty” starts with acoustic guitar and drums, which become the center of gravity for a revolving mass of cornet, tuba, violin, cello, and trombone.from the chapter
- 12A Sun That Never SetsA Sun That Never Sets (2001) and The Eye of Every Storm (2004) linger in tranquil melancholy while periodically issuing venom.from the chapter
- 13The Eye of Every StormA Sun That Never Sets (2001) and The Eye of Every Storm (2004) linger in tranquil melancholy while periodically issuing venom.from the chapter
- 14The WallIt’s the group’s version of Pink Floyd’s The Wall but without narrative or pomp, inviting viewers along for a journey that Carl Jung called the Nekyia, a flipping of the conscious and unconscious minds.from the chapter
- 15Mass VIThe label is running strong today, having put out Amenra’s Mass VI in 2017 and Chrch’s Light Will Consume Us All in 2018.from the chapter
- 16Light Will Consume Us AllThe label is running strong today, having put out Amenra’s Mass VI in 2017 and Chrch’s Light Will Consume Us All in 2018.from the chapter
- 17Given to the RisingWith 2007’s Given to the Rising and 2012’s Honor Found in Decay, the quintet blends the visceral sadness of The Eye of Every Storm with the drifting attack of Times of Grace.from the chapter
- 18Honor Found in DecayWith 2007’s Given to the Rising and 2012’s Honor Found in Decay, the quintet blends the visceral sadness of The Eye of Every Storm with the drifting attack of Times of Grace.from the chapter
- 19Fires Within FiresBefitting the three-decade milestone the LP marks, 2016’s Fires Within Fires stirs together elements from each stage of Neurosis’s multifaceted career while exploring new terrain.from the chapter