Neurosis

About

Neurosis started out in Oakland in 1985 as a crust punk band and ended up helping to invent an entire genre. Starting with Souls at Zero in 1992, they dragged their hardcore sound into slower, stranger territory, folding in doom metal and industrial influences, and became one of the main forces behind post metal and sludge metal. Enemy of the Sun followed in 1993, with its backmasking, heavy sampling and crushing riffs. The band has always been more than just the music. They run live visuals alongside the noise, and they built their own label, Neurot Recordings, which releases their records and those of other artists. Their side project Tribes of Neurot goes the experimental route, and Times of Grace was made to be played in sync with its album Grace. Through Silver in Blood brought mainstream attention and a tour with Pantera. Later records leaned into clean vocals, acoustic instruments and a folk streak. Their twelfth album, An Undying Love for a Burning World, arrived as a surprise release in 2026, with Aaron Turner of Isis in the lineup.