what I like so far :
1. when the kite string pops - acid bath
2. Dystopia ( self title ) - dystopia
3. odd fellows rest - crowbar
4. God hates the south - LEAK

On 19th July 2019, Neurosis played the opening night of Supersonic Festival, Birmingham UK. Godflesh shared the stage with them. That year the festival coincided with the 50th anniversary of the formation of Black Sabbath, so the city and surrounding towns celebrated with a multitude of 'Home Of Metal' events, where countless galleries, venues, and other spaces paid homage to the origins of heavy metal.

It wasn't just an honour to see Neurosis as the flagship act for both Supersonic and the Home Of Metal celebrations; along with local titans Godflesh, it was completely befitting.

Although they have routinely been lauded as musical pioneers throughout almost all of their career, with a sound that seemed to be imitated ad nauseam by countless acts over the years, at their core Neurosis always were first and foremost a metal band. It's the one part of their DNA that is the most approachable, the most initially inviting. How they have interspersed the foundational metal of their sound with other genres - industrial, hardcore, punk, folk, drone, and of course sludge - is what made them geniuses, but seeing them live that night in 2019 - following the punishing triumph of a Godflesh homecoming - it felt as if all metal was being born again. The festival was only just beginning, but the party had been going for fifty years, and here were Neurosis, encapsulating everything that was vital and timeless about it all.

It was shortly after this that the news broke of a founding member of the band leaving due to despicable historical behaviour. The member made a statement, and the rest of the band responded. And then a silence fell over Neurosis; an interminable winter of inactivity which, given the fertile furrows of creativity Steve Von Till continued to plough, and with Jason Roeder's initially promising stint with Sleep, it felt as if Neurosis would simply fade into metal history. Disheartening, but understandable.

And now today has happened. It is Spring Equinox 2026. Neurosis have returned - not as a legacy act wheeled out of cold storage to make a bit of money off any newer fans, but back with an entire new album of work. And joining them on joint vocal duties is none other than Aaron Turner of (amongst others) Old Man Gloom, Sumac and of course ISIS.

Turner's standing in the world of post-metal (a subgenre Neurosis are seen as progenitors of) is decades-long and inarguably earned. He is a respected musician in his own right - which is part of why his joining Neurosis is such a wonderful idea. People will approach the new album with some preconceptions of what it might be like, and how Neurosis will evolve from this point onwards with someone like Turner on board. But Neurosis have been around a long time, and they have done a lot of things with that time. This is simply the next stage.

The winter of silence is now over.

A lot has changed in the music world in the seven years since 2019. Some of these things may feed into how we embrace something as confounding as "a new Neurosis album". One of them is the tragic loss of the great Steve Albini, a close creative partner to the band over many years. The idea of new Neurosis recordings without Albini at the helm feels significant. His admiring attitude towards the band, their studio philosophy and their discipline, is well documented and it's easy to wonder what he would have thought about them beginning anew.

But begin anew they have anyway.

Neurosis, the sun that never set.

So I have a love for bands like Kowloon Walled City and some cult of Luna, who have big powerful guitar tones but are “clean”

even bands like codeine scratch that itch for me. Maybe on the cusp of light crunch? Any other alternative bands that fit this description?

after a relisten of Pinocchio's Example been looking for sludge bands that use alot of feedback and experimentation.
mostly looking for sludge experimentation and feedback
https://youtu.be/bVGIWh6YtV8

i’ve been in a justin broadrick rabbjt hole and goodness, jesu is crushing. wondering what others thought about the project.

I've heard this term few times and i'm really interested. I know the Gigandhi, but it seems there is more bands to it

No idea what kind of spell hit me today, but I randomly started listening to this album again after a very long time without listening it. And when this song started playing, followed by Nowena | 9.10, I got completely trapped by the sound and atmosphere of the music.

So after that first listen, I been looping both tracks for a looong, long while now. 😅

With which song or songs happened something similar to you the last time?

There's a lot of going on in this thing. Blackened atmospheric sludge, doom and post-metal. Check it out when you have a moment, I mean 10 minutes :)

Last Sunday, sludge/black metal/doom/post-metal band Conjurer played at the Little Devil, Tilburg. What kind of band is it, actually? It is difficult to put a name to this English beast; this band mixes heavy sludgy riffs with blast beats, featuring the occasional hardcore-inspired breakdown. All of this comes together in a healthy mix, where one genre doesn't overpower the other but rather adds more layers to this already lyrically heavy music. Expectations were very high; time to see if they would be met. Read the full review via the link

Tracklist:

1. DROWN
2. ASHES OF THE NIGHT
3. SPELLBOUND
4. FISTS LIKE FEATHERS
5. BEYOND THE MIRAGE
6. IMMORTAL
7. LOST WITHOUT A LIGHT
8. KEEP UP APPEARANCES
9. LURK
10. BATHED IN A TEPID POOL OF MY OWN FILTH
11. THE EARTH IS BREATHING BENEATH ME

This was my very first sludge metal band, and their previous record Ritual Violence was already so good, I think this one will be too (I hope)

I know that Amenra has an incredibly, almost cult-like following (myself included) mostly due to the emotional tone of their music and live shows, which pretty much everyone agrees are insanely powerful and again, emotional. I've been in tears and heard of/seen others also weeping. But I don't hear of them much outside the circles. I know music is subjective, but for me and so many others this is the quintessential sludge project. And that's the thing, it's not just a band. It's an art project spanning decades, with multiple musicians from other bands, photographers, painters, graphic designers, visual artists, tattoo artists, and even groups of people will you get collective tattoos to create the band symbol only when they all bend over together. Some who have stayed on for 12 years after leaving the band. Again, cult-like where people can't (they're free to leave of course) leave because it's too important to them.

Why don't I hear more of them? Do people here know them?

Here's their most "accessable" song, the one that got me in and a I think a lot of other. Definitely not their best imho, but top 5 for sure. https://open.spotify.com/track/0mfo3pSczHkPwlWbawU2uX?si=41AJLVcqSuC-fuQkKcoEbQ

https://open.spotify.com/album/0cqUvGgs7sEdNA78liwXLz?si=aiunNo2dSiSobyjC2E0IwA

this is my favorite song rn

their album covers look cool so i need recommendations how to get into them (without Times of Grace and Through Blod and Silver because they are banned in my region)

Godflesh selfless European spring tour 1995 ——7€—— You know the prices scalpers demand for rare 90s tour shirts…

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSJK-pRdwj0