Neurosis

Dead Is Dead – Constraints of Time Review

By Huck N Roll on September 27, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Doom Metal, Post-metal, Reviews, Sludge, Triple Eye Industries, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Sludge, 26 comments

“A quick search of Neurosis on our wonderful website is quite revealing: of the first twenty reviews or mentions of those elder statesmen, Yours Truly is responsible for five of the links – more than any other reviewer. That means either I love that band more than other AMG thralls, or I dislike them the least. Which is interesting to me, as I’m certainly not the one here that’s into the heaviest music, for I am olde, and my ears are tender (when they aren’t ringing). So here I go again, getting suckered into a review where Neurosis, Helmet, and Isis are listed as similar acts.” Dead is as Neurosis does.

Wolves in the Throne Room – Thrice Woven Review

By Lord Lucan on September 21, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Artemisia Records, Black Metal, Folk Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Folk Metal, 89 comments

“Whenever I hear a half-decent band describe their upcoming record as ‘experimental,’ I find myself afflicted with a sort of low-level split-personality disorder. Half of me wants to clap them on the back and praise their boldness, while the other 50% wants to give them all a good slap for risking disaster so needlessly.” Claps and slaps for all.

Dead Cross – Dead Cross Review

By Akerblogger on August 4, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Hardcore, Ipecac Records, Reviews, Hardcore, 44 comments

“Dead Cross is a supergroup, of sorts, playing a style of music close to each member’s angry heart. All the Patton-isms are featured here: the nonsense lyrics, the gibberish sounds, the medley of singing styles. Lombardo, too, sounds like he’s back in the 80s, playing with joyous urgency. Supergroups are destined to fail though, right? Just like Fantomas sucked, right? Are we about to take a trip into the rotten realms of half-arsed nostalgia, or have Dead Cross constructed something freshly re-invigorating?” Right cross from dead field.

Poseidon – Prologue Review

By Huck N Roll on July 21, 2017 in 2017, British Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Ripple Music, Sludge, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Sludge, 33 comments

“Formed out of the ashes of post-hardcore/prog act Light Bearer, Poseidon drop the hardcore, keep a bit of the prog, and infuse it all with 70s metal, dollops of doom, and a hint of sludge. Sound enticing? It does to me.” Unleash the cracking.

God Root – Salt and Rot Review

By Treble Yell on July 12, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, Post-metal, Reviews, Sludge, Post-Metal, Sludge Metal, 25 comments

“Despite what the band and album name may conjure up, Salt and Rot by God Root is not the latest word in primal vegan cuisine. What we have instead is the second release from the Pennsylvanian quintet, a sludgy, post-metal mediation that sings of soil and sky and man’s connection to both.” Have we finally reached post-Neurosis?

The Soundbyte – Solitary IV Review

By GardensTale on July 4, 2017 in 2017, Ambient Metal, Post-Rock, Progressive Rock, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Temple of Torturous Records, Ambient Metal, Progressive Rock, 21 comments

“Norway’s The Soundbyte, a project of The 3rd and the Mortal guitarist Trond Engum, seeks to improve the reputation of scene-setting noisescapes with its 4th experimental platter, Solitary IV. Full disclaimer, it’s only tangentially in the camp of metal, but few experimental albums are and the material on display here is not something we want to keep from you. Let’s get to it.” We’re givers.

Harvestman – Music for Megaliths Review

By Huck N Roll on May 21, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Drone, Neurot Records, Reviews, 8 comments

“Most musicians these days have multiple projects on the go. Whether because of diverse musical influences or the need to try and make a buck in this silly industry, we can expect members of our favorite bands to pop up in all sorts of places. Neurosis’ Steve Von Till is no different, playing in his main band along with solo outings, Tribes of Neurot, and his outdoorsy drone/ambient project, Harvestman.” Enjoy of deep Druid-core.

Roadburn 2017 Live Review

By GardensTale on May 1, 2017 in 2017, Blog Posts, Live Reviews, 45 comments

“Every year, something special takes place in my hometown of Tilburg, The Netherlands: the festival of Roadburn. Roadburn isn’t like your average festival. There’s no marquees, no fields of green devolving into mud, and no crowds the size of small towns worshiping the biggest bands. Instead, thousands of people dressed in black gather from every corner of the continent, and some from other continents, to see over 100 doom, stoner and other kinds of acts whose success lies almost entirely in the underground.” Welcome to the dope show.

Mountain God – Bread Solstice Review

By Treble Yell on April 3, 2017 in American Metal, Artificial Head Records, Post-metal, Reviews, Sludge, Post-Metal, Sludge Metal, 33 comments

“Post-metal – like it’s nearest neighbor sludge metal – builds upon the foundations laid down by doom, keeping intact the throbbing riffs and ponderous pace while shedding much of the fantasy and occult trappings in favor of a more intellectual, existential outlook. If doom was about the “what” then one could argue post-metal is more about the “why?”” Ask why to the Mountain God.

Rozamov – This Mortal Road Review

By Huck N Roll on March 8, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Battleground Records, Doom Metal, Dullest Records, Post-metal, Reviews, Sludge, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Sludge, 14 comments

“While I (im)patiently wait for Pallbearer to drop their next tour de force upon us, I find myself digging through the promo bins looking for other angst-ridden doom to whittle away the days. Thus I stumbled upon the first full-length effort from Boston’s Rozamov.” Hold over doom is now a thing.