Neurosis
Formed: 1985
From:
Oakland,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Neurosis formed in late 1985 in Oakland, CA. The band was founded by ex-Violent Coercion members Scott Kelly (vocals, guitars) and Dave Edwardson (bass, backup vocals) along with Jason Roeder (drums) - Later joined by Steve Von Till (vocals, guitars) and Noah Landis (organs, piano, sampling) - accompanied by Josh Graham who does the visuals for their live performances, which were previously done by Adam G. Kendall.
At the time of their forming, they sought out a hardcore, raw sound - leaning on the punk side. Their first two releases were widely labeled as 'Hardcore Punk' - however, throughout the years, the band steadily progressed their sound into something that is nearly impossible to label, however, the most widely used term would be 'Sludge'. Neurosis had influenced a wide array of artists, the most notable ones including Isis, Mastodon, Gojira, Pelican and Cult of Luna. Many consider the band to be the pioneer of the 'sludge' sound. They were also one of the first bands to utilize custom-made visuals as an integral part of their emotional and energy driven live performances.
With the release of Souls at Zero, their third studio album (1992), the band started to slowly stray from the hardcore punk genre, going into more psychedelic and experimental waters while keeping the brutality and the hardcore sound that we have all learned to expect from Neurosis over the years. The album is a landmark for Neurosis, the band that pioneered the sludge sound into what it is today. It alienated most of their fanbase that enjoyed the punk sound that the band was previously exercising, but also introduced the band to a whole new crowd of people. The album was later re-released on their own record label; Neurot Recordings.
The band was signed to a number of different labels over the years, and at one point, they formed their own independent record label: Neurot Recordings which featured many critically acclaimed acts such as Isis, Red Sparrowes and Oxbow.
Neurosis members are featured in many side projects:
Red Sparrowes being the most popular one, consisted of members of Neurosis and Isis.
Tribes of Neurot is the bands alter ego, so to speak, it focuses on dark ambiental music.
Neurosis and Jarboe - A collaboration between Neurosis members and the former keyboardist/vocalist of the Swans; Jarboe.
Latest Neurosis News
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Live Concert Report: Steve Von Till
I’ve never driven five hours (each way) to church before. Maybe that’s not saying much since I haven’t been to church in well over 26 years. This wasn’t really church, but on a Sunday in early August 2022 I did somewhat feel like I was at church, the best one I’ve ever experienced. The spirit was strong, and I had goosebumps on multiple songs. Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon was set up like a church with rows of seats (instead of standing room only like I’ve encountered at other shows at this venue). More...
Absent In Body To Release Debut Album In March
Absent In Body make their Relapse Records debut with the terrifying new album, "Plague God," out March 25 on LP/CD/CS/Digital (pre-orders available here).
Featuring current and former members of Amenra, Neurosis, and Sepultura, "Plague God" is bound by the same ideals of unity and fearlessly uncompromising honesty of expression that have driven their respective bands to imperious heights of reverence and groundbreaking sonic deliverance. Plague God is by turns devastating and sublime, drawn from musicians for whom life and art are inextricably bound.
Mathieu Vandekerckhove comments: "We had not imposed any limitations or boundaries on ourselves to create this music. Everything happened without any compromise, we gathered and let inspiration run freely. It is the beauty and the strength of this album."
Iggor Cavalera comments: "It feels great to collaborate with such forward-thinking minds like Colin, Mathieu, and Scott on AIB. The music is dense and slowly brutal, very similar to the times we are living."
Watch Absent In Body's "The Acres/The Ache" video, filmed and edited by Mathieu Vandekerckhove, below. More...
Neurosis Announces North American Tour Dates
Having just returned from their tour of Japan with Converge, visionary heavy music icons Neurosis have announced a new North American tour for this summer, with Bell Witch and Deafkids also on the bill.
Neurosis' previously-announced tour of Europe runs from July 11th through 27th with support from Yob. The band also plays a special one-off London performance with Godflesh on July 20th.
Upon their stateside return, Neurosis will now head back out to the Eastern US and Southeastern Canada for a run of performances in August. The new dates, confirmed to run from August 7th through August 17th, will see the band performing in Atlanta, Carrboro, Washington, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, and Chicago.
On this tour, direct support will be provided by Seattle doom metal outfit Bell Witch. Opening support will be deployed by Brazilian avant/noise/industrial trio Deafkids, who Neurosis signed to their own Neurot Recordings. This tour marks Deafkids' first time on North American soil.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Neurosis & Converge Japan Tour Announced
Neurosis and Converge will be touring again together in 2019, playing four shows in Japan in February. The two bands will co-headline that run, which will hit the below cities:
02/14 Osaka, JAP – Trad
02/15 Nagoya, JAP – E.L.L.
02/16 Tokyo, JAP – O-East (feat. Endon and Self Deconstruction)
02/17 Daikanyama, JAP – Unit (feat. Palm & Black Ganion, & Converge performing their 2004 album “You Fail Me” in full)
Neurosis Share Remastered “Self-Taught Infection”
A stream of the remastered version of “Self-Taught Infection” from the approaching re-release of Neurosis‘s 1987 debut album “Pain Of Mind” has been premiered below. It was recently remastered by Bob Weston for its upcoming May 25th re-release via the band’s Neurot Recordings label.
Neurosis Announces West Coast Summer Tour
Heavy music visionaries, NEUROSIS, have announced a new West Coast North American tour with Converge and Amenra in July.
The new tour will begin on July 6th in Seattle, running through Vancouver, Portland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Diego, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver, Lawrence, Dallas, ending in Austin on July 21st. More...
Neurosis European Tour w/ Deafkids Announced
This summer will find Neurosis out touring Europe with support from Deafkids on most shows. Below you can find the schedule for that mini-tour:
06/15 Prague, CZE – Meet Factory
06/16 Mannheim, GER – Maifieild Derby
06/17 Bologna, ITA – Zona Roveri (feat. Converge)
06/18 Lausanne, SWI – Les Docks (feat. Wolves In The Throne Room)
06/19 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
06/20 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/21 Bochum, GER – Zeche Bochum
06/22 Dessel, BEL – Graspop (no Deafkids)
06/23 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest (no Deafkids)
Graspop Adds 26 More Bands
The organisers of Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting has announced a further 26 bands for this year's edition of the festival, including Swedish death metallers Arch Enemy, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis and costumed rockers, Ghost. Also newly confirmed are Septicflesh, Skindred, Corrosion Of Conformity, Accept, Skillet, Tremonti, Baroness, Shinedown, Hollywood Undead, Seether, Neurosis, Dead Cross, Eisbrecher, Pertubator, Wolves In The Throne Room, L7, Carach Angren, Dool, The Vintage Caravan, Diablo BLVD, Batushka, Mantar and Ego Kill Talent. The event's Facebook post claims that the lineup is now "more or less complete" with "a few finishing touches" to come. It will be held in the town of Dessel from June 21 - 24th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Thursday
Black Stone Cherry
Bury Tomorrow
Doro
Follow The Cipher
Ghost
Guns N Roses
Iced Earth
Jonathan Davis
Madball
The Pink Slips More...
Neurosis’ Edwardson & Krallice Team Up On New CD
Dave Edwardson (Neurosis' bassist) teamed up with Krallice for a new album titled “Loüm“. Edwardson lends vocals and synths to this effort, which can be streamed/downloaded below. A new Krallice album titled “Go Be Forgotten is currently headed for a late November/early December release as well.
Neurosis Gearing Up For Summer / Winter Tours
Thirty years of anticipation will come to an end this December: South American fans can finally experience the live intensity of heavy music pioneers, Neurosis. For the first time, the band will bring its cathartic live experience to South America, performing three shows in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
Neurosis' summer tour is also rapidly approaching, beginning with a European venture the first week of July, leading with a set at Roskilde Festival and followed by shows with Wolfbrigade, Author & Punisher, labelmates Dark Budda Rising, and more.
In late July and early August, Neurosis will storm the Eastern U.S. and lower Canada with a week-and-a-half of tour dates alongside Converge and labelmates Amenra. This tour will be followed by participation in Psycho Vegas in Las Vegas, August 18th through 20th. Neurosis will also headline the Days Of Darkness festival in Baltimore, Maryland on October 28th and 29th, the two-day gala also including sets by Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Elder, and many more. More...
Neurosis Announces Tour With Converage
Neurosis just declared new tour dates for 2017, announcing a run of North American Summer performances with Converge and Amenra.
As the band continues to perform off eleventh studio album, "Fires Within Fires," this upcoming tour will find Neurosis bringing immersive live experience to the East Coast and Midwestern US, along with Southeastern Canada.
The tour will embark out of Chicago on July 28th, with shows in Detroit, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Toronto, New Haven, Brooklyn, Boston, and Philadelphia confirmed through August 7th. Neurosis is also confirmed to headline the Days Of Darkness festival in Baltimore, Maryland on October 28th and 29th. More...
Neurosis Gearing Up For New Tour Dates
Neurosis continues to traverse the globe performing songs from lauded eleventh studio album, "Fires Within Fires," with a new tour of New Zealand and Australia transpiring next week. The band has also been added to the newly-announced Days Of Darkness in Baltimore this October.
The first Neurosis tour dates of the new year will see the band traversing the Pacific for a run through New Zealand and Australia next week. Support for the three Australian performances will be provided by Dispossessed.
Neurosis will also perform at the newly-announced Days Of Darkness, which will take place in Baltimore, Maryland on October 28th and 29th, billed as the event's main headliner. The rest of the announced lineup for the two-day gala also includes Warning, Manilla Road, Elder, Gost, Unearthly Trance, Dälek, and Bongripper, with much more still to be announced.
2/14/2017 San Fran - Wellington, NZ
2/15/2017 Kings Arms - Auckland, NZ
2/16/2017 The Triffid - Brisbane, AU w/ Dispossessed
2/17/2017 Manning Bar - Sydney, AU w/ Dispossessed
2/18/2017 The Croxton - Melbourne, AU w/ Dispossessed
10/28-29/2017 Ram's Head Live - Baltimore Maryland @ Days Of Darkness
Neurosis Issues 2016 Recap
Following a string of shows supporting eleventh studio album, "Fires Within Fires," Neurosis has now posted this 2016 recap message:
"Ending the year as we began the year. Last December at this time we were spending our 30th anniversary recording and mixing Fires Within Fires. 365 days later we are together in a small cedar cabin in North Idaho writing riffs and seeing where the sound gods take us after such a monumental year.
"Our year in brief summary: 3 amazing 30th anniversary shows in SF with heroes and brothers alike; 2 more at the unrivaled Roadburn festival; the release of the 'Strength and Vision' boxset of our entire catalog; a European tour including our first time in Portugal; the release of our 11th album, 'Fires Within Fires;' the Decibel Neurosis Issue and album of the year in Terrorizer and Cvlt Nation; a short trip to London to play with teenage heroes.
"Great shows up and down the West Coast and now this, back where it all happens, sitting in a room together as brothers, instruments in hand, waiting to see where this journey takes us next. Eternal gratitude as always to our families. #sonicgeometry #neurosis30." More...
Psycho Las Vegas Announces 2017 Lineup
Psycho Las Vegas - set to take place from August 18th through August 20th, 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada -- today announces over thirty-five new additions to its massive 2017 lineup.
Headliners remain TBA, but joining previously-announced acts like Neurosis, Swans, and French prog lords Magma, comes U.K. grind legends Carcass, whose reunion continues to bring gruesome tales of dissections and unparalleled.
They'll be in good company with Norwegian black metal legend Abbath, formerly of Immortal, who released a raging self-titled debut album this year (named our best debut album of 2016), New York's Myrkur, and USBM innovators Wolves In The Throne Room. The currently announced linup is as follows: More...
The Power Of The Riff Fest Approaching
As the Los Angeles-based The Power Of The Riff festival event taking place next week rapidly approaches, the set times and more have been posted.
The Power Of The Riff begins with a now sold-out pre-party Friday, December 16th, with Venice crossover icons Excel headlining the show in support of the recent reissue of second album, "The Joke's On You.: Also added to the party are Inglewood powerviolence squad Despise You as well as local Los Angeles death-punk sect Deth Crux.
Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by Cascadian black metal artisans Wolves In The Throne Room playing Los Angeles for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters Incantation, Chicago post-metal outfit Pelican, the debut performance of hardcore supergroup Bloodclot, Olympia-based punk freaks Gag, Oakland death metal warriors Necrot, and Ohio death/black/crust newcomers, and recent Southern Lord signees, Crypt Rot.
Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by Neurosis making a special return to Los Angeles to headline the event. The rest of the evening sees Southern California metal/hardcore trio Nails making a first live appearance since the band went on hiatus several months ago, Bay-Area post/sludge act Kowloon Walled City, Arizona death faction Gatecreeper, Los Angeles' own hardcore-punk savages Obliterations, and Southern Lord-signed blazing hardcore outfit Lies.
Another batch of two-day passes have been released this week as the two main events are very close to selling-out. Set times are as follows: More...
Neurosis Gearing Up For New Shows
Neurosis continues to bring the monolithic tones of recently-released "Fires Within Fires" LP to audiences, with a run of four West Coast North American live performances rapidly approaching next week.
Next week Neurosis plays to fans in the Bay Area, with a show in San Francisco on December 17th, with support from Yob and Kowloon Walled City. The next day, Neurosis headlines the multi-day The Power Of The Riff in Los Angeles. December 19th sees the band in Seattle, and December 20th in Vancouver, with support from Yob and Sumac on both shows. More...
Power Of The Riff Announces Finalized Lineup
The third and final wave of acts for the LA-based December edition of The Power Of The Riff has been announced, this week confirming the addition of Incantation, Obliterations, Kowloon Walled City, Necrot, Lies, and Crypt Rot to the event on December 17th and 18th, 2016.
The two-day fest will carry on the tradition of bringing a diverse line up of heavy music together under one roof. Presented in conjunction with Southern Lord, each night of The Power Of The Riff will feature artists bridging the realms of underground extreme music, including a mix of both internationally-recognized and brand new acts.
Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by Cascadian black metal artisans Wolves In The Throne Room playing Los Angeles for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters Incantation, Chicago post-metal outfit Pelican, and the debut performance of hardcore supergroup Bloodclot-- comprised of John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Todd Youth (Warzone, Murphy's Law), Joey C. (Queens Of The Stone Age, B'last), and Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age, Dwarves).
Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by Neurosis making a special return to LA to headline the event. The evening also sees Southern California metal/hardcore trio Nails making a first live appearance since the band went on hiatus several months ago. More...
Neurosis Kicking Off "Fires Within Fires" Tour
In the wake of releasing eleventh studio album, "Fires Within Fires," Neurosis continues to book new live performances in support of the record into 2017, with a newly-booked tour of New Zealand and Australia just announced for February.
Neurosis' impending live schedule leads with two special shows for "Fires Within Fires" in London next week, which will see the band performing with Earth on November 7th, and Discharge and Subhumans November 8th.
The newly-confirmed first 2017 tour dates for Neurosis see the band them traversing the Pacific for a run through New Zealand and Australia. Running from February 14th through 18th, 2017 the band will play in Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. More...
Power Of The Riff Announces More Bands
The second wave of acts for the LA-based December edition of The Power Of The Riff has today been released.
The new list includes Nails, Pelican, Gatecreeper, Gag, and hardcore supergroup Bloodclot, featuring members of Cro-Mags, Warzone, Murphy's Law, Queens Of The Stone Age, and more. The fest has issued a brief trailer for the event, and tickets have just gone on sale as well.
Presented in conjunction with Southern Lord, the two-day Power Of The Riff festival event is set to take place on Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th at LA's Regent Theatre. Each night will feature seven artists bridging the realms of underground extreme music, including a mix of both internationally-recognized and brand new acts.
12/17/2016 Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA w/ Wolves In The Throne Room, more TBA
12/18/2016 Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA w/ Neurosis, more TBA More...
Neurosis Updates Tour Schedule
The unstoppable might of Neurosis is being felt by the planet once again as the band unveils eleventh studio full-length album, "Fires Within Fires," through Neurot Recordings.
Neurosis continues to book additional upcoming live performances around the release of "Fires Within Fires," adding several new shows to thee tour schedule. Catch the group live:
11/07/2016 Koko - London, UK w/ Earth
11/08/2016 Koko - London, UK w/ Discharge, Subhumans
11/25/2016 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR w/ Yob, Kowloon Walled City [all ages]
11/26/2016 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR w/ Yob, Kowloon Walled City [21+]
12/17/2016 Regency Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA w/ Yob, Kowloon Walled City
12/18/2016 Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA @ The Power Of The Riff
12/19/2016 Neumos - Seattle, WA w/ Yob, Sumac [21+]
12/20/2016 Venue - Vancouver, BC w/ Yob, Sumac [19+ More...