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Neurosis began as a hardcore punk band in the Bay Area in the late Eighties. Then with SOULS AT ZERO (1992), they moved in the direction of slow, apocalyptic doom metal. They further developed this new sound on ENEMY OF THE SUN (1993). And in 1996 they perfected the sound of doom with this one, THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOD (1996). They toured with Pantera and Ozzfest and built a whole new metal audience, bigger than their early punk following.
TSIB is Maximum Neurosis. Tribal drumming, samples (which now sound very Eighties), psychedelic and electronic sounds, bagpipes, low volume passages with strings, all layered around the loud doom riffs and drones on guitar. Absolutely brilliant, it was, along with SAZ and EOTS, tremendously influential and was a key influence on what would become "post-metal."
Starting with their next album, TIMES OF GRACE (1999), they turned to producer Steve Albini, who helped them create a more austere, stripped-down sound. That is the Neurosis that I heard first, and I prefer it to this earlier sound. But it is impossible to deny the power of this sprawling monster, clearly one of the finest Neurosis albums.
- Original Release Date: April 12, 1996
- Release Date: April 2, 1996
- Label: Relapse Records
- Copyright: (C) 1996 Relapse Records, Inc.
- Total Length: 1:10:33
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- ASIN: B000XVADEY
- Average Customer Review: 43 customer reviews
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,277 Paid in Albums (See Top 100 Paid in Albums)
