Neurosis built their reputation on -- to put it one way -- long-winded compositions, making their albums a challenging listening experience for even the most dedicated fans.
And their fifth album, Through Silver in Blood, doesn't buck the trend, diving headlong into the group's entirely unique experiments in ambient, progressive death metal with the mesmerizing 12-minute title track.
With the exception of two minute-long interludes, much of the remaining material follows this blueprint, with abnormally long tracks like "Aeon" and "Purify" gradually building from simple melodies into trance-inducing epics.
Conversely, other songs take an unbearably long time to develop, crawling toward their climaxes so slowly (see "Strength of Fates") -- or toward no climax at all (see the tortured screaming of "Enclosure in Flame") -- that one's attention span is severely tested.
It is therefore of little wonder that Neurosis' appeal remains so selective.
Approach with caution.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through Silver in BloodNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 12:11 | 27 MB | 76 MB |
| 2 | RehumanizeNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 3 | EyeNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | PurifyNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 12:18 | 28 MB | 73 MB |
| 5 | Locust StarNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Strength of FatesNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 09:43 | 22 MB | 48 MB |
| 7 | Become the OceanNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 01:27 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 8 | AeonNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 11:44 | 26 MB | 57 MB |
| 9 | Enclosure in FlameNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 10:19 | 23 MB | 52 MB |
| 70 mins | 161 MB | |||||
| 70 mins | 395 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Anderson | Engineer, Producer |
| 2 | Mike Bogus | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Martha Burns | Cello |
| 4 | Kris Force | Violin |
| 5 | John Goff | Bagpipes |
| 6 | George Horn | Mastering |
| 7 | Michael Johnson | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Adam Muñoz | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Neurosis | Artwork, Composer, Design, Illustrations, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |