Enemy of the Sun

Enemy of the Sun

Track Listings

1. Lost

2. Raze the Stray

3. Burning Flesh in Year of Pig

4. Cold Ascending

5. Lexicon

6. Enemy of the Sun

7. Time of the Beasts

8. Cleanse

Tracks:

Lost
Raze the Stray
Burning Flesh in Year of Pig
Cold Ascending
Lexicon
Enemy of the Sun
Time of the Beasts
Cleanse

Customer Reviews:

haunting and disturbingly beautiful.......2007-04-28

yo kid seriously son this album's the crap. i'm fairly new to neurosis, and am not totally familiar with thier sound. but i can tell that this particular musical endeavor is important for any openminded music listener. this is this only band i know who can incorporate bagpipes and what sounds to me like indian music but still keep it heavy. honestly i'm pissed that i didn't get into these guys sooner. neurosis isn't for everyone, but if you're looking for something different check out this album you will not be dissapointed.

Classic........2005-08-10

Like many Neurosis cds, I didn't get into this album on the first, second, or even third listen. Neurosis albums take time to fully appreciate but once you do it's more than worth th wait. This album is fantastic. The songs are brilliant and the sound of the album is just perfectly raw. Sometimes I even like this better than "Through Silver in Blood," and if you don't realize that that's an enormous compliment then I suggest you buy that album too.

Awakens Something Primitive Within..........2005-06-21

"The most dramatic was one day in Saigon, when a buddhist parade started off with a sort of hypnotic chant of the yellow road priests marching along. And then there stepped forward a very frail old man in his seventies who turned out to be this priest of Ponduck, and he assumed the lotus posture and another priest stepped forward and poured gasoline on him. And then suddenly towering flame. The priests and the nuns in the audience moaned and prostrated themselves toward this burning figure. And he sat there unflinching and the smell of gasoline and burning flesh in the air, for ten minutes. The people thought they saw the face of Buddha in the clouds that night"

If on mind altering drugs while listening/experiencing this album, well you're quite f*cked.

A Neurosis must have.......2003-08-20

This album begins with one of the most powerful songs writen by Neurosis. One of the most powerful songs writen ever. The rest of the songs on this album follow suit so well. Neurosis are a blazing band of cerebral-ability and they just conect. There's really no way I can put it other then their music infects you, clearing a path to your subconcious. Neurosis are deeply spiritual bringing to mind the mind expanding qualitys of Tool and similar to them also by being an entire original.

Anyhow to describe the music, I'd say they are a Metal/Industrial hybrid with a tribal feel that brings out a progression in thier music. Like a drum circle in where all of the drummers are unified approaching a peek that enlightens the lot.

Powerful stuff here. Their music is so entirely heavy and cathartic. A fan of Swans would probably have no trouble getting into them. This is not their best album however it is still totaly amazing, inspirational and driving. If you like this album you will then need Neurosis's most dominating album and the album that you will have needed this as an introduction for: "Through Silver In Blood"

Good luck finding a more dynamic and heavier band.

Enemy of the Sun.......2001-01-25

From the opening sample of the first track (taken from the film adaptation of Paul Bowles' "The Sheltering Sky") to the seizure-inducing tribal drumming of "Cleanse", "Enemy of the Sun" is a carefully sustained sonic assault of epic proportions. When I first heard this album in high school I have to admit that I was a bit flabbergasted by the sheer ferocity of the dirge-like rhythms emanating from my speakers. Eventually I became more and more acclimated to the thick, viscous wall of sound. Before I knew it the grooves on the record (due to fiscal constraints I had purchased the LP instead of the compact disc) were worn out, forcing the stylus to produce more crackle and hiss than originally intended. I think this record is probably the most cohesive Neurosis album from their entire discography, and is perhaps destined to become a classic of the genre.

But whatever opinion you happen to hold on their recorded output, it must surely pale in comparison to the live-sound experience. They are to be seen to be believed (preferably in a more intimate environment, e.g., a small club).

The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good
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Not so perfect...and not really all that good, either.

This must be the Enemy, because it is damn near Perfect!

Blistering

Amazing follow up...

Great, but not amazing

The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good
Burnt by the Sun
Manufacturer: Relapse
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ASIN: B0000C84MX
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

Abril Los Ojos
Washington Tube Steak
Battleship
Forlani
180 Proof
Untitled
Arrival Of Niburu
Patient 957
2012
Untitled
Spinner Dunn
Pentagons And Pentagrams
Rev 101
Untitled

Customer Reviews:

Not so perfect...and not really all that good, either........2006-03-06

I've had on-and-off feelings about getting this album for a couple of years, but I finally got up my spirits and bought it today. Perhaps I had elevated my hopes for this album a little too much. Perhaps I was expecting another PsyOpus, or Dillinger Escape Plan. Whatever the case may have been, I was ultimately pretty disappointed with this album.

I'll come clean: there was far, FAR too much filler on this album. I normally hold back this conclusion (as many a person will foolishly accuse, say, an Opeth album of having too much filler) on many albums which have quieter moments or non-musical tracks, but unfortunately, THE PERFECT is basically *saturated* with filler material, to the point that the actual songs are overshadowed by it.

The intro, track 6, "Arrival of Niburu," and of course track 10, and the downright obnoxious closer all amount to almost 45 minutes - 45 minutes! - of filler. It's easy enough to skip any of them, to be sure, but if an album is truly good, one wouldn't have to skip anything. And with the exception of "Niburu," it's not like these are instrumental masturbations by the band - they're just really annoying sound effects and samples. Which brings me to the untitled track 10.

Track 10. Dear. God. Maybe I'm just not wise in the ways of "noise" music, but 40 minutes and 36 seconds - longer than all nine actual songs combined, mind you - of noise? It's almost completely comprised of a headache-inducing, monotonous hum, with a brief break past the 14-minute mark where a sample of a person talking about ancient South Americans and aliens, and the possible relation thereof, and then random samples of radio station tuning near the end, accompanied by loads of static. I'm sorry, but where is the art in that? Is this the band's way of being "mysterious" or something? And besides, how can one like an album where the filler takes up OVER HALF of the entire length?

And finally, the vocals, handled by Michael Oleander, are no better than average-quality metalcore screams. Little range, loads of "anger," and lyrics as profound as a sock lying on the floor ("Smells like/Bullsh*t/Smells like bullsh*t to me" - I rest my case) ham up each song.

The only thing that made me give this album more than one star was the fact that the guitars and the drums had an interesting setup. There were plenty of complex rhythms at work here, and some nice jazz-like tempo changes. In this respect, Burnt by the Sun is almost - ALMOST - a decent mathcore band; but with so much filler and no real direction, they distract themselves from being PERFECT, or even GOOD.

This must be the Enemy, because it is damn near Perfect!.......2005-12-17

BURNT BY THE SUN - Perfect is the Enemy of Good.
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I still remember the first time I heard BBTS. It had everything then I wanted in music... thought provoking lyrics with a powerful voice leading the charge. Unique guitar work, Heavy low-End and a Drummer... well to put it bluntly one of the most creative unique drummers that have ever graced the metal / hardcore scene.
Upon re-listening to this CD it is still everything it was and then some. This album, as heavy as it is, is one of the most fun albums to listen to. Tracks like Washington Tube Steak, Forlini and Spinner Dunn. Make me want to Slam-Dance while at a political rally, high on illicit substances, while being *serviced*
-Yeah that just about describes BBTS.
Favorite Tracks: Washington Tube Steak, Forlani, and Spinner Dunn
4 - Stars

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Blistering.......2004-09-24

Bands have been blending hardcore and metal for at least 20 years and it has yet to get old. It's the perfect formula that avoids the pitfalls of both genres. Using hardcore without becoming repetitive and using metal without being self indulgent show offs makes for the greatest music ever. Burnt By The Sun is one of the new bands to use this effective formula.
They use grindcore, but don't use the ridiculous cookie monster or shrieking vocals that makes that genre over the top. They use the energy of hardcore to propel the music, but don't take the self-righteous attitude with it. The end result is a sheer sonic force that could strip the bark off an oak tree.
Where their previous album seemed a bit unfocused, on "Perfect Is The Enemy Of Good" seems to fit together like an assault rifle. The main improvement is the rock grooves they through into the mix. "Forlani" and "2012" are perfect examples of their ability to come out of a death grind and hit you with a riff that will own your body.
The vocalist's hardcore bark is among the best in metalcore. The sound of his voice is similar to that of Sepultura era Max Cavelera or Meshuggah's Roger Olofsson. The lyrics are political extremism that can both shock and enrage the listener at the same time.
With the exception of the end of the album, where there is forty minutes of an Emergency Broadcast type buzz with a little bit of talking underneath, the album is otherwise perfect. If you don't find forty minutes of a continuous noise interesting then hit the stop button because the music is done with anyway.
Hopefully, Burnt By The Sun will be around for a while and making albums like this one. Their music is more addictive than heroin.

Amazing follow up..........2004-06-03

Alright, here we have a difirent bbts which isn't a bad thing.I remenber loving their full length soundtrack to the personal revolution...That album is quite amazing. Bbts's follow up called "the perfect is the enemy of the good" is quite difirent-- production wise and sound wise but it still pretty good. I love the lirycs but it still isn't amazing as their previous lirycs and song titles. It leaves you wondering and graving for more bbts because i can't get enaugh of this guys!Buy it with no questions !

Great, but not amazing.......2004-05-15

This album disappointed me just a little bit. I listened to the sample here at Amazon and thought it sounded really original, and in fact it is. Truth be told, the only problem I have with this album is that although it sounds great, is lyrically intruiging, original, and has a few tracks which are definately amazing ("180 Proof" and "2012"), a few of the tracks are incredibly boring. Namely "Battleship", and "Rev 101". However, after several listens it does grow on you quite a bit.

I also get a little frustrated with bands that (to me) get a little too obsessed with constantly making dramatic changes in tempo and style in the middle of a song. Truly, when it's done right it is awesome, but it doesn't work in every song, and I keep thinking to myself that I wish they would just forget trying to be complex once or twice and just let loose and rock. But I am a death metal fan at heart, so perhaps I'm a little bias.

Anyway, if you like bands like Himsa, Norma Jean, downthesun, Mastodon, etc. then this album is a definate must for you. If you are a fan of other genres of heavy metal and don't have any music along this vein, then this definately isn't a bad choice, although I would much more reccomend Himsa's "Courting Tragedy and Disaster" over this.

Souls At Zero/Enemy Of The Sun
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Beautiful Brutality

Dense, Chaotic Proto-Post Modern Metal Opus

One Breathtaking Audio Adventure

Music to move mountains...

Catastrophic violence in musical form

Souls At Zero/Enemy Of The Sun
Neurosis
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ASIN: B000024Y1O
Release Date: 2000-07-04

Album Description

The bizarre metal act's albums 'Souls At Zero' (1992) and 'Enemy Of The Sun' (1993) digitally remastered. Both are pressed on full color picture discs & with previously unreleased bonus tracks: 'Souls' adds demo versions of 'Soul' & 'Zero', plus 'Cleanse III' (Live In London); 'Enemy' adds 'Takeahnase' (Demo Version) and 'Cleanse II' (Live In Oberhausen). 23 tracks total. Laminated double gatefold slipcase with a 12 page lyric booklet. 1997 Iron City release.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Brutality.......2007-06-08

Metal conjures up a lot of stereotypes, though different stereotypes based on who you ask. For the modern mainstream listener, it conjures up the angsty, simplistic down-tuned hard rock bands. For others, it can be the high-tempo, overly rhythmic double-bass pedal frenzy that's great for mosh pits and head-banging. Metal also invokes great melody and an over-abundance of guitar solos with long lineages of well-known shredders.

But the descriptions "slow" and "atmospheric" are almost alien to the Metal genre, and perhaps that's why Neurosis was so awkward and difficult to listen to at first. Sure, Through Silver In Blood packs with it the same loudness and distortion that are mainstays of Metal, but it strays so far from the main selling points of Metal. Namely, it doesn't have those high-tempo blastbeats and mindblowingly technical solos. In 1996, this album was indeed progressive, but not "Progressive" - that is to say it is far from the genre-alchemy of Prog-rock/Prog-metal and Rush clones like Dream Theater.

Neurosis is genuinely Metal in the sense that their music is bleak, brutal and apocalyptic, but their focus strayed from the formulaic "let's make it as fast and technical as possible" approach. Rather, Through Silver In Blood has a more textured, almost soundtrack feel to it, and this is due to Neurosis using droning repetition and tempering their songs with an element with a seemingly forgotten element of music - quietness. The often used analogy for Neurosis is that their music "oozes" or seeps forth from the speakers/headphones, but I don't think this quite does them justice. Songs build up from and break down to slower-paced, quiet sections, but there are also several moments where the music genuinely erupts into chaotic torrents of tribal drums, guitars, samples, and synths. I almost want to say that Through Silver In Blood would make a great horror-movie soundtrack - with the softer moments lulling one into a false sense of security, and then with either an explosion (this is especially true of the track "Strength of Fates") or slow buildup the listener finds oneself in a Silent Hill-esque world of gritty, distorted sound.

The backbones of the album are the epics "Purify" and "Aeon" that along with the title track and "Enclosure In Flame" all exceed the 10-minute mark a piece. "Aeon" is especially a masterpiece: starting with a simple piano melody, the song builds up with distorted guitars and tribal rhythm as Neurosis's three vocalists growl and scream off one another, and then breaks down to another quiet interlude which eventually is shattered by an outburst of distortion, which then slowly builds up to an almost "uplifting" section, and eventually ending with the piano returning with accompanying violins. Shorter tracks, such as "Eye" and "Locust Star" which both clock under six minutes, are much more direct in their approach. The interstitial tracks "Rehumanize" and "Become The Ocean" are short, sample-heavy tracks that advance the album's themes of war, apocalypse and spirituality. To me, the only tracks that detract from the value of the album are the bookends - "Through Silver in Blood" which is a bit too repetitive until the last minute or so, and "Enclosure In Flame" which really just seems to meander just a bit too much.

Dense, Chaotic Proto-Post Modern Metal Opus.......2007-06-01

I had heard of Neurosis for years, but had never really gotten around to checking them out. After reading a number of different articles in which bands that I enjoy listed them as an influence, I decided to check them out, and after a few spins I am definately hooked.

Neurosis' "Through Silver In Blood" is an immensly heavy, trance-inducing, and chaotic roller-coaster ride through walls of static, distorted, thickly layered guitars, bizarre samples and spoken-word weirdness, and occasional tranquility. I can definately hear the influence Neurosis must have had for many of the "post-metal" bands gaining listeners these days, such as Isis, Pelican, and even "drone" bands such as Sunn))Lyrically intriguing, dense, nihilistic and chaotic yet oddly serene on occasion, Neurosis write lengthy, epic and churning odes to mankind's folly. I can't wait to pick up a few more albums. Highly recommended.

One Breathtaking Audio Adventure.......2007-05-03

"Through Silver In Blood" is one of those albums that is meant to create an atmosphere that you can easily get lost too. This album is a showcase of blending in ambience, sludge, tribal, and progressive music all into one. Crushing riffs and perfectly blended vocals by Scott Kelly and Scott Von Till make this album an essential. Excellently crafted musicmanship is also a big role in this album, as it is nowhere close to being predictable. There is nothing that can match up to this brilliance, and many bands have looked up to this album as well (examples: Isis, Mastodon, Pig Destroyer).

This album is an essential for your collection whenever you want to experience crushing music with an ambient touch to it. I highly recommend this album, along with the rest of their works from 1992 to onward (starting with Souls at Zero, and the albums before that were hardcore punk styled, which I also recommend).

Music to move mountains..........2007-04-14

Ever watch a film that showcases destruction on a massive scale and follows it up with scenes of weeping agony and retrospective? Say, a nuclear detonation with a mushroom cloud that slowly reaches for the heavens and the post-apocalyptic lifestyle that ensues? Or a meteor impact which produces a shockwave that slowly creeps out across the landscape and the consequent images of wrecked countryside? Maybe even a fire that sweeps across an expansive forest and the miles of charred earth that result? Perhaps a war that takes a catastrophic toll on two nations?

Well, on this here slab of post-hardcore sludge metal, Neurosis paint evolving pictures of gradual devastation that would easily go hand in hand with such events.

Right from the introductory seconds of the album - which feature odd industrial sounds, tribal drums, and a menacing guitar progression that ripples with volume and distortion - you sort of get that feeling you'd get if you were to wake up in the morning, walk out into your front lawn, look up into the distance, and watch in horrified disbelief as the sky itself cowers under an encroaching shadow that is slowly spreading across the atmosphere. Before you can figure out what the hell is going on, your ears are shattered by a desperate roar - "THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOOOOOOD!!!" - marking the transition from a purely suggestive sense of dread to something far more immediate. Guitars swell, still subdued as they crawl along, gathering strength much like a tornado that sweeps across the countryside, gradually becoming bigger and stronger; the bass, slightly distorted, shakes the very ground you stand on; the drums continue to pound out relentless tribal rhythms; Scott Kelly's pained yells fill your head, backed by the guttural intonations of Steve Von Till. Soon, the storm reaches its peak. The earth begins to split before you, the bleak sky begins to rain fire, and the skyline in the distance slowly begins to crumble to the ground. With several bowel-shaking bass slides, the same guitar riff that was but a shadow in the corner of your mind six minutes earlier explodes into a roaring, indiscriminate wall of sludgy ruin. The drums transform from a hypnotic pulsing to a creeping, pounding onslaught reminiscent of a wrecking ball methodically crushing its victims into dust. The next thing you know, you're on the ground. Your vision is blurred, your head throbbing. Sitting yourself upright, you look off into the distance. The storm is slowly retreating, and you are finally made aware of the utter desolation around you. The tallest buildings have been laid flat across the now barren landscape, the oceans themselves have been set aflame, and ash falls from a sky that sunlight no longer seems to touch. As the drums resume their primal throbbing and the guitars send shockwaves of undulating distortion across the diminishing soundscape, you notice other people around you. They are cold, empty... mothers clutch their children as their lost eyes sweep over a homeland that has been turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the course of twelve minutes. As a final show of power, the music briefly reverts to the opening motif of rolling tribal rhythms punctuated by industrial noise before finally dropping out for good.

...and that was only the first song.

"Rehumanize" is a brief, slightly disturbing, yet oddly compelling track that contains twisted samples of various people talking about subject matter that is spiritual and strangely chaotic on top of a cerebral collage of mechanical sound. "Purify" is an immense moment of music that moves from a melancholy arrangement of gently ringing guitars and orchestral elements throughout the introduction, to a lengthy evolution of sheer intensity wrapped in trademark tom-heavy drumming and slithering, sludgy guitars... and on to the striking closing sequence that features rolling drum patterns and atmospheric bursts of distortion placed against uplifting and highly melodious bagpipes. Yes, bagpipes. "Aeon" starts with gentle pianos and subtle snare rolls in its first half, only to ascend into a monolithic scene of uncompromising tragedy in a second half that's as powerful and emotionally moving as it is destructive and militaristic. The remainder of the album shares a similar sense of crushing intensity and swirling dynamics.

Through Silver in Blood is immense. It is an absolutely triumphant soundtrack to the apocalypse and the subsequent rebirth of the world anew.

Listen and be swept away.

Catastrophic violence in musical form.......2006-05-23

War. Catastrophe. Conflict. - Things that are said to bring out the most true and intense emotions in us. Maelstroms that smash through whatever is in their way, engulfing and consuming everything and everyone into a hellish orgy of violence. All that is left is a demolished landscape, full of survivors who will rise from these ashes, gather new arms and continue the violence. While for a time their may be a sorrowful form of peace and tranquility, but it is ultimately shattered once more.

War is the sound of Neurosis's Through Silver in Blood. Their methods of creating catastrophe are too many and too intricate for me to even break the surface of; they range from blasts of vicious, heavily distorted guitars to flawless orchestral sections to industrial influenced sampling and almost anything else available to these musical masterminds. I will make some attempt to convey the pure heaviness, destruction and genius of this album though.

The opener/title track makes its purpose known early in the album with a 10 minute dirge of tidal wave guitars, tribal rhythms, and brutally screamed vocals. Just as you think the song cannot do anything but explode into an immense sonic fireball; it slowly and painfully trundles to a stop. "Through Silver in Blood" is a perfect introduction to the agonizing hour that will then follow it.

While Neurosis's heavy sections are so good I don't even feel the need to comment on them, what really makes them special are the quiet parts. The disturbing sampling on "Rehumanize"; the minimalist, pained, and emotive vocals on "Strength of Fate"; the hollow, mourning, piano section that forms the main part of the funeral march style introduction to "Aeon"; and the tense rising and falling volume of "Enclosure In Flame" all combine with the vicious heavy sections to create all sorts of emotions and soundscapes. I can't help but thing of some demolished, totally leveled landscape when I hear "Strength of Fate", or the marching of armies when the punishing second half of "Aeon" kicks into gear. On the flipside there is a militaristic triumph about the song "Through Silver in Blood", as though an army is marching to war or Godzilla is just about to complete his march through the sea onto some unsuspecting metropolis.

I think that the each of Neurosis's releases after Through Silver In Bloood are masterpieces in their own way. As a band they are a huge influence on the post-metal thing that is being embraced in the form of Isis, Buried Inside, Pelican and Cult of Luna, but also they are the best at it - none of those bands can match the shear triumph, spirituality and emotional power of Neurosis. Listening to one of their albums is like being hit in the face with a brick wall, a totally overused saying while describing this style of music but suits it perfectly.

Stanley, Son of Theodore: Yet Another Alternative Music Sampler Contains Previously

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Stanley, Son of Theodore: Yet Another Alternative Music Sampler Contains Previously
Senseless Things , Big Audio Dynamite II , The Shamen , Manic Street Preachers , Sun-60 , Cypress Hill , Pearl Jam , Fishbone , Shabba Ranks , and Public Enemy
Manufacturer: Epic/Columbia
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Stanley, Son of Theodore: Yet Another Alternative Music Sampler //Contains previously unreleased recordings// 1. Everybody's Gone - Senseless Things 2. Kool-Aid - Big Audio Dynamite II 3. Make It Mine - (remix) The Shamen 4. Love's Sweet Exile - Manic Street Preachers 5. Out of My Head - Sun-60 6. Hand on the Pump - Cypress Hill 7. Alive - (Live) Pearl Jam 8. Fight the Youth - (Remix) Fishbone 9. Woodtop - (Non album cut) Shabba Ranks 10. Nighttrain - (Remix) Public Enemy 11. Venus in Furs - Eye & I 12. Kit Carson - Bruce Cockburn 13. Pushing the Needle Too Far - (Live) Indigo Girls 14. Get Me On - Poi Dog Pondering 15. The Truth -Gregg Alexander 16. It Won't Be Long - (Acoustic-previously unreleased)Alison Moyet

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Enemy of the Sun
Neurosis
Manufacturer: Alternative Tentacle
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Through Silver in Blood

ASIN: B000000F9C
Release Date: 1993-11-05

Tracks:

Lost
Raze The Stray
Burning Flesh In Year Of Pig
Cold Ascending
Lexicon
Enemy Of The Sun
The Time Of The Beasts
Cleanse

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Perfect integrated metal
Powerful God-like Metal

Enemy of the Sun
Neurosis
Manufacturer: 3d
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ASIN: B00004U2R0
Release Date: 2000-05-03

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Takeahnase (Demo Version), and Cleanse Ii (Live in Oberhausen).

Customer Reviews:

Perfect integrated metal.......2000-06-20

Enemy of the Sun truly scorched the earth. Baleful opener 'Lost' threatened to buckle under its own devastating weight, 'Raze the Stray' was like a giant star collapsing. Yet for every blast of cauterising noise, there were passages of eerie quiet, and increased dexterity with samples yielded organic rather than incidental effects and were employed for maximum impact. It was their finest, most consumed moment. One that has yet to be matched, even by themselves.

Powerful God-like Metal.......2000-06-16

Neurosis' unconventional(for its time) integration of smaples and keyboards into a basic band setup transformed 'Souls at Zero's standard three-chord rage into a post-hardcore apocalypse, but it was 'Enemy of the Sun' that truly scorched the earth. Baleful opener 'Lost' threatened to buckle under its own devastating weight, 'Raze the Stray' was like a giant star collapsing, the three-pronged vocal attack of Dave Edwardson, Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till screaming and bellowing as though their children had just been slaughtered in front of them. Yet for every blast of cauterising noise, there were passages of eerie quiet, and increased dexterity with samples yielded organic rather than incidental effects and were employed for maximum impact. It was their finest, most consumed moment-one that has yet to be matched, even by themselves.

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