Pain of Mind
Neurosis
Neurot Recordings, 2000
2 CD
Catalogue #: 1
EAN: 0658457100127
UPC: 658457100127
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Reissue contains a bonus CD with demos, live-tracks and on-air radio performances.
Neurosis includes: Scott Kelly (vocals, guitar); David Edwardson (vocals, bass).
Oakland metal outfit Neurosis dropped their full-length debut, PAIN OF MIND, in 1988. While on subsequent releases the band would perfect a razor-edged brand of mesmerizing prog metal, PAIN OF MIND captures the band full of youthful, punky energy. In fact, the album might be more easily classified as hardcore thrash than metal.
Either way, PAIN OF MIND hits like a battering ram. Lead singer Scott Kelly lets loose his banshee scream, and the band drills through in-your-face pounders with no shortage of cacophonous aggression. Though not nearly as complex or nuanced as future releases, the album is exhilarating, and remains a successful portrait of a band at the beginning of their evolution. The 2000 re-release, which includes an extra disc of demos and live material, makes it even more appealing.
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Neurosis
Formed in the late 1980s, Neurosis was one of the first heavy metal bands to rework the genre's sound in a genuinely experimental fashion. Using bits of acoustic guitar, sound collages, and experimental noise, and offering a politically charged multimedia live show, the Bay Area group gained a strong cult following as well as critical acceptance. The band formed the Tribes of Neurot art collective in the late '90s, and has been recording with famed producer Steve Albini since 1999's TIME OF GRACE.
