Released May 19, 1992 Producer Bill Thompson | Length 61:15 Release date 19 May 1992 | |
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Recorded February – March 1992, Starlight Sound, Richmond Similar Enemy of the Sun, Through Silver in Blood, A Sun That Never Sets, Times of Grace, The Eye of Every Storm | ||
Neurosis souls at zero full album
Souls at Zero is the third studio album from California-based post-metal band Neurosis. The name was taken from a chapter in the book The Great and Secret Show by horror writer Clive Barker. The album was released in 1992 under the Alternative Tentacles record label. It was later reissued in 1999 with bonus tracks on the band's own Neurot Recordings label. On February 15, 2010, the album was reissued on CD and digitally with new artwork under Neurot Recordings. On February 14, 2012, a fully remastered version was released on vinyl via Relapse Records.
Contents
Unlike their previous efforts, this album showcases the band's penchant for playing densely layered, folk-influenced music at radically slower tempos, a change in style, which too was evident on their contribution to the Dead Kennedys tribute Virus 100, recorded November 1991 and released the same month as this album. While this album likely alienated a large portion of their early fan base, it has become an important landmark for newer Neurosis fans.
In an interview the band stated that the famous cover art was inspired by the movie The Wicker Man but since they could not acquire the licence for the image affordably, they created their own straw figure for the artwork.
Personnel
Songs
1To Crawl Under One's Skin7:51
2Souls at Zero9:19
3Zero1:41