Formed in Oakland in 1985 as a crust punk outfit, Neurosis redefined heavy music by fusing hardcore ferocity with doom metal's crush, industrial dissonance, and ambient sprawl on landmark albums like Souls at Zero and Through Silver in Blood.
Pioneers of sludge and post-metal, they layered angular…
18 roots·25 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Neurosis; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Isis, Swans, Steve Albini, Black Flag + 14 more
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6 releases·2003-2026
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2012