Enemy of the Sun

by Neurosis

Enemy of the Sun cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 August 1993
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:41
  • Community rating: 4.24/5 from 13 ratings

Artists on this release: Simon McIlroy, Scott Kelly, Dave Edwardson, Steve Von Till, Jason Roeder

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Enemy of the Sun', Neurosis solidifies its evolution from a hardcore band into the progenitors of atmospheric sludge and post-metal. The album merges punishing, sludgy riffs with a dense, experimental soundscape, utilizing film samples, tribal-influenced percussion, and varied textures that create a harrowing and bleak mood. This fourth studio album represents a pivotal moment in the development of avant-garde metal and was the last to feature the industrial-tinged keyboards and samples of Simon McIlroy, marking a transition in the band's sonic approach.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, sludge, monolithic, punishing, industrial

Tracklist

  1. Lost (09:41)
  2. Raze the Stray (08:42)
  3. Burning Flesh In Year of Pig (01:37)
  4. Cold Ascending (03:44)
  5. Lexicon (06:32)
  6. Enemy of the Sun (07:33)
  7. The Time of the Beasts (07:59)
  8. Cleanse (15:53)

Credits

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