Neurosis have recruited Aaron Turner (SUMAC, etc.) as their new vocalist/guitarist. With this news, the updated lineup have also shared a new album called “An Undying Love For A Burning World.”
The band commented on Turner’s addition:
“He came straight out of the gate contributing, writing and presenting ideas. His energy matches ours perfectly. It’s as if he was always meant to be there.”
Turner continued:
“From the moment I first heard Neurosis over 30 years ago, I felt this was the music my heart and mind had been seeking but not yet heard. Now after many years traveling along various musical paths of my own, the singular sound and spirit embodied by Neurosis continues to speak to the depths of my being. It is an honor and a true pleasure to have been welcomed so warmly into a band that not only shaped my perspective on the limitless possibilities of music – but has lived and exemplified the necessity of upholding creative integrity and camaraderie above all else.”
The group also added the following about the album:
“We need this, perhaps more than ever, and we suspect we are not alone. The trials and tribulations in our personal lives and as a band, combined with simply trying to navigate the insanity of our society, with the stress, anxiety, and isolation that come with it can be excruciating. Add to that the existential confusion and sorrow of the climate crisis and the sixth mass extinction.
It is enough to cause you to completely lose your mind if you can’t find release or catharsis. This strange emotionally charged music has always been our method of trying to survive this and this is what we’ve always been singing about. When you have spent a lifetime engaged with these energies and utilizing this form of expression to purge and purify, it feels detrimental to our well-being to let it sit idle and neglected. This was now or never.”
The new lineup will debut at the Fire In The Mountains festival. That event will take place at Red Eagle Campground in East Glacier, MT on July 23-26. Guitarist/vocalist Steve Von Till commented:
“I cannot think of a more appropriate environment for us to return to the stage. Last year’s ‘Fire In The Mountains‘ festival was the most profound music event I have ever been a part of. The weekend took on a healing, cathartic ceremonial nature that is difficult to put into words. Using emotionally heavy music to build community and collectively stare darkness in the eye is something we have always believed in, but using it to directly address the heartbreaking reality of suicide, grief, loss and trauma is taking it to another level.”
“An Undying Love For A Burning World” Track Listing:
01. “We Are Torn Wide Open”
02. “Mirror Deep”
03. “First Red Rays”
04. “Blind”
05. “Seething And Scattered”
06. “Untethered”
07. “In The Waiting Hours”
08. “Last Light”