Fires Within Fires
Fires Within Fires is the eleventh studio album by American post-metal band Neurosis. The album was released on September 23, 2016, via the band's own record label, Neurot Recordings. Recording began on December 27, 2015, at Electrical Audio Studio; the album was produced by Steve Albini and the cover art created by Thomas Hooper. Like Neurosis' previous albums, Fires Within Fires combines "elements from the post-metal genre they co-created elements of industrial, doom, punk and folk". This is the band's final album with founding member Scott Kelly who was fired in 2019 due to domestic abuse allegations, which he officially confirmed to be true and announced his withdrawal from the public eye in August 2022.
Critical reception
The album received an average score of 85/100 from 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote, "Given relative brevity, it's among the few albums in their catalog that doesn't leave the listener exhausted, but wanting more." The A.V. Club writer, J.J. Anselmi, said, "Fires Within Fires is yet another invaluable contribution from this legendary band."Accolades
Track listing
Personnel
;Neurosis- Scott Kelly – vocals, guitar
- Dave Edwardson – bass, backing vocals
- Jason Roeder – drums, percussions
- Steve Von Till – guitar, vocals
- Noah Landis – keyboards, synthesizers, effects, backing vocals
- Steve Albini – production
- Thomas Hooper – artwork
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