Pain of Mind


Pain of Mind is the debut studio album by American post-metal band Neurosis, originally released through Alchemy Records in 1987. It was later reissued by Alternative Tentacles in 1994 and by Neurot Recordings in 2000; the 2000 reissue contains a special bonus disc that includes live tracks, live radio tracks, and demo tracks. Pennsylvanian politician R. [Budd Dwyer] is pictured on the front cover of the 1994 vinyl release, moments before he committed suicide during a televised press conference in 1987.
Pain of Mind is the only Neurosis album to feature guitarist Chad Salter.

Track listing

  1. "Pain of Mind" – 3:06
  2. "Self-Taught Infection" – 3:01
  3. "Reasons to Hide" – 3:02
  4. "Black" – 4:56
  5. "Training" – 1:02
  6. "Progress" – 1:46
  7. "Stalemate" – 2:30
  8. "Bury What's Dead" – 2:06
  9. "Geneticide" – 2:34
  10. "Ingrown" – 2:23
  11. "United Sheep" – 3:06
  12. "Dominoes Fall" – 3:00
  13. "Life on Your Knees" – 2:20
  14. "Grey" – 2:41
;Bonus disc on 2000 reissue
  1. "Stalemate" – 2:48
  2. "Black" – 6:10
  3. "Instrumental" – 3:12
  4. "Grey" – 2:39
  5. "Pollution" – 3:52
  6. "Life on Your Knees" – 2:50
  7. "Reasons to Hide" – 3:21
  8. "Ingrown" – 2:40
  9. "Pain of Mind" – 3:49
  10. "Dominoes Fall" – 3:17

Personnel