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Through Silver in Blood Review

Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
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Through Silver in Blood

TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
Released
GenresAtmospheric Sludge Metal, Sludge Metal
LabelsIron City, Relapse Records
Length1:10:36
Ranked#49 for 1996 , #2,091 all-time
Album rating :  88.8 / 100
Votes :  10  (2 reviews)
Reviewer :  level 12         Rating :  45 / 100
To my dismay, Neurosis decided to continue the more Industrial, tribal direction they explored on Enemy of the Sun. Gone are the Doomy leads and emotive atmospheres from Souls at Zero and the songs here employ overly repetitive, sample and industrial based soundscapes that end up boring and numb more than anything. The base rock music is bare and simple, and industrial noises are overlayed to give it the illusion of density and complexity, but a slightly focused mind will notice these same noises repeating over and over and over, gnawing away at one’s patience as they fail to build anything epic or moving.
Each transition basically switches one repeating industrial noise/sample for another, alternating between way-too-boring plodding drums or tribal beats. The guitars do little aside from add fuzzy ambiance in many places, what riffs remain are usually boring and uninspired.
The album is also filled with boring song sections or interludes of just samples and noise, breaking up the boring music with even more boring sections of people talking.
For how long and “varied” the songs are, they never seem to go anymore. What’s more, while it is arguably a very negative and oppressive album, it doesn’t really build any mood or convey emotion very well. It’s just a lot of plodding around, fuzz, and tribal madness that mashes together and comes out a dull gray on the other end.
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Track listing (Songs)

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1.Through Silver In Blood12:11802
2.Rehumanize1:46501
3.Eye5:17701
4.Purify12:18601
5.Locust Star5:48852
6.Strength Of Fates9:43701
7.Become The Ocean1:27501
8.Aeon11:43701
9.Enclosure In Flame10:19551
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