''Fires Within Fires'' is the eleventh and final studio album by American
post-metal
Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal music, heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis (band), Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture (music), te ...
band
Neurosis.
The album was released on September 23, 2016, via the band's own record label,
Neurot Recordings
Neurot Recordings is an American independent record label founded by members of avant-garde metal band Neurosis in 1999. Gradually expanding, it has showcased a variety of artists including a number of sludge metal, post-rock, and noise bands. ...
.
Recording began on December 27, 2015, at Electrical Audio Studio;
the album was produced by
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini (; July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024) was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981–1987), Rapeman (1987–1989) and Shellac (band), ...
and the cover art created by Thomas Hooper.
Like Neurosis' previous albums, ''Fires Within Fires'' combines "elements from the
post-metal
Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal music, heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis (band), Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture (music), te ...
genre they co-created
ithelements 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
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, indicating "universal acclaim".
Thom Jurek of
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...
wrote, "Given
he album'srelative brevity, it's among the few albums in their catalog that doesn't leave the listener exhausted (not a bad thing by any means), but wanting more."
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
;Technical personnel
*
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini (; July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024) was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981–1987), Rapeman (1987–1989) and Shellac (band), ...
– production
* Thomas Hooper – artwork
Charts
References
External links
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2016 albums
Neurosis (band) albums
Neurot Recordings albums
Albums produced by Steve Albini
Doom metal albums by American artists
Folk metal albums
Albums recorded at Electrical Audio