I don't know man, I've listened to this a lot more, and I can't help but feel they could have done better. Maybe it will grow on me more after a few more months of listening to it. For a mellower Neurosis album, this can't touch The Eye of Every Storm. I mean this is great stuff and if any other band did it my jaw would drop, but Neurosis has done a lot better. I guess that's the problem with being a consistently amazing band - you set the standard so high it's almost impossible to meet sometimes. I've been obsessed with TEOES lately. In my opinion rivals Souls at Zero for their best album, it sounds completely different from anything they've ever done and is crushing when it needs to be, far more so than this album. The title track is one of my favourite songs of all time. I feel they do better on TEOES with mixing in their singer/songwriter influences, as well.

Official statement from Neurosis:

As of today, after much thought and discussion, visual projections as we have presented them over the last 20 years will no longer be part of Neurosis live shows. We are going to begin the process of reinventing our live presentation. This process will begin at zero, allowing the music to speak for itself and lead us where it may. Whatever form or however long this may take is unknown. This also signals a parting of the ways with our visual artist of the last twelve years, Josh Graham. Josh’s tireless work and talent came at a time when we really needed it and carried us gracefully into the video age with original content we couldn't have dreamed of when we were just starting out. Our parting comes from a place of mutual respect, friendship and understanding. We all agree that this is a step Neurosis has to take and are open to working together on specific projects in the future. We wish him success and the best of luck with all of his own musical endeavors and artistic passions.

In the spirit of sound,

- Steve, Dave, Jason, Noah, and Scott


In conjunction with this announcement, Josh Graham issued the following statement:

For us all, time for change has come. The friendships and body of work that have spawned from our time together will live on as we move forward. It has been an honor and a privilege to work with Neurosis over the last 12 years. As the crossroads are upon us, and we feel that the pinnacle of our collaborative efforts have been reached; we now look toward our individual futures with support and encouragement. Constant reinvention is at the heart and soul of us all, and we will all continue to persevere. Despite the larger picture winding down as we move on in our own directions, we will continue to work together on specific legacy projects including reissues and possibly more if/when the right projects come up.

Onward.

- Josh Graham

Ahhhh they're not doing live visuals anymore. Glad I saw them for the first time last year. Still it won't be the same.