A gnarly record of growing pains.

A rather sprawling and ambitious effort that makes its case without overstaying its welcome.

[xrr rating=3.5/5]“Post-metal” is one of those cleverly elusive terms critics like to throw around to describe bands like Neurosis—but what does it mean? As evidenced by Neurosis’s long career and ten studio albums, it would appear to refer to the gradual evolution of their sound, from the metal-infused punk found on their 1987 debut, Pain of Mind, through the hardcore/prog-rock …