Fires Within Fires

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Fires Within Fires
Fires within fires cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Neurosis
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2016
StudioElectrical Audio Studio
Genre
Length40:50
LabelNeurot Recordings
ProducerSteve Albini
Neurosis chronology
Honor Found in Decay
(2012) 		Fires Within Fires
(2016)

Fires Within Fires is the eleventh studio album by American post-metal band Neurosis.[3] The album was released on September 23, 2016, via the band's own record label, Neurot Recordings.[4] Recording began on December 27, 2015, at Electrical Audio Studio;[5] the album was produced by Steve Albini and the cover art created by Thomas Hooper.[3] Like Neurosis' previous albums, Fires Within Fires combines "elements from the post-metal genre they co-created [with] elements of industrial, doom, punk and folk".[6]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[7]
The A.V. ClubA-[8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
Pitchfork7.1/10[10]

The album received an average score of 85/100 from 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote, "Given [the album's] relative 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."[7] The A.V. Club writer, J.J. Anselmi, said, "Fires Within Fires is yet another invaluable contribution from this legendary band."[8]

Accolades[]

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2016 CVLT Nation United States "CVLT Nation's Albums of the Year for 2016" 1 [11]
2017 Rolling Stone United States "20 Best Metal Albums of 2016" 5 [12]
2016 Rough Trade United States "Albums of the Year 2016" 96 [13]
2016 Terrorizer United States "Terrorizer’s Albums of the Year, 2016" 1 [14]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Bending Light"7:46
2."A Shadow Memory"6:50
3."Fire Is the End Lesson"6:54
4."Broken Ground"8:44
5."Reach"10:36
Total length:40:50

Personnel[]

Neurosis
Technical personnel

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 124
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 121
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 132
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 81
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 64
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 39

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Reviews for Fires Within Fires by Neurosis". Metacritic. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Kuettel, Ben (September 18, 2016). "Neurosis – Fires Within Fires". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "NEUROSIS: 'Fires Within Fires' Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "NEUROSIS To Release 'Fires Within Fires' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. June 21, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "NEUROSIS To Begin Recording New Album This Week". Blabbermouth.net. December 21, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Kitteringham, Sarah (September 21, 2016). "Neurosis – Fires Within Fires". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. "Neurosis - Fires Within Fires". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Anselmi, J.J. "Neurosis extends its legacy with Fires Within Fires". music.avclub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Kitteringham, Sarah. "Neurosis - Fires Within Fires". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Heller, Jason. "Neurosis, Fires Within Fires". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "CVLT Nation's Albums of the Year for 2016". December 22, 2016.
  12. ^ Grow, Kory. "20 Best Metal Albums of 2016". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Whelan, Kez (December 8, 2016). "Terrorizer's Albums Of The Year 2016 – Part 3". Terrorizer.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neurosis – Fires Within Fires" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neurosis – Fires Within Fires" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  17. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 39, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neurosis – Fires Within Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  20. ^ "Neurosis Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  21. ^ "Neurosis Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  22. ^ "Neurosis Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

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