Neurosis surprise release new album w/ Aaron Turner of ISIS now on vocals (and a show too!)

Neurosis have surprised released their first new album since 2016’s Fires Within Fires. An Undying Love for a Burning World is out now via Neurot Recordings, and features a new vocalist and guitarist, Aaron Turner (ISIS, SUMAC, Old Man Gloom). It was recorded by Scott Evans in Seattle during three weekends this winter, and you can stream it below.

“We need this, perhaps more than ever, and we suspect we are not alone,” the band say. “The trials and tribulations in our personal lives and as a band, combined with simply trying to navigate the insanity of our society, with the stress, anxiety, and isolation that come with it can be excruciating. Add to that the existential confusion and sorrow of the climate crisis and the sixth mass extinction. It is enough to cause you to completely lose your mind if you can’t find release or catharsis. This strange emotionally charged music has always been our method of trying to survive this and this is what we’ve always been singing about. When you have spent a lifetime engaged with these energies and utilizing this form of expression to purge and purify, it feels detrimental to our well being to let it sit idle and neglected. This was now or never.”

About working with Turner, they say, “He came straight out of the gate contributing, writing and presenting ideas. His energy matches ours perfectly. It’s as if he was always meant to be there.”

Aaron adds, “From the moment I first heard Neurosis over 30 years ago, I felt this was the music my heart and mind had been seeking but not yet heard. Now after many years travelling along various musical paths of my own, the singular sound and spirit embodied by Neurosis continues to speak to the depths of my being. It is an honor and a true pleasure to have been welcomed so warmly into a band that not only shaped my perspective on the limitless possibilities of music – but has lived and exemplified the necessity of upholding creative integrity and camaraderie above all else.”

They’ve also announced their first show in seven years. They’ll perform at Montana festival Fire in the Mountains, which happens on July 23-26 at Red Eagle Campground in East Glacier, MT. “I cannot think of a more appropriate environment for us to return to the stage,” Steve Von Till says. “Last year’s Fire in the Mountains festival was the most profound music event I have ever been a part of. The weekend took on a healing, cathartic ceremonial nature that is difficult to put into words. Using emotionally heavy music to build community and collectively stare darkness in the eye is something we have always believed in, but using it to directly address the heartbreaking reality of suicide, grief, loss and trauma is taking it to another level.”

“We have been working quietly with Neurosis for a long time to make this moment possible,” Fire in the Mountains Director and Founder Jeremy Walker adds. “Steve has been one of FITM’s most steadfast champions, and in turn, we strive to be his. To provide the stage for the return of one of the most impactful bands of our generation is more than a milestone—it is a dream realized. I find it difficult to put into words what this day means to me personally. FITM has always been a labor of the soul, a long journey taken by those of us who believe music should leave a mark. We invite you to join us at Red Eagle Campground for a once in a lifetime performance. Come be a part of what we are building; we truly want you there with us.”

The festival’s 2026 lineup also includes 6 Horsepower, Enslaved, Between Two Worlds, Baroness, Amigo the Devil, Borknagar, Agalloch, Yob, The Ruins of Beverast, SubRosa, Full of Hell, Gallowbraid, Sigh, Wayfarer, Old Man Gloom, Raven Chacon & Iggor Cavalera, Midwife, Dreadnought, Phobophilic, Tarantella, Yaotl Mictlan, Savage Oath, Galvanist, Nocturne, and El Welk. Tickets are on sale now.

NEUROSIS – AN UNDYING LOVE FOR A BURNING WORLD TRACKLIST
1. We Are Torn Wide Open
2. Mirror Deep
3. First Red Rays
4. Blind
5. Seething and Scattered
6. Untethered
7. In the Waiting Hours
8. Last Light