A Sun That Never Sets

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A Sun That Never Sets
Studio album by
Released7 August 2001
Recordedat Electrical Audio Recording in Chicago, Illinois
GenrePost-metal, sludge metal, doom metal
Length68:30
LabelRelapse
ProducerSteve Albini, Neurosis
Neurosis chronology
Sovereign
(2000)
A Sun That Never Sets
(2001)
Neurosis & Jarboe
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[2]
BraveWords8.5/10[3]

A Sun That Never Sets is the seventh studio album from the Californian band Neurosis. Released in 2001, the album was awarded #18 on Decibel Magazine's top 100 metal albums of the decade.[4] The band later released a DVD of a full-length film, which the album accompanies.[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Erode"1:50
2."The Tide"8:50
3."From the Hill"9:26
4."A Sun That Never Sets"5:00
5."Falling Unknown"13:12
6."From Where Its Roots Run"3:43
7."Crawl Back In"6:52
8."Watchfire"8:28
9."Resound"1:27
10."Stones from the Sky"9:46

Personnel[edit]

Performance[edit]

Neurosis[edit]

  • Scott Kelly – guitar, vocals
  • Noah Landis – keyboards, sampling, sound manipulation
  • Jason Roeder – drums
  • Steve Von Till – guitar, vocals
  • Dave Edwardson – bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel[edit]

  • Kris Force – violin, viola

Production[edit]

  • Chris Manfrin – assistant engineer
  • Greg Norman – assistant engineer
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Steve Albini – engineer, producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "Neurosis – A Sun That Never Sets". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "A Sun That Never Sets (review)". June 16, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Chris Bruni (September 18, 2001). "NEUROSIS - A SUN THAT NEVER SETS". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Decibel – The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of The Decade". Decibel. January 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "A Sun That Never Sets (DVD)". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2020.