An Undying Love for a Burning World is the twelfth studio album by American post-metal band Neurosis. Their first album in 10 years, it was surprise-released on March 20, 2026, via the band's own record label, Neurot Recordings. It is the band's first album with vocalist/guitarist Aaron Turner (formerly of the band Isis), replacing founder Scott Kelly who was fired from the band for domestic violence in 2019.
The album was recorded in three weeks in Seattle, and it is also Neurosis' first album since Through Silver in Blood (1996) that is not produced by Steve Albini, who died in 2024. It was praised for continuing the band's heavy, atmospheric yet dark sound.[2] The band will promote the album with their first show in seven years at the Fire in the Mountains festival in Montana.[3]
Background and recording
In 2022, after a few years of silence, Scott Kelly wrote a post admitting to "emotional, financial, verbal and physical abuse" towards his family. In response, Neurosis stated their intolerance at Kelly's actions and that they fired him in 2019.[4][5]
After a few more years of uncertainty, Aaron Turner was hired as Kelly's full-time replacement.[6] The band stated, "We need this, perhaps more than ever, and we suspect we are not alone. 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."[7][8]
Turner explained his thoughts on joining Neurosis: "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 honour 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."[9][10]
An Undying Love for a Burning World was recorded in at Studio Litho in Seattle by Scott Evans, known for his production work with Kowloon Walled City, Sumac, and Great Falls, followed by mixing at Antisleep Audio in Oakland.[11][12] The album's lyrical themes are centered around "the realities of modern existence, addressing isolation, anxiety, environmental collapse, and the search for meaning in an increasingly fragmented world. Through these elements, the band maintains its legacy of confronting difficult truths while offering moments of emotional release and reflection."[13]
Promotion
To promote the album, Neurosis will headline the Fire in the Mountains festival in Montana, their first show in seven years.[14][15] They will be supported by other bands including Baroness, Yob, Enslaved, 16 Horsepower, and Amigo the Devil.[16]
Neurosis was invited to perform at that festival by Firekeeper Alliance, a youth suicide prevention charity involving guitarist/co-vocalist Steve Von Till.[17] Von Till explained, "I cannot think of a more appropriate environment for us to return to the stage. 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."[18][19]
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