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] This is the band's final album with founding member
Scott Kelly who was fired in 2019 due to domestic abuse allegations, which he officially confirmed to be true and announced his withdrawal from the public eye in August 2022.[7][8]
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."[9]The A.V. Club writer, J.J. Anselmi, said, "Fires Within Fires is yet another invaluable contribution from this legendary band."[10]
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] This is the band's final album with founding member
Scott Kelly who was fired in 2019 due to domestic abuse allegations, which he officially confirmed to be true and announced his withdrawal from the public eye in August 2022.[7][8]
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."[9]The A.V. Club writer, J.J. Anselmi, said, "Fires Within Fires is yet another invaluable contribution from this legendary band."[10]