A Sun That Never Sets is the seventh studio album

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 from the California

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n band Neurosis

Neurosis (band)

Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...

. With this album Neurosis further distances themselves from their punk

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 influenced roots and delve further into experimentalism but also still having sludge metal

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 influences. The album sees Neurosis incorporate folk

Folk music

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 into their sound creating yet another unique sounding album. The band also decided to record this album using the full extent of studio recording, as opposed to writing material that could be played live. The album was awarded #18 on Decibel Magazine

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's top 100 metal albums of the decade. The band later released a DVD of a full-length film to which the album accompanies.

Track listing

1. "Erode" – 1:49
2. "The Tide" – 8:48
3. "From the Hill" – 9:26
4. "A Sun that Never Sets" – 4:59
5. "Falling Unknown" – 13:11
6. "From Where its Roots Run" – 3:42
7. "Crawl Back In" – 6:50
8. "Watchfire" – 8:27
9. "Resound" – 1:26
10. "Stones from the Sky" – 9:46
11. "Dissonance" (bonus track on Japanese version) – 5:32

Performance

• Dave Edwardson
  Dave Edwardson
  Dave Edwardson is the bassist and back-up vocalist for the Californian sludge metal band, Neurosis. His vocal style in the band resembles a low growl but it is not deep enough to be a death grunt since it is higher in pitch and more throaty. He is also a member of experimental/noise group, Tribes...
  
   – bass
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• Kris Force – violin
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  , viola
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• Scott Kelly
  Scott Kelly (musician)
  Scott Michael Kelly is one of three founding members of Oakland, California experimental metal band Neurosis, in which he is a vocalist and guitarist. He has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo acoustic project. He is also...
  
   – guitar
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  , vocals
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• Noah Landis
  Noah Landis
  Noah Landis is the keyboard player for the Californian band Neurosis. His keyboard sound varies between textural and moody overlays, sampled effects/noises and the occasional hook. He is also a member of the experimental/noise band Tribes of Neurot, the band Blood and Time, and was the lead singer...
  
   – keyboards
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  , sampling
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  , sound manipulation
• Jason Roeder – drums
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• Steve Von Till
  Steve Von Till
  Steve von Till is best known as singer and guitarist for the atmospheric metal band Neurosis, replacing Chad Salter in 1989. He is also in Tribes of Neurot and Culper Ring, and records solo work under both his given name and the moniker Harvestman...
  
   – guitar, vocals

Production

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