Souls at Zero

Souls at Zero is the third studio album from California based post-metal band Neurosis. The album was released in 1992 under the Alternative Tentacles record label. It was later reissued in 1999 with bonus tracks on the band's own Neurot Recordings label. On February 15, 2010, the album was reissued on CD and digitally with new artwork under Neurot Recordings. On February 14, 2012, a fully remastered version was released on vinyl via Relapse Records.

The name was taken from a chapter in the book The Great and Secret Show by horror writer Clive Barker. Unlike their previous efforts, this album showcases the band's penchant for playing densely layered, folk-influenced music at radically slower tempos. While this album likely alienated a large portion of their early fan base, it has become an important landmark for newer Neurosis fans. In an interview the band stated that the famous cover art was inspired by the movie The Wicker Man but since they could not acquire the licence for the image affordably, they created their own straw figure for the artwork.

Souls at Zero (band)

Souls At Zero was an American groove metal band. They were originally known as Wrathchild America. The name change occurred after Wrathchild America was dropped from Atlantic Records in 1993, and was accompanied by a slight change in musical style. Souls At Zero released three albums on Energy Rekords before disbanding in the mid-1990s.

Name origin

The name "Souls at Zero" was taken from a chapter in the book The Great and Secret Show by horror writer Clive Barker. The name was originally intended for Shannon's and John "Tumor" Fahnestock's side project MF Pitbulls which also included 3/5 of the future band Snot.

History

With the onset of grunge in the early 1990s, mainstream interest in metal was on the decline. Wrathchild America became a casualty of the grunge-era, being dropped from Atlantic Records. Changing their look and style, they became Souls At Zero. Shannon Larkin left the band in 1994 to fill the drum seat in Ugly Kid Joe. He currently plays in Godsmack. Jamie Miller replaced Larkin. He played on A Taste For The Perverse. He left to join Snot. He currently plays in TheSTART,... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and Normandie. After touring in support of A Taste for the Perverse, the band broke up shortly thereafter.

Souls at Zero (Souls at Zero album)

Souls at Zero is the debut studio album by American groove metal band Souls at Zero, released on July 20, 1993 by Energy Rekords.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Souls at Zero. 

Personnel

Drew Mazurek-Engineer

References