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10 songs that feel like My Heart for Deliverance

Matched to My Heart for Deliverance by Neurosis on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
My Heart for Deliverance
Neurosis
intense 84/100 intensity 90 BPM
The Seer — Swans intense 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Volcano — Swans intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

I'm Broken — Pantera intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Descending — Tool intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

Maggot Brain — Funkadelic intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Dead Bodies Everywhere — Korn intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

One Step Closer — Linkin Park intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Lazaretto — Jack White intense 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

Mother — Idles intense 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

Car Crash — Idles intense 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when My Heart for Deliverance is more than you want right now.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 84.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wesley's Theory by Kendrick Lamar
Wesley's Theory — Kendrick Lamar moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 57/100, versus the original's 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Get Him Back by Fiona Apple
Get Him Back — Fiona Apple moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 62/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Need a Doctor by Dr. Dre
I Need a Doctor — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 56/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 66 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 38/100.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 49/100, versus the original's 84.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “My Heart for Deliverance” by Neurosis?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Seer” by Swans, “Volcano” by Swans, “I'm Broken” by Pantera — the top match scores 96% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “My Heart for Deliverance” but calmer?

“Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Long Time Gone” by Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Meat Is Murder” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “My Heart for Deliverance”?

It measures 84/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 84/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity84
Dynamics89
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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