16 artists like Neurosis
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 19 Neurosis songs (averaging 80/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same cathartic register and plays calmer overall (69/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (69/100), with the same melancholy register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same intense register — plays calmer overall (73/100).
Shares the same introspective register and averages almost the same intensity (75/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (77/100), with the same intense register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same introspective register — plays calmer overall (46/100).
Shares the same intense register and plays calmer overall (64/100). 107 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (61/100), with the same cathartic register running through 90 measured songs.
84 measured songs that keep the same heavy register — plays calmer overall (56/100).
Shares the same cathartic register and plays calmer overall (70/100). 84 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (59/100), with the same cathartic register running through 82 measured songs.
52 measured songs that keep the same introspective register — plays calmer overall (51/100).
Shares the same heavy register and plays calmer overall (58/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (48/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Neurosis?
The closest matches we measure are Nirvana, Deftones, Isis. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 19 measured Neurosis songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Nirvana: “Stay Away” (93% feel-match); Deftones: “Root” (98% feel-match); Isis: “In Fiction” (93% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Neurosis centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Neurosis overall?
Across 19 measured songs, Neurosis averages 80/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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