After ten years and five albums of groundbreaking progressive death metal, Neurosis managed to carve a highly original niche for themselves...coming off somewhat like a Tool for extremists. Yeah, you heard right. But while this Oakland bunch deserve great kudos for such unwavering commitment to their vision, they seem fated to remain confined to well-kept secret status for remaining so stubbornly inaccessible. Times of Grace, released 25 years ago today, adds another chapter to this ongoing dilemma by delving ever deeper into the group's hypnotic semi-industrial dirge. - Eduardo Rivadavia