Watch: NEUROSIS’s New Lineup Performs Live For First Time
Neurosis played its first live show in seven years on 25 July, performing at the Fire In The Mountains festival on the traditional lands of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. The band was invited by the Firekeeper Alliance, a non-profit working to reduce youth suicide in Indian Country, and the gig marked the live debut of the group's new lineup following years of upheaval, including the 2019 departure of co-founder Scott Kelly amid revelations of domestic abuse.
The set featured ten songs, largely drawn from the band's 2026 album "An Undying Love For A Burning World", Neurosis's first new record in a decade, released in March via Neurot Recordings. The current line-up comprises Steve Von Till, Jason Roeder, Dave Edwardson and Noah Landis, joined by new member Aaron Turner of Sumac and Isis. In a recent interview, Von Till described the years since Kelly's exit as a period of silence and mourning before the band began writing again in late 2023, with Turner's arrival in 2025 finally crystallising the project's new direction.
In short
- Neurosis performed live for the first time in seven years on 25 July.
- Show marked live debut of new lineup featuring Aaron Turner (Sumac, Isis).
- Comes after 2026 album "An Undying Love For A Burning World" and 2019 Scott Kelly split.
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The case for
Neurosis's reformed lineup represents genuine institutional change and accountability. Scott Kelly, whose departure was necessitated by domestic abuse, is no longer involved, and the remaining musicians—alongside newcomers such as Aaron Turner—deserve to be evaluated on their current work and values rather than permanently associated with one former member's failures. The band's benefit performance for suicide prevention demonstrates their present moral orientation. Supporting their artistic return does not excuse past harm; it recognises that institutional failure can be meaningfully addressed through concrete personnel change and creative renewal.
The case against
Whilst Kelly's removal shows some accountability, questions persist about whether the band has adequately reckoned with its institutional history and systemic issues that may have enabled abuse. Neurosis's identity was constructed with Kelly's participation, and the band name carries that history regardless of current membership. Before resuming high-profile performances and seeking audience support, more explicit public reflection on what happened and what has been learned might have been appropriate. Moving forward too quickly without substantive accountability risks signalling to music communities that institutional failures can be resolved through mere member replacement rather than deeper systemic examination.
Explained simply
Neurosis is an influential American rock band that formed in the late 1980s. The group had not performed live since 2019, when co-founder Scott Kelly departed following accusations of domestic abuse, leading to a prolonged period the remaining members described as silence and mourning.
The band returned to songwriting in late 2023, and in 2025 welcomed Aaron Turner, a guitarist from the bands Sumac and Isis, as a new member. In March 2026, Neurosis released "An Undying Love For A Burning World", their first album in a decade, through their independent label Neurot Recordings.
The band was invited to perform at the Fire In The Mountains festival in Montana by the Firekeeper Alliance, a non-profit organisation dedicated to reducing youth suicide in Indigenous communities across North America. The festival took place on the traditional lands of the Blackfeet Nation.