--- product_id: 24166708 title: "Given to the Rising" price: "€ 393.98" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/24166708-given-to-the-rising store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Given to the Rising **Price:** € 393.98 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Given to the Rising - **How much does it cost?** € 393.98 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/24166708-given-to-the-rising) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Now in it's third decade of innovative noisy psychedelic-metallic thunder, Neurosis is more than just a powerful band - it's a religious experience. GIVEN TO THE RISING is like being submerged in an isolation tank - it envelopes, subverting the senses with surreal visions we'd swear were our own, cleverly jarring and disorienting consciousness beyond any footing in reality. Just as any diehard Neurosis fan will tell you, there's a moment with every new record and live show at which the band stops as if the world has frozen in position, then suddenly kicks into a behemoth wail that forces one's head and shoulders to lurch and sway uncontrollably. GIVEN TO THE RISING is a sound borne of that captivating and transcendent moment. Review: Once again, Neurosis taps into the Elemental Forces - GIVEN TO THE RISING is definitely one of the best Neurosis albums, and my personal favorite. After swerving from the path of all-out intensity to the inward-looking, ambient sounds of A SUN THAT NEVER SETS (2001) and THE EYE OF EVERY STORM (2004), the band returns to the "hypnotic, super-heavy loud music" they are known for. The simplest way to describe the sound of GTTR is to say that it takes TIMES OF GRACE (1999) and adds a touch of the ambient atmospherics of TEOES. Neurosis began as a hardcore punk band in Oakland in 1985. They shared the speed, intensity, and anarchist politics of that movement -- against war, racism, Reagan and Thatcher. SOULS AT ZERO (1992) was the turning point when they slowed the music down and began to develop their innovative, massive, metal sound. (They're usually mentioned as a key influence on "post-metal," but their trajectory was actually from punk to metal, so post-punk.) Building this new sound further on ENEMY OF THE SUN (1993), most fans seem to agree that they produced their Nineties masterpiece with THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOD (1996), which is a maximum sonic assault with sound samples (very Eighties), psychedelic flourishes, and quieter passages mixed with the titanic guitar chords and tribal drumming. The band's more recent music seems to have a smaller audience. (Why so few reviews of this great album?) On TOG they stripped down the sound with the help of producer Steve Albini, creating a more austere sound that to my ears sounds more powerful. This is what they continue on GTTR (he has produced all their albums since 1999), but to my ears it's even better. The lyrics of Neurosis are poetic and oblique, and evade any simplistic, literal interpretation. So here is my interpretation of what the band is about, based on lyrics, interviews, history, and my own listening and experience. All metal is about death and pain. This is part of its appeal, in addition to the sheer energy and intensity. But whereas metal by definition deals with the fact of death, which we must all confront, it seems to me that Neurosis has extnded their early Eighties punk politics to a more sweeping indictment of industrial capitalist "civilization." The lyrics hint at a neopagan vision of life in intimate connection with the Earth, with the seasons, with all Life. This is not adolescent rebellion, and it is not nihilism. Neurosis confronts the death of our way of life, both now, in its alienation, its separation, from the Earth, but impending ecological collapse as the ecosystem is methodically destroyed. Was the Nineties a time to celebrate the victory of capitalism? No, it means alienation and ecological devastation have been in hyperdrive. Hendrix said "I Don't Live Today," -- "existing -- nothing but existing." This alienation fuels much punk and metal. But I believe as the members of Neurosis have grown older they still feel that, feel it more deeply, rather than moving on from it and seeing it only as an adolescent phase -- they refuse to "become comfortably numb." Steve Von Till, the source of the quote in my review title as well as the "hypnotic, super-heavy, loud music" quote, has said the band attempts to go "somewhere deeper, somewhere more emotional, somewhere elemental." "When you learn to surrender to something bigger than yourself, you're acknowledging the realm of spirit -- and where else does music come from? I have no idea, but it feels like it's not just deep in the core of us, but deep within the core of the Earth, the stars, and everything else." I see this music as an expression of a deep connection with the ground of being, with life, with the elemental. There is a dark side to this, yes. What Jung called "the shadow" is respected and recognized. Darkness is part of the cycle of light and darkness and to fail to absorb this is to fail to be fully alive. Moving through darkness, moving through pain, moving through ritual, and emerging stronger is an ancient core human experience. There is something Wagnerian in Neurosis, something tragic and grandiose, but their music does not involve stories about characters. There are no masks. The bellowing vocals are the first person "I," the I of every one of us. What the music expresses in all its raging intensity is something inside us that is wounded, something that connects us to all Life. Neurosis is a great band, and this is one of the band's best records, with phenomenal artwork by Josh Graham. They don't exactly have a high profile -- I am very happy to have finally discovered them! Review: Great album! - I love that Neurosis does not stray from their roots. It's hard to compare to their other albums but if you are a doom metal fan, you should have this album. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000OYAYGC | | Best Sellers Rank | #126,937 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #1,284 in Alternative Metal (CDs & Vinyl) #53,448 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl) #59,147 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (42) | | Date First Available | April 1, 2007 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 1 | | Label | Neurot Recordings | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Neurot Recordings | | Number of discs | 1 | | Original Release Date | 2007 | | Product Dimensions | 5.55 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches; 3.25 ounces | | SPARS Code | DDD | ## Images ![Given to the Rising - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71QnadOexmL.jpg) ![Given to the Rising - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BryvSkOUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Once again, Neurosis taps into the Elemental Forces *by A***S on April 26, 2012* GIVEN TO THE RISING is definitely one of the best Neurosis albums, and my personal favorite. After swerving from the path of all-out intensity to the inward-looking, ambient sounds of A SUN THAT NEVER SETS (2001) and THE EYE OF EVERY STORM (2004), the band returns to the "hypnotic, super-heavy loud music" they are known for. The simplest way to describe the sound of GTTR is to say that it takes TIMES OF GRACE (1999) and adds a touch of the ambient atmospherics of TEOES. Neurosis began as a hardcore punk band in Oakland in 1985. They shared the speed, intensity, and anarchist politics of that movement -- against war, racism, Reagan and Thatcher. SOULS AT ZERO (1992) was the turning point when they slowed the music down and began to develop their innovative, massive, metal sound. (They're usually mentioned as a key influence on "post-metal," but their trajectory was actually from punk to metal, so post-punk.) Building this new sound further on ENEMY OF THE SUN (1993), most fans seem to agree that they produced their Nineties masterpiece with THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOD (1996), which is a maximum sonic assault with sound samples (very Eighties), psychedelic flourishes, and quieter passages mixed with the titanic guitar chords and tribal drumming. The band's more recent music seems to have a smaller audience. (Why so few reviews of this great album?) On TOG they stripped down the sound with the help of producer Steve Albini, creating a more austere sound that to my ears sounds more powerful. This is what they continue on GTTR (he has produced all their albums since 1999), but to my ears it's even better. The lyrics of Neurosis are poetic and oblique, and evade any simplistic, literal interpretation. So here is my interpretation of what the band is about, based on lyrics, interviews, history, and my own listening and experience. All metal is about death and pain. This is part of its appeal, in addition to the sheer energy and intensity. But whereas metal by definition deals with the fact of death, which we must all confront, it seems to me that Neurosis has extnded their early Eighties punk politics to a more sweeping indictment of industrial capitalist "civilization." The lyrics hint at a neopagan vision of life in intimate connection with the Earth, with the seasons, with all Life. This is not adolescent rebellion, and it is not nihilism. Neurosis confronts the death of our way of life, both now, in its alienation, its separation, from the Earth, but impending ecological collapse as the ecosystem is methodically destroyed. Was the Nineties a time to celebrate the victory of capitalism? No, it means alienation and ecological devastation have been in hyperdrive. Hendrix said "I Don't Live Today," -- "existing -- nothing but existing." This alienation fuels much punk and metal. But I believe as the members of Neurosis have grown older they still feel that, feel it more deeply, rather than moving on from it and seeing it only as an adolescent phase -- they refuse to "become comfortably numb." Steve Von Till, the source of the quote in my review title as well as the "hypnotic, super-heavy, loud music" quote, has said the band attempts to go "somewhere deeper, somewhere more emotional, somewhere elemental." "When you learn to surrender to something bigger than yourself, you're acknowledging the realm of spirit -- and where else does music come from? I have no idea, but it feels like it's not just deep in the core of us, but deep within the core of the Earth, the stars, and everything else." I see this music as an expression of a deep connection with the ground of being, with life, with the elemental. There is a dark side to this, yes. What Jung called "the shadow" is respected and recognized. Darkness is part of the cycle of light and darkness and to fail to absorb this is to fail to be fully alive. Moving through darkness, moving through pain, moving through ritual, and emerging stronger is an ancient core human experience. There is something Wagnerian in Neurosis, something tragic and grandiose, but their music does not involve stories about characters. There are no masks. The bellowing vocals are the first person "I," the I of every one of us. What the music expresses in all its raging intensity is something inside us that is wounded, something that connects us to all Life. Neurosis is a great band, and this is one of the band's best records, with phenomenal artwork by Josh Graham. They don't exactly have a high profile -- I am very happy to have finally discovered them! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great album! *by T***Y on January 4, 2013* I love that Neurosis does not stray from their roots. It's hard to compare to their other albums but if you are a doom metal fan, you should have this album. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by M***L on July 9, 2015* Take a trip to a darker, more honest world --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/24166708-given-to-the-rising](https://www.desertcart.be/products/24166708-given-to-the-rising) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*