Formed in Oakland, California by [a=Scott Kelly], [a=Dave Edwardson] and [a=Jason Roeder] in 1985 as a hardcore punk band. Over the years their sound progressed towards a sludge/doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music.
The band runs their own independent record label [l=Neurot Recordings] since the late 1990s.
In August 2022 the band announced that Scott Kelly was expelled from Neurosis in 2019.