Neurotica - Seed

A one-time lynchpin of the flourishing late-'80s Floridian death metal scene (when he fronted progressive extremists Atheist), singer Kelly Shaefer spent most of the '90s in semi-retirement before finally re-emerging with a new band called Neurotica in 1998. A significant departure from his former group's brutally inaccessible sound, Neurotica's first album, Seed, offered a much more uncomplicated and melodic yet still bruising style of metal, while introducing listeners already familiar with his grunting abilities to Shaefer's pretty decent singing voice. Read More