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10 songs that feel like A Sun That Never Sets

Matched to A Sun That Never Sets by Neurosis on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
A Sun That Never Sets
Neurosis
intense 80/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Shoots and Ladders — Korn intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Blind — Korn intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Falling Away from Me — Korn intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Daddy — Korn intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Child in Time — Deep Purple intense 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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One — Metallica intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Voice of the Voiceless — Rage Against the Machine intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Here to Stay — Korn intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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A.D.I.D.A.S. — Korn intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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JC — Sonic Youth intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when A Sun That Never Sets is more than you want right now.

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Remedy — Seether moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Angels Fall — Breaking Benjamin moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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My Desire — Interpol moderate 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100.

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Caleb Meyer — Gillian Welch moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 26/100, versus the original's 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Flat of the Blade — Massive Attack moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 57/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gallows Pole by Led Zeppelin
Gallows Pole — Led Zeppelin moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 61/100, versus the original's 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “A Sun That Never Sets” by Neurosis?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Shoots and Ladders” by Korn, “Blind” by Korn, “Falling Away from Me” by Korn — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “A Sun That Never Sets” but calmer?

“Remedy” by Seether, “Angels Fall” by Breaking Benjamin, “My Desire” by Interpol keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “A Sun That Never Sets”?

It measures 80/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 80/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 94% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype6/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity80
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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