Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness [LP]

Iggor Cavalera/Shane Embury - Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness [LP]

LP version. Two legendary titans of the extreme metal scene -- Iggor Cavalera (Sepultura/Petbrick) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death/Dark Sky Burial) -- join forces for this unique split of brooding dark ambient, industrial strength noise, and heavy synth-laden electronics, creating what feels like the lost soundtrack to some dystopian fever dream. Setting the tone for this double-headed behemoth with creeping, cinematic dark ambience, Iggor Cavalera's side-long ''Neon Gods'' unfolds into a brutal sonic nightmare. Equal measures of dread and anguish come together with the occasional reprieve of slow, pulsating drones and almost meditative waves of static. The crescendo of harsh industrial noise with heavy death industrial vocalization is nothing short of pummeling. ''Neon Gods'' is a bit of a sonic trip, with different layers of atmospheric vibrations, from darkness to light. Shane Embury's ''Own Your Darkness'' merges menacing, pitch-black dark ambient and hypnotic bass swells with celestial synth lines that subtly lurk around the peripheries. Rising and falling, ebbing and flowing -- until finally the all-encompassing apocalyptic bleakness, the enveloping darkness, closes in around you. 01. Iggor Cavalera - Neon Gods (19:44) 02. Shane Embury - Own Your Darkness (13:35)