Iggor Cavalera (Cavalera, ex-Sepultura) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death) Team Up for a Split Record

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Two legends of the extreme metal scene – Iggor Cavalera (Cavalera / ex-Sepultura / Petbrick) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death / Dark Sky Burial) – have joined forces for a split record. Each artist contributes one track of dark ambient, industrial strength noise, and heavy synth-laden electronics; Iggor Cavalera’s “Neon Gods” and Shane Embury’s “Own Your Darkness.” The record is out March 21st via the Cold Spring label and distribution company. Keep reading to find out more.


Pre-order the split record here: https://coldspring.co.uk/csr294cd

“Neon Gods” is a bit of a sonic trip, with different layers of atmospheric vibrations, from darkness to light. It’s an absolute pleasure to do this split release with Shane, I believe we share a lot of similar ideas when it comes to opening our mind to different styles of sounds” (IC).

“Iggor and I have been good friends for decades and this is a record very different for us both but amazing! A very interesting track to make, it was my first experiment with the Solar 42. An excellent synth for those eternal drones of despair and was assisted my long time colleague Russ Russell. As I journey ever onward in through my individuation it’s imperative that I own my own darkness… hence the title. We all need to strive for balance and to kindle a light in the darkness of being” (SE).

Tracklisting:
01 Iggor Cavalera – Neon Gods (19:44)
02 Shane Embury – Own Your Darkness (13:35)

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 vocalisation is nothing short of pummelling.

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.