We have one of those days… one of those days that I have dragged myself through – but a bit of music always helps! I got cross with a guy serving in a pub eatery who, when I was ordering food, told me there were lots of people there and I had to be precise about where I sat and not occupy a table for more than two as I was on my own. I told him straight that he was now one customer less and left! Just not in the mood today, lol.
Which meant I needed some music to divert the grumpiness – and I had the new single by Neverskin awaiting attention. Not knowing them, I have also looked back through the back catalogue, because one song in isolation is always difficult!
Neverskin is a music project in the hands of Clint Bakker and Remy Dovianus. They are from the Netherlands and were members of Ambiossis, who were part of the Benelux (Nu-) Metal scene. This comes after a two-decade hiatus for the duo, but back they came with “Snatched”, “Piece of Mind” and “Time”.
The first of these provides a rap vocal in the chorus, alongside a layering of vocals and a distinct melody, while “Piece of Mind” builds slowly towards a bigger crescendo at the song’s end. It works as a dark, heavy ballad, with a weighty drum sound and contemplation very much a theme. “Time” came next, a slightly more insane track, but retaining that multi-layered chorus and a bridge that plays with a very dark, almost operatic feel.
Having listened to the releases so far, “Consumed”, the new release from September 2026, drops neatly into context. The guys retain those big melodic choruses and darker, harder-edged, growled verse touches. The track, alongside the earlier releases, is tightly produced and brings the most out of the layered textures and musical gear changes that are such a feature of the song. Remy Dovianus, who has worked with Hed PE, is involved on the production side.
Thematically, ideas such as AI and the state of the world play out in the lyrics of these guys’ music, but it is never forced at you. You are more immediately taken by the instrumental movements, the layers and the changes of gear than by any overt political message.
So what is being built here is interesting. In a week where we are all getting ready at the magazine for the new Miley album, I am here quietly looking at a new-ish project putting out some genuinely interesting material – and slowly breaking into a new market after a long time away.
There is something rather intriguing about Neverskin’s return. They aren’t trying to recreate the world they left behind two decades ago; instead, there is a sense that they have brought that experience forward and mixed it with a much darker, contemporary sound. “Consumed” feels like another piece of that puzzle – melodic enough to draw you in, but with enough weight and atmosphere to keep you there.
If this is the direction Neverskin are heading, then I think there is plenty more to discover. Sometimes a comeback isn’t about looking backwards at all. Sometimes it is about finding out what happens when musicians who have been away for twenty years finally get the chance to make the music they want to make now.
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