NeoPagan by Hessian Renegade Shreds the Borders of Rap and Industrial –

The Scottish alt-rap duo Hessian Renegade brought the firepower of Prodigy in their latest single, NeoPagan. By twisting industrial electronica around the parameters of nu metal, they proved merciless in their mission to surge adrenaline through synapses and bruise speakers with bass. Their most seminal track yet courses with visceral volition, engineered to hit as hard in the chest as it does in the psyche; if rave culture was on the brink of death in the UK, it’s all the rage now, literally.

Instead of relying on brute force alone, Hessian Renegade handed the aggression over to the synths and beats. They strobe and streak across the mix with frenetic urgency, spiralling into rhythmically infectious chaos. Over the top of this synthesised cacophony, the duo lash cheeky energy into the augmentation of instrumental collision, commanding attention with raw intent and feeding the NeoPagan hype, resulting in a rhythmically punishing, yet perversely irresistible, perfect collision of heavy sound design and sharp-witted rap.

Having already become a cult fixture in Scotland’s underground, Hessian Renegade are now primed to wreak havoc on wider hip-hop circuits. With tracks like NeoPagan, domination of the UK rap scene feels less like a prediction and more like an inevitability.

NeoPagan is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast