For those not in the know, two leaders of underground industrial – Tim Sköld (ex-Marilyn Manson) and Nero Bellum – have combined forces on this debut album for their brand new project, Not My God.

Featuring 13 all-new compositions of pulsating, throbbing industrial matched with darkly disturbing lyrical themes – none created for the faint of heart - The pair are no strangers to working together, having both served as live bandmembers for the other's projects — Sköld as the guitarist for Psyclon 9 and Bellum as the keyboardist for Sköld.

However, their new Not My God project marks their first artistic collaboration, writing and recording together on a studio album.

1. 'Fiction'
2. 'Until The Pain Is Gone'
3. 'Sowing Discord'
4. 'Murder Suicide'
5. 'Equalizer'
6. 'Birthright'
7. 'Decay, Decay'
8. 'First Blood'
9. 'Nevermore'
10. 'Right Now'
11. 'Persephone'
12. 'Cold Black'
13. '13'

The NIN-esque approach to 'Fiction' opens your mind to what could have been a heavily melodic, albeit industrially weighty album, but things immediately, and thematically, change soon thereafter.

The Gary Numan-esque 'Until The Pain Is Gone' is backed by the plodding 'Sowing Discord' and 'Murder Suicide,' before we get somewhat back on industrial synth track with 'Equalizer.'

The pace slows again for the lumbering 'Birthright' with the Gothic overtones of the two men coming to the fore on 'Decay, Decay.' 'First Blood' takes our guys back into the darkness of the underground, with the Goth synch hammer punches of 'Nevermore' backing it perfectly.

As the album rounds out, we get the best track on the album (for me, anyway) the industrial electronica of 'Right Now,' the revealing 'Persephone,' and then the album comes to a close with the steely, stirring 'Cold Black,' and then the aptly titled thirteenth, and final track, '13.'

Oh, and just so you are fully aware, the Not My God album is also available on both CD (in a special digipak case) and limited edition CLEAR 2LP vinyl (only 300 made!)

Official CD Purchase Link

Official CLEAR 2LP Vinyl Purchase Link

Official Not My God - 'Fiction' Music Video!