Venamoris, the duo of legendary drummer Dave Lombardo and his wife Paula, have dropped the new song “In the Shadows,” their first release after inking a fresh record deal with Ipecac Recordings.

The brooding track showcases the husband-wife duo’s post-metal sound.

Dave’s marching drums lie at the heart of the arrangement, repeating like a trip-hop style loop under waves of synth and distant, reverb-y guitars. Paula provides the melodic vocals, and her deeper register nestles in nicely with the musical accompaniment. The dark folk/metal of Emma Ruth Rundle and Chelsea Wolfe comes to mind.

“’In The Shadows’ is a song that arose from real-life feelings,” Paula shared in a press release. “The pulsating drum wholly evocative of marching forward even when internal unrest is still close-at-hand. It is a call for self-acceptance with the heaviness of a life well lived.”

Added Dave: “Venamoris is such an intimate...