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RL Grime, Nero unlock ‘Halloween XI: Dead Space’ finale ID, ‘Renegade’

RL Grime, Nero unlock ‘Halloween XI: Dead Space’ finale ID, ‘Renegade’

RL Grime, Nero unlock ‘Halloween XI: Dead Space’ finale ID, ‘Renegade’313290029 199200802510447 2555452715890300427 N

It didn’t take long for RL Grime to unleash one of countless IDs—17 to be exact—played out during his “Halloween XI: Dead Space” set. Just over a month since he took over Los Angeles’ famed Kia Forum, the Sable Valley boss has made his way back to the release radar—for a second time in three months following “Silo“—alongside Nero with a collaboration that’s been waiting for, “Renegade.”

“Renegade” actually predates “Halloween XI: Dead Space,” with Nero including an early demo of the single in their 2021 sets. But its final form was tasked to be the closer to RL Grime’s set, serving as the climactic finale to yet another top-tier addition to his Halloween mix series. And after RL Grime teased its impending release with a screenshot of his desktop with the file named “Renegade Final,” trap fans were quick to connect the dots that it was the ID previously known as “ID17” with the immediately recognizable vocal of Nero’s Alana Watson vocal. And that topline perfectly compliments the sonic fusion of the trio’s electro-punk style with RL Grime’s signature haunting trap aesthetic.

While it’s been more than four years since RL Grime’s sophomore album NOVA, there’s no current information as to whether or not it’ll open the road towards a junior effort, although many were quick to note the shift in Sable Valley’s artwork style. But what we do know is “Renegade” crosses off the second ID from “Halloween XI: Dead Space” following Masayoshi Iimori, and crp.‘s single “CTS” and that its surprise arrival marks RL Grime’s second outing of 2022 following his submission to Sable Valley Summer Vol. 3 with Hex Cougar and Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch in 2022 fknsyd. And as for Nero, “Renegade” is yet another sign of their highly anticipated return to the dance music scene after a few years off the frontlines, which follows their first live show as a trio in five years during deadmau5‘s We Are Friends tour stop at Red Rocks.

Listen to RL Grime and Nero’s “Renegade” below.

Featured image: Eric Dew

Tags: halloween xi: dead space, Nero, RL Grime, Sable Valley

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