Hold Me Down are a band from Virginia that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording goes for a mixture of harsh noise, power electronics and industrial metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Devour" which will be released in September by Sentient Ruin Laboratories.
Industrial style beats start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Power electronics are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and the harsh screams also add in a touch of black metal.
All of the drum beats are also programmed while synths are also added into certain sections of the album. Noises can also be heard on some of the tracks along with the music also having its lo-fi moments, some of the riffing also adds in a small amount of melody as well as some spoken words also being utilized on a few songs. When the music speeds you can also hear some programmed blast beats and clear singing can also be heard briefly.
On this recording Hold me Down takes harsh noise, power electronics and industrial metal and mixes them together to create a very heavy recording. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics cover dystopian themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Hold Me Down and if you are a fan of harsh noise, power electronics and industrial emtal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "M.A.I.D" "Infinity" "Shed" and "Death Hour". 8 out of 10.
