Hold Me Down - Devour (2025)

From their debut EP and this second album, Devour, it sounds like Hold Me Down mostly developed their Godflesh whorship side. Well, a more personal style wouldn't harm, but I have to say that talented disciples of the Godflesh are also always welcome as well. And Hold Me down are for sure excellent at doing the godfleshian kind of industrial metal. If you're into it, you'll enjoy Hold Me Down.

 

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My 7 favourites industrial/electronic music albums in 2019

Here are my seven favourites industrial/electronic albums for 2019.

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I give it in alphabetical order.

Hide - Hell is Here

Hold Me down - Hold Me Down

Lingua Ignota - Caligula

Ossia - Devil's Dance

Ten Thousand Miles of Arteries - Survival Bloom

Uniform & The Body - Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back

Zonal - Wrecked

 

Hold Me Down - st (EP 2019)

It's been a long time I haven't been as excited by some industrial metal, this first self titled release (a tape released by Sentient Ruin Laboratories) from Hold Me Down (with a guy from AMERICAN, also on Sentient Ruin) is really good. It reminds me of Ministry and NIN from the nineties, but with also some power electronics to make it even harder. If you like this kind of stuff I see absolutely no reason you wouldn't really enjoy Hold Me Down. Mechanical machine drums beats and guitars, screaming, and harsh noise. Done the way it should be and with impressive result. My only "complain" is that I want more. Looking forward to listen to an album from them.

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