Hold Me Down to release sophomore LP ‘Devour’ via Sentient Ruin this September
Hold Me Down to release sophomore LP 'Devour' via Sentient Ruin this September
Virginia-based industrial metal outfit Hold Me Down will release their second full-length album “Devour” on September 5 via the California-based Sentient Ruin Laboratories.
“Devour” follows the band’s 2022 “Powerless” which debuted their synthesis of industrial noise, mechanized rhythm, and atonal guitar. According to the label, the album was conceived to “mimic human sensory dismantlement,” which thematically matches with the band’s lyrics on alienation and post-industrial collapse.
The band cites influences including Swans, Throbbing Gristle, Godflesh, and Skinny Puppy. “Devour” will be available on LP, CD, cassette, and digital formats, with pre-orders already open via Sentient Ruin’s store and Bandcamp page.
About Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down was formed in Richmond, Virginia by vocalist Jim Gullickson alongside industrial musicians David Hoefer and Ben Rinehardt. The band emerged from the ashes of Gullickson’s prior project, American, a black / sludge / industrial duo also affiliated with Sentient Ruin.
Their first release – a self-titled demo tape in 2019 – introduced a blend of mechanized death, throbbing electronics, and industrial noise rooted in influences like Genocide Organ and Godflesh.
In 2022, Hold Me Down released their debut full-length “Powerless”, which was issued on MC, LP, and digital. Sporadic live performances followed, but the band remained primarily a studio entity.
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