Search - Drown :: Hold on to the Hollow

Take Jon Davis' growl and combine it with Videodrone's music

Andrew Estes | Maine | 05/31/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"....And that is exactly what you would get.Although more abrasive than both bands, you can still get the idea of what they are like. Definetly pissed about something (who isn't?) Everyone who wrote reviews for this cd are correct : this is a GREAT cd to listen to when you are mega pissed."

Get the feeling they're a little angry?

Andrew Estes | 11/19/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I sure do. This may well be the angriest album in creation (of course, I have yet to hear the new one). Sounding something like a high-speed collision between NIN and Rollins, Drown growl, scream and vent so adeptly that it's hard not to be drawn in. My girlfriend hates this album, and I can imagine why -- I'd hate to be the woman who inspired the acid-etched bitterness and hatred portrayed on "Beautiful" and "What It Is To Burn." As I'm not, I have to say that this album is a blast to listen to - especially when you're in a bad mood and there's nobody around to tell you to turn down the volume. A true classic of the genre (whatever genre that may be) and right up there with Rollins' END OF SILENCE and Killing Joke's DIRT, EXTREMITIES AND VARIOUS REPRESSED EMOTIONS on the great big list of great big angry music."

A fairly unique melding of metal and industrial.

Andrew Estes | 04/26/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The debut from Los Angeles' Drown features melodic compositions peppered with plenty of angst and longing. The electronics are evenly mixed with the guitars and Lauren Boquette's vocals don't fall into the unpleasant growl characterizing much of the genre these days. If you like this, check out Fear Factory's "Demanufacture" or Drown's work with Argyle Park, Society Burning or Skinny Puppy."