Druid open the cage to the pounding and roaring of their new single Hostage and its mind-bending music video.
Hostage, Druid’s first release of 2025, is the perfect show of the high-intensity, high-octane hardcore nu-metal expressionism that they’ve become known for, the sort of music that burrows into the brain and sinks its mandibles in. Record scratching and mixing melds with the drumming to open the song with a rabid, modern beat with a doomsday vibe. This rich hurricane of sound is built up as the growling, predatory vocals kick in, as deliciously feral as the amped up guitar that stands hand-in-hand with it. The rhythm is claustrophobic and all-consuming, a track that truly grips tight, with lyrics to match.
“The song touches on the dark side of what happens when you’re not dealing with your problems; the aftermath being that deep and tormented parts of yourself run through your veins that you can’t get away from,” the band relay.
