Sentence:  The fired-up foursome takes itself very seriously, singing politically charged lyrics, which, in the tradition of Strife and Damnation AD, are strategically placed in the middle of slamming, moshable <WSD>breakdowns</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.