If a breakdown is the disassembly of a riff/groove to its heaviest, most primal instincts, Spineless takes theirs to a different level. The sheer force of Spineless’s instrumentals is so violent that it seems like even the microphones struggle to contain it. The sound itself begins to break down, the audio overmodulating at the most intense moments. The low end overpowers everything; trading hard-hitting rimshots for an earth-shaking, headphone-obliterating rumble. Every sidechained kick drum is a punch to the stomach. The guitars are oversaturated with an incendiary midrange, burning over thick distorted basslines.
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