Groove metal with mid-tempo syncopated chug riffs and stomping double-kick accents; verse rides a tense low-string groove, pre-chorus tightens into palm-muted breaks and shouted replies, chorus opens with gang shouts and a bigger, percussive guitar hook. Harsh lead vocal with layered lows, whispered asides in verses, and shouted doubles on the hook. Metal scrape risers, reversed cymbal swells, and a brief room-tone drop before the final chorus. Gritty, thick, front-heavy mix with a claustrophobic live-room edge.