Mechanism (band)
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Mechanism is a death metal
band from Canada
(Vancouver, British Columbia). Their debut album is called Inspired Horrific and combines death metal with progressive
.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(Vancouver, British Columbia). Their debut album is called Inspired Horrific and combines death metal with progressive
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
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Line-up
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(Can)) - Kris Schulz - Guitar
- Bryan Somerville - Guitar, Samples
- Markus McCallum - Bass