A to Z Challenge: M is for Motograter

Band:  Motograter
Genre:  Nu-Metal
Language:  Strong

Motograter.  They're pretty freaking sweet.  They invented an instrument to make the big ugly sound they wanted.  You don't get much more metal than that.

The instrument is kinda cool actually.  It's this giant frame with industrial cables strung up on it.  They hit the cables with drum sticks and it sounds like a cross between a bass and an electric guitar of some sort.  I don't really know how to describe it outside of that, but it's one of the main driving forces in this song.  I think you can see him a little bit but the video is a little chaotic so maybe not.

Hope you're all at least finding this journey to be interesting, eh?

Motograter. The band that invented an instrument.

Motograter is a band you probably haven't heard of, and if you have you probably didn't have a large attachment to them.

Sliding in during the whole Nu-Metal scene in 95, these guys have a couple of interesting things you should know about.

1. They invented a freaking instrument called a Motograter, which is a couple industrial cables strung up with a pickup and smacked with sticks.  Look up a video, it's interesting.
2. Their singer (for a time) was Ivan Moody, currently of Five Finger Death Punch.

So the thing I like about these guys is they have a really unique sound.  I really don't care much for a lot of Nu-Metal bands, but these guys were one of the bands that made it through my filter.  Their sound is really special cause of that instrument I mentioned.  It helped them to stand out from all the rest of the generic angry bands.

Now without further ado, "Suffocate".

It would really be nice if I could pick the picture that shows up...