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Motograter

Motograter is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Flaw and Coal Chamber. Those roots explain a lot about how Motograter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mushroomhead, Spineshank, Dry Kill Logic, 40 Below Summer and American Head Charge, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mushroomhead, Crossfade, Pop Evil, Corrosion of Conformity and Psychostick, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Motograter, reaching back through Flaw and forward to Mushroomhead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Motograter is an American nu metal band formed in Santa Barbara, California in 1995. They are best known for their homemade, namesake instrument, designed with industrial cable and guitar pieces that creates a unique bass sound, and painting themselves in tribal-style body paint for live concerts.

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MotograterFlawCoal ChamberMushroomheadCrossfadePop EvilCorrosion of Conform…PsychostickSlipknotFive Finger Death Pu…Ill NiñoMushroomheadSpineshankDry Kill Logic40 Below SummerAmerican Head ChargeNothingfaceCoal ChamberIll Niño

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Motograter connections

Motograter grew out of Flaw and Coal Chamber, shares an orbit with Mushroomhead, Spineshank, Dry Kill Logic and 40 Below Summer, went on to shape Mushroomhead, Crossfade, Pop Evil and Corrosion of Conformity. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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