{"title":"Like Rats","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eare a Chicago death metal band featuring members of Weekend Nachos, known for a blunt, groove-heavy approach rooted in old-school influences like Obituary and Celtic Frost. Their sound combines primitive riffing, cavernous vocals, and crushing rhythmic weight, with hardcore remaining an important undercurrent beneath an increasingly death-metal-focused identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"like-rats-ii-lp","title":"Like Rats 'II'","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGroove and brute force take priority over speed on 'II', the 2016 second full-length from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike Rats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Featuring members of \u003c\/span\u003eWeekend Nachos, the Chicago band move well beyond powerviolence here, drawing heavily from old-school death metal while retaining the blunt physicality of hardcore. Thick, mid-paced riffs, cavernous vocals, D-beat bursts, and a distinctly primitive swing give the record its character, with clear echoes of Celtic Frost and Obituary\u003cspan\u003e running through its thirty-three minutes. Rather than chasing technicality, the album relies on repetition, weight, and immediate rhythmic impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat balance becomes especially clear on \"From Beyond\", \"Gates\", and \"Dissociate\", where galloping death-metal riffs repeatedly collapse into huge, mosh-ready passages. \"Primordial\" and \"Immortal Coil\" introduce faster sections without disrupting the album’s predominantly mid-tempo crush, while \"Grief Incarnate\" closes the record by stretching its heaviness into one of the longest and most oppressive tracks. 'II' feels deliberately stripped down: old-school death metal filtered through musicians who understand hardcore’s sense of physical momentum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Lord","offers":[{"title":"12\" LP - Black","offer_id":32189910614070,"sku":"LORD216","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5771\/1414\/products\/like-rats-ii.jpg?v=1791376898"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5771\/1414\/collections\/like-rats.jpg?v=1791376952","url":"https:\/\/mondonegro.com\/collections\/like-rats.oembed","provider":"Mondo Negro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}