A heavy groove occasionally led the band into a boogie that ruffled the neat exteriors of its retro pop.
Former vocalist Ontronik Khachaturian described the band's sound as a "heavy Mediterranean groove".
They're known for their technical mathcore style but changed to a more heavy, groove based style with the release of their 2007 album Minus the Herd.
Together, John and Tore had an immediate musical amalgamation of styles in the realm of a heavy groove, progressive rock mixed with a Latin feel.
Their sound is not as heavy as heavy groove, but at the same time is so unusual that the City of Fire sound quite different.
Then, on Blues Leave Me Alone, the voice, rhythm and sparse arrangement gelled into a menacing heavy groove.
His pencil cut heavier grooves in the picture.
It is a 3/4 "floating" piece, yet, "although the beat does float, it also is set in a heavy groove.
"There's a powerful, heavy groove, what we call funk and associate with African-American musical forms like gospel and blues."
Kind of heavier grooves, more than the last couple.