Meathook (DOOM Eternal)

The most overtly groove-driven piece in the Eternal catalog, this track reveals Gordon's debt to groove metal and funk-adjacent heaviness in a way his other work obscures. The central riff has a bounce to it — a slight syncopation in the picking pattern that makes it nod rather than just pummel. Bass guitar sits unusually high in the mix and acts as a co-melodic voice, trading phrases with the guitar rather than simply anchoring the low end. The drums are crisp and punchy rather than blurred and brutal, which gives the whole construction more space to breathe. There's something almost carnivalesque in the harmonic choices — a dark playfulness that suggests the protagonist isn't just fighting but enjoying the process in a way that should be disturbing but reads instead as liberation. The production uses silence strategically; small gaps and rhythmic pauses give the subsequent hit more impact than any wall of sustained noise could. This is one of the few DOOM tracks that functions as effectively at moderate volume as at maximum — the groove carries it without requiring the listener to be sonically overwhelmed. It belongs to a tradition of metal that acknowledges its funk roots without apology. Best experienced while doing something repetitive and physical that requires rhythm and force simultaneously.