[Style/Performance: Keep it under five minutes. Hardcore punk bones, groove-metal weight, rough metallic street energy. Mid-fast verses, stomp chorus, one hard halftime breakdown, no long progressive sections. Vocal is gritty male lead, shouted with conviction, not polished. Gang vocals should feel like fists in the air from the back of a dirty club. Guitars tight, downpicked, ugly, and direct; bass thick and grinding; drums punchy and human, with snare cracking hard and breakdowns landing heavy. Mood: betrayal discovered, trust dead, excuses finished. Angry but controlled.]
