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My first exposure to Animosity was at a show in San Francisco, where they opened for some well-known metal acts. Not only was the place packed, the band had turned damn near half the room into a mosh pit. Onstage were five guys that looked barely old enough to drive, but they were crunching out blastbeats and neck-snapping breakdowns like there was no tomorrow. This album, Animosity's second, is the first that truly captures their sound. The band mixes technical death metal, thrash, hardcore, and even out-of-nowhere bluesy riffs into one big ball of fury. Singer Leo Miller switches fluidly between death growls and midrange rasps, the performances are tight and concise, and the production is clear and heavy. Getting beat down by a bunch of teenagers never felt so good.

$2 used for this CD! Don't waste a second if you love death metal at all. The CD is seriously underated with crazy riffs throughout. The vocals are nothing special but who cares, the music is top notch. Buy it immediately!

Good lord. Animosity is one hell of an amazing band. I actually got a chance to see them with Cattle Decapitation/From A Second Story Window/Misery Index/Job For A Cowboy (not on Amazon), and look at their singer for a second. He delivers like no other! And the music is amazing technical deathgrind that will punch you in the face and you won't know what hit you!

Whether it's "Manhunt" with its intro blastbeat and bass line thrown in, or the chug-chug mood of "Thieves", or the anthem track "The Black Page", you're in for a treat. And the plus is that it gets good distribution and only costs about $10! But it's worth it damnit!

with a more mature sound, Animosity are back. they downtuned more and re-did "life advocate". the vocals are more diverse, the breakdowns are from hell. if you loved the first cd, you should definitely buy this. it's more metal than the last cd, which of course isn't a bad thing. if you loved their first cd, get this now. its always good to see bands that write the music they want to write. now they are on metal blade. you know what that means.... get this

I needed something to get me going when I workout at the gym...........I've actually lost weight listening to this when I'm on the treadmill.........nuf said!!!!

I bought this CD for $10 @ 1 of their shows. They were on tour with Origin and Malevolent Creation (both whom also rocked). I had not heard of Animosity , but about 5 min. into their set, I bought this. This sorta Death/Grind Metalcorish hybrid is in the vein of The Red Chord, Dying Fetus, and the like. I got like the first week this month which was sweet. I was very pleased with what I heard and I believe this is worth every penny. Now quit reading this lame and unhelpful review and buy it! If you like The Red Chord, Full Blown Chaos, Dying Fetus, Impaled, and Glass Casket, then this is a must. Basically if you have any taste in music at all, you will buy this!

I give it 9/10. Don't get me wrong I love his growl, which I think has more of a grindcore influence myself (along the lines of Nile, or something of that sort), I just think it's overdone and gets very repetitive. The singer is very versatile and I just think his growl would pack more of a punch if used more sparingly (like On Broken Wings). The guitars and drums are SICK!!! Throw The Red Death, The Red Chord, Nile, and Psyopus in a blender and that's about the sound to expect. I originally bought this cd because they are on Black Market Activities, and I love every band on there. Definately not what I expected but in a good way. I don't listen to a lot of grind but am more partial to death metal, which is what this band was labeled under, although I believe them to be just as much grindcore as they are death metal and tech metal with some thrash and a little bit of hardcore. The production and artwork on this album are beyond amazing. This is the way technical/heavy-as-fu@# music should be produced. I can hear everything going on in the music without it being "sugar-coated". With 9 songs timed in at 27 mins only the last minute wasted (a phone call from someone talking sh$%).

Favorite Song: The Black Page

I bought this album at one of there shows.

I've been a fan of animosity for a while, I've been to 3 of there shows, I have moshed, bobbed my head and learned to growl just like the vocals. Prepare for one of the greatest true death metal albums you will ever hear!!!

Once boys, now men, bring something entirely original to the death-metal scene. I myself didn't expect to be so good. Heard Animosity before? Not like this you haven't! The songs off the new album are 3 times more intricate, with even more controversial lyrics than the first album. Discussing religion, poverty, and corruption in the government, these guys are scared of nothing, except people downloading there songs!

NOTE TO HARDCORE FANS: this album does NOT have the same kind of sound as the first one. It rings true to a more death metal audience. The first album has a lot of screams and not a lot of growls. This album has a LOT of growls with very few screams, such as the nature of death metal. If you don't like a lot of metal you probably won't like this.