CORROSION OF CONFORMITY — Animosity (review)

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY — Animosity album cover Album · 1985 · Crossover Thrash Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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"Animosity" is the 2nd full-length studio album by US hardcore/heavy metal act Corrosion of Conformity. The album was released through Death Records in October 1985. It´s the successor to "Eye for an Eye" from 1984 and features one lineup change since the predecessor as lead vocalist Eric Eycke has left the band. Eycke has not been replaced and Corrosion of Conformity opted to continue as a three-piece with bassist Mike Dean and drummer Reed Mullin sharing the lead vocalist duties.

Stylistically the band continue the hardcore sound of the debut album but with some added thrash/crossover metal and stoner/doom metal elements. The latter influence is pretty much only heard on the closing title track though, so it´s only a minor element of the band´s sound on "Animosity". The remaining material is pretty much pissed off aggressive hardcore featuring angry sounding shouting vocals, fast-paced rhythms, and hardcore punk riffs. It´s slightly more sophisticated than the material on their debut album, but only slightly.

"Animosity" features a raw sounding production which suits the material well, but let´s establish right way, that "Animosity" isn´t an over produced album. Featuring 10 tracks and a total playing time of only 26:20 it´s also a very short release, but as the music style is a bit one-dimensional (save for the stoner/doom metal influence mentioned above), it´s not something I lose sleep over. Upon conclusion "Animosity" is a step forward from "Eye for an Eye (1984)", but it´s not a giant leap. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.
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