Animosity

The bar for heavy music just got a lot higher--and a lot younger. From the San Francisco Bay area, Animosity started bludgeoning the Northern California region with their breed of death metal/hardcore almost five years ago when most of the members were only 14 to 15 years old. In a music scene that has been moving in a more commercial direction, Animosity has spit in the face of the trends and stereotypes. Raised in the hardcore scene but forever passionate about metal, these youngsters (now all age 18-19) have taken influence from both backgrounds and created a fresh and innovative sound. They have the innate ability to command and impress crowds of any heavy music background. From thrash to death metal and hardcore to nu-metal, Animosity has what it takes to ignite and conquer any audience. Combining the fury and anger of grindcore Godfathers Carcass, the guitar wizardry of Death, the hooks and grooves of Lamb of God with astonishing drumming, all topped with a vocalist that is both powerful and varied, Animosity enter the studio in early March to record their second full length, Empires for Black Market Activities. Their previous full length, Shut It Down was released on Tri... more...