Animosity

Amazing classic thrash must have

Today in 2005, "punk" and "metal" bear almost no resemblance to their earlier incarnations from 20 years ago. The punk of today is a mere shadow of its original form; all elements of danger and threat have long since dried up and blown away, replaced with mass acceptance and commercialism. Traditional heavy metal doesn't even exist anymore. It's been cross-bred with other genres to the point of extinction. I'm not saying this is a bad thing. Change is inevitable, especially in music. But this process started somewhere, and I think one of the starting points was Animosity by COC.In the early '80s, punk and metal were diametrically opposed. If you liked punk, you hated metal and vice versa. Eventually, things started to change. I remember when all of a sudden it was OK to like Motorhead. And then, a few hardcore bands began to openly admit that they liked Black Sabbath and such, and they wrote songs that made this apparent. COC was one of those bands, and you can hear some evidence on their first album Eye For an Eye. But Animosity is the prime example of this phenomenon. I can still vividly remember the night my band mates and I went to Black Hole records in Brea CA and bought an Animosity LP, and then went to our bassist's house to listen to it. We knew we liked it*... but we couldn't figure out whether it was punk or metal. The important thing is, it didn't matter. We recognized that it kicked an unfathomable amount of ass, and that was the bottom line. I distinctly recall the phrase "dude... holy s***!" being uttered more than once as we listened that night.I'd hesitate to recommend this to anyone who's become a COC fan recently, which to me means since 1991, when they essentially left any and all "punk" trappings behind. I usually don't accuse bands of 'selling out' and in fact I often am annoyed when others do. But in this case, I think it's apt. COC sold out. Their last four albums haven't been completely worthless, but they're basically "Pepper Keenan and the Corroded Conformists" now. Pepper took control and made things groooovy, man. They sound like a grouchy Allman Bros. these days. Half of the new COC album sounds like Soundgarden's last album. If you want to hear COC when they had real fire burning in their bellies, when they truly mattered, you need to hear Animosity. It's raw, it's rough, it's unpolished. But it's @#$%ing intense and it'll blow your doors off.Fun facts:Drummer Reed Mullin sings two songs on the album- Holier and Prayer. If you listen carefully you can tell the difference between him and Mike. There are a couple of moments when Reed sounds a little bit like Milo from the Descendents.The secret to the particularly psychotic sounding vocals on certain songs is that when those songs were being mixed, the vocal track was processed through a Tom Scholz Rockman guitar unit to give them some edgy distortion.*Our drummer didn't like it, but he didn't like anything.

Mike Dean singing... These are the buzzwords of any true COC fan. In this album, Mike Dean plays bass and sings to some of the most wicked hardcore tracks ever laid down on vinyl. (Yes, I got to know COC through the vinyl age!). Play it proud... Play it loud!

I can only recommend this album if you are a completionist.

This was arguably THE "crossover" album of the 80s, one of the crucial slabs of vinyl(remember those?)that "brought punks and metalheads together". It seemed like metalheads heard the S.O.D. album and went right out and grabbed this along with D.R.I.'s "Dealing With It", another "crossover" classic(that word always bugged me). What you get here is basically fast Black Sabbath with a healthy dose of heavy, rhythmic Black Flag action. You can bet Lars Ulrich was listening to Reed's drumming and wondering if he(Lars) had arthritis, and I remember fanzines proclaiming this record to rival Slayer or even top them(their most recent piece at the time was "Hell Awaits", so that's definitely fair comment, and remember C.O.C. were a three piece!). Anyway, the world and the human race is thirsting and hungering for this record to come back out, remastered with bonus tracks. If the first two Cryptic Slaughter albums get that kind of treatment, the Exploited, Broken Bones for crying out loud, why not Animosity? P.S. you know if two or three popular regional hardcore bands stole their names from C.O.C. song titles, there's something good going on here. Yeah!

This is an awesome effort, one of the best albums to blend hardcore punk and metal at its time. Wit this record Corrosion of Conformity took the hardcore punk influence they were drawing from the likes of some Washington DC's more manic bands like United Mutation, Void, and Malifice with the thrash metal chops of early Slayer, Sodom, and Metallica. That might not sound like the most appealing mixture of styles to the single minded metalhead and/or punks, but hardcore punk and metal have some common roots and overlaps, for better or worse, and this is one of the better ones. Its a perfect blend of both genres that a few other bands did on their albums during the mid 80s did like G.I.S.M. on "Detestation", Amebix on "Arise!", and the Cro-Mags on "Age of Quarrel". But thats neither here nor there, this album is simply essential!

I was first introduced to COC with 1994's "Deliverance" album and the only knowledge I had had of any kind of hardcore COC past was on the remastered "Blind" album. When I had heard "Technocracy" later on, I realized I had been missing out. Then not too long later, I came across COC's "Animosity" in a bargain bin, and I was so surprised when I heard the utter musical anarchy of this album. Before Pepper Keenan ever reared his head, this lineup featured Mike Dean singing and playing bass, Reed Mullin drumming and doing some lead vocals as well, and Woody Weatherman on guitar. All three churn out pure punk/thrash/hardcore metal at a frenzied pace (the album clocks in at just under half an hour long) and while Dean and Mullin's venom spewing voices are an acquired taste, "Animosity" is still one fine album. "Loss For Words", "Mad World", "Prayer", and "Kiss of Death" are personal favorites of mine, and if you can find this album I strongly suggest snatching it up.

Today, North Carolina's Corrosion Of Conformity are so well known for their blues/stoner tinged metal sound, that many casual fans are unaware the band actually started out as a 3-piece hardcore punk act nearly 40 years ago.Recorded in 1985 by the original line-up of Mike Dean (bass and vocals), Woody Weatherman (guitars) and Reed Mullin (RIP, Drums), 'Animosity' is a raw and primitive sounding, but highly energetic album that is by far the best of COC's early releases. Top songs like 'Loss For Words', 'Mad World' and 'Positive Outlook' feature aggressively catchy riffs, time-changes and dynamics that hint at the brilliance to come on future records. The album also boasts killer sleeve art by Pushead, who would later become famous for designing some of Metallica's most iconic t-shirts.While not as accessible as later albums like 'Blind', 'Deliverence' and 'Wiseblood', Animosity is a solid effort that fans of COC (especially those who appreciate early Suicidal Tendencies and Helmet) will enjoy. Recommended.

Le 2e album du groupe, qui se démarque totalement du premier comme le fera leur 3e avec celui-ci. Seul point commun, l'originalité face aux autre groupes de cette époque. Agressif, mais plus soigné qu' Eye for an eye. Avec Positive Outlook reprise du premier et Hungry Child qui sera en reprise sur leur 3e album. Un groupe surprenant pour les fans de D.R.I et autres de l'époque.

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全10曲26分20秒、一気に駆け抜けていきます。遅い所はもろサバス。前半は音質がいいのですが、後半はノイジーになります。それが不満でした。でもクロスオーウ゛ァーの名盤、カッコいいです。