Empires
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 Tribunal Records in 2003. Despite limited promotion and distribution (as well as overcoming the obstacle that the majority of the band was not old enough to have drivers licenses), the band built a strong name for themselves on work ethic and musicianship, playing and touring as much as possible while blowing away crowds with their crushing and exquisite live performances. Their first release has sold several thousand copies, with nearly 1000 units moved at their shows alone.Their hard work and determination has earned them openings with such acts as Bleeding Through, Terror, Exodus, Candiria, The Red Chord, Dying Fetus, Arch Enemy and many others, as well as sizeable followings across the west coast and in several other regions, especially in Northern and Southern California and Mexico. This band is hungry and has what it takes to explode. The group has completed three successful US tours to date and is ready to continue pounding the pavement with a full US tour in April-May alongside Psyopus (Metal Blade/BMA) and Into the Moat (Metal Blade).