Angermeans Explained

Angermeans
Type:	studio
Artist:	Strife
Cover:	Angermeans.jpg
Released:	2001
Studio:	The Steakhouse, North Hollywood, CA.
Genre:	Hardcore punk
Length:	38:58
Label:	Victory Records^[1]
Producer:	Sean O'Dwyer, John Nelson, Strife, Rpgello Lozano
Prev Title:	In This Defiance
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Witness a Rebirth
Next Year:	2012

Angermeans is the third full-length album by the Californian hardcore band Strife.^{[2] [3]} It was released in 2001 on Victory Records.

Critical reception

The Daily Herald called the album "vicious," writing that it "has as much Slayer as Agnostic Front in its lineage."^[4] AllMusic wrote that it "is not just a comeback for the band, it's a long-overdue kick in the butt for a whole [hardcore] movement as well."

Personnel

Strife

• Rick Rodney – vocals and photography
• Chad Peterson – bass
• Sidney Niesen – drums
• Andrew Kline – guitar

Additional musicians

• Tom Ball – additional guitar (on "Angermeans" and "From The Graves")
• Ellie Wyatt – additional violin (on "Angel Wings)
• Eric Bobo – percussion (on "From These Graves)
• Melody Rodney – piano (on "Angel Wings)

Production

• Sean O'Dwyer – producing and engineering and mixing
• John Nelson – producing and engineering
• Rpgello Lozano – producing
• John Delaney – engineering
• Justina Powell – assistant engineering
• Josh Lynch – drum programming
• Nate Scott – art direction and design, photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Upcoming. CMJ New Music Report. October 29, 2001. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
2. News: Haymes . Greg . Welcome Strife . . April 4, 2002 . P6.
3. Web site: Artist Biography by Greg Prato . AllMusic . 24 June 2021.
4. News: Pizek . Jeff . The Business with Strife, Rise Against and Pistol Grip . The Daily Herald . 12 Apr 2002 . Time Out! . 4.