Animosity (Corrosion of Conformity album) explained

Animosity
Type:	Album
Artist:	Corrosion of Conformity
Cover:	Coc_animosity.jpg
Recorded:	1985
Studio:	Track Record, Los Angeles, CA (tracks 1–5) Hummingbird Sound, Raleigh, NC (tracks 6–10)
Length:	26:22
Label:	Death
Prev Title:	Eye for an Eye
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Technocracy
Next Year:	1987

Animosity is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity.^[1] It was released on October 25, 1985. The album cover art was done by artist Pushead.

Covers

• Metallica, longtime fans of Corrosion of Conformity, performed the song "Holier" at least twice live in concert (Los Angeles and Donington).
• Monster Voodoo Machine covered the song "Holier" on their 1998 release Direct Reaction Now! (it was the hidden track).
• Severed Head of State covered "Prayer" on their 2002 EP release No Love Lost.
• Mr. Bungle covered "Loss for Words" several times during their Disco Volante tour and released their version on The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo in 2020.
• A cover of "Hungry Child" appears on Agoraphobic Nosebleed's compilation album Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)
• All Out War covered "Mad World" as a hidden track on their 1998 LP "For Those Who Were Crucified".

Personnel

Corrosion of Conformity

• Mike Dean – vocals, bass guitar
• Woody Weatherman – guitars
• Reed Mullin – drums, vocals

Production

• Pushead – front cover
• Simon Bob Sinister – back cover
• Brian Slagel – executive producer
• Bill Metoyer – engineering (tracks 1–5)
• David Schmitt – engineering (track 6–10)
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering

External links

• Encyclopedia Metallica: Metallica performs C.O.C.'s "Holier"
• A long review of Corrosion of Conformity – Animosity LP
• Mr. Bungle performs "Loss For Words" live

Notes and References

1. Web site: Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Corrosion of Conformity - Eye for an Eye . The Metal Archives . January 14, 2012.