| Animosity | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genre: | Death metal, deathgrind, deathcore |
| Years Active: | 2000–2009 |
| Label: | Tribunal, BMA, Metal Blade |
| Spinoffs: | Entheos, Fleshwrought |
| Past Members: | See band members section |
Animosity was an American death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2000. The band released three studio albums, toured in the United States and Europe, and disbanded in 2009. The classic lineup of Animosity consisted of vocalist Leo Miller, guitarists Frank Costa and Chase Fraser, bassist Evan Brewer and drummer Navene Koperweis.
Animosity formed in 2000 in San Francisco, California.[1] They released their debut album, Shut It Down, on Tribunal Records in 2003, which was recorded when the members of the band were 16 and 17 years old.[2] In 2005, they released their second disc, Empires, on Black Market Activities[3] (with distribution through Metal Blade Records) and toured the United States with Origin and Malevolent Creation. Their third album, Animal, was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge and released in October 2007.[4] They have also toured Europe with Converge and Belgian hardcore/punk band Rise and Fall. Animosity disbanded officially after nearly a year of non-activity in October 2009. The band's frontman Leo Miller stated that their "musical and experiential goals have been exceeded" and: "If you haven't gotten enough of Animosity, please rest assured that we have."[5]
According to Blabbermouth.net, on their debut album, Shut It Down, Animosity "mixed a death metal based sound with thrash and hardcore, (...) incorporating the brutal aspects of [these] styles with accomplished musicianship and little concern for mass appeal", while their following album, Empires, went into an even more death metal-oriented direction.[6]
Final lineup
Earlier members
Timeline
Colors= id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:studio value:black legend:Studio_album id:other value:gray(0.5) legend:Other_release id:bars value:gray(0.95)
LineData= layer:back color:studio at:06/17/2003 at:08/23/2005 at:10/02/2007 color:other at:01/01/2002 at:08/15/2008
BackgroundColors= bars:bars
BarData= bar:Leo text:"Leo Miller" bar:Frank text:"Frank Costa" bar:Chase text:"Chase Fraser" bar:Nick text:"Nick Lazaro" bar:Sean text:"Sean Koperweis" bar:Dan text:"Dan Kenny" bar:Evan text:"Evan Brewer" bar:Lucas text:"Lucas Tsubota" bar:Navene text:"Navene Koperweis"
PlotData = width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4) bar:Leo from:01/01/2000 till:end color:vocals bar:Frank from:01/01/2000 till:end color:guitar bar:Nick from:04/10/2002 till:01/01/2004 color:guitar bar:Nick from:01/01/2000 till:04/10/2002 color:bass bar:Chase from:01/01/2000 till:end color:guitar bar:Sean from:04/10/2002 till:01/01/2004 color:bass bar:Dan from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2006 color:bass bar:Evan from:01/01/2006 till:end color:bass bar:Lucas from:01/01/2000 till:06/01/2002 color:drums bar:Navene from:06/01/2002 till:end color:drums
Studio albums
Other