Animal - Animosity

'Animal' is the most recent release from Animosity, a twenty-eight-minute odyssey of gritty guitar riffs, burped vocals and drum rolls that sounds more or less identical to all the other bands categorised as "technical" death metal. It's talented stuff, but without a firm direction in mind this is all a little too similar and lacking in character for my taste, though it's commendable that the band doesn't spend a lot of time showing off its virtuoso skills once the verses begin and the primary focus becomes carrying off a good tune. These San Franciscans are as angry as other death metal groups, but channel the aggression into something inherently ...  Read the complete review