Album Description: For the first time in the life of the band, Sevendust (TVT Records) have had time to write and create their songs at home, not in between tour dates as they have in the past. With this new, found freedom, the band wrote 13 mind blowing, beautifully-crafted hard rock classics.
Amazon.com: Those expecting a collection of full-on metal songs on the latest Sevendust album will get only half of what they want. While the band has always had a more melodic, less rap-metal approach than their peers, tracks on Animosity are far more accessible than typical nu metal. Some songs, with their contradictory mixes, do sound disjointed and confusing, but "Crucified," "Damaged," and "Dead Set" are just a few examples where it all fits together nicely.
Elsewhere, tracks fall into power-ballad waters, but thankfully they are not cheesy. "Xmas Day" and the midtempo "Follow"--featuring assists by Aaron Lewis of Staind--feature dark but emotional melodies that are carried beautifully by Lajon Witherspoon's soulful vocals. The album closes on a spiritual note with "Angel's Son," Sevendust's heartfelt tribute to late Snot singer Lynn Strait, which is fleshed out by a string section. --Gail Flug
Animosity Is A Sheer Winner! For starters, no question this is Sevendust's best effort to date of all their albums. I absolutely loved every single song on this record, even though I've love anything these guys create musically, lol. Opening with a great sound called "Tits On A Boar", and follwoing that with their smash hit "Praise", probably my all time favorite song played by these guys, you just know this album is gonna be a treat. I literally still to this day can't get enough of this CD, and still listen to it all the time.
Best Album Ever This is not only Sevendust's best album, but my favorite album ever. Sevendust is known for their hard rockin' and melodic songs. This CD blends them together so perfectly, only God could create a better mix.
It's not something I can convince you in a review, just listen to it and you'll get hooked more and more each time. From the harder Trust and Crucified, and Praise to the more relaxing Xmas Day and Angel's Son, this is perfect.
their best cd coming from a big sevendust fan i would have to say this is their best cd and i own them all. if you like sevendust cause of their melody than this cd is great for you and if you like them for their hard stuff then this cd is also good cause they have a few heavy tracks here aswell. any fan of melodic hard rock should pick this cd up its worth it. my favorite songs on here are shine damaged crucified and live again.
sevendust incredible disc. this cd has it all, from the very first track to the last and everything in-between it delivers! non stop full throttle metal. sevendust does it again. one of their very best,and i have them all!!
Excellent throughout I only heard of Sevendust after seeing them play Angel's Son on Letterman, and I was blown away. So, I immediately bought their cd, not having heard another song. I was pretty surprised to hear how heavy they were, considering Angel's Son is very ballad-like. But I loved the cd from the first song to the last. I've listened to clips from their other cds, which seem decent, but from what I've heard, this is the epitomal Sevendust cd. Perhaps a bit more mainstream and hooky, but there's not a thing wrong with that. while very heavy, it's also very melodic, and i can get even a Britney Spears lover to enjoy this cd.
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