Aggressive (album)

Aggressive is the second studio album by American rock band Beartooth. It was released on June 3, 2016 through Red Bull Records and UNFD. The single "Aggressive" was released on April 22, 2016 along with the pre-order for the album.

Aggressive
Studio album by Beartooth
Released	June 3, 2016 December 18, 2020 (re-release version)
Genre	Melodic hardcore^[1] hardcore punk^[2] post-hardcore^[3]
Length	39:55 40:05 (re-release version)
Label	Red Bull UNFD
Producer	Caleb Shomo
Beartooth chronology
Disgusting (2014) Aggressive (2016) Disease (2018)
Singles from Aggressive
"Aggressive" Released: April 22, 2016 "Always Dead" Released: April 24, 2016 "Loser" Released: May 5, 2016 "Hated" Released: May 10, 2016 "Sick of Me" Released: May 2, 2017^[4]

On December 18, 2020 the band re-released the album with an entirely new mix and master done by Caleb Shomo on streaming and vinyl.^[5]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100^[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Alternative Press	Positive^[8]
Exclaim!	7/10^[3]
Metal Hammer	^[9]
Rock Sound	8/10^[10]
Upset Magazine	^[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Caleb Shomo unless specified otherwise.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Aggressive"		4:08
2.	"Hated"		3:31
3.	"Loser"		3:59
4.	"Fair Weather Friend"	David Bendeth, C. Shomo	3:24
5.	"Burnout"	John Feldmann, C. Shomo	3:04
6.	"Sick of Me"	J. Feldmann, C. Shomo	3:15
7.	"Censored"		3:36
8.	"Always Dead"		2:18
9.	"However You Want It Said"		3:17
10.	"Find a Way"		3:28
11.	"Rock Is Dead"		3:44
12.	"King of Anything"	J. Feldmann, C. Shomo	2:11
Total length:			39:55

Japanese edition bonus tracks ^[12]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Body Bag" (Live from Red Bull Studios Tokyo)	3:58
14.	"In Between" (Live from Red Bull Studios Tokyo)	3:40
15.	"Aggressive" (8-Bit remix)	3:27
Total length:		51:00

Deluxe edition re-issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Hated" (acoustic version)		2:51
14.	"Sick of Me" (acoustic version)	J. Feldmann	3:07
15.	"Aggressive" (live from BBC Maida Vale)		4:03
16.	"Rock Is Dead" (live from BBC Maida Vale)		4:06
17.	"Fair Weather Friend" (live in Columbus)	D. Bendeth	3:39
18.	"King of Anything" (live in Columbus)	J. Feldmann	4:11
Total length:			61:52

Deluxe edition re-issue bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Live in Columbus"

Personnel

Beartooth^[13][14]

• Caleb Shomo – vocals, all instruments

Production

• Caleb Shomo – production, engineering, mixing (re-release only)
• David Bendeth – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Koby Nelson – mix recording engineering, digital editing
• Brian Robbins – mix engineering
• Zakk Cervini – engineering (tracks 5, 6, 12)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[15]	18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[16]	41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[17]	108
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[18]	28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[19]	166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	80
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[21]	26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22]	57
UK Albums (OCC)^[23]	35
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[24]	2
US Billboard 200^[25]	25

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