Animosity (Sevendust album)

Animosity is the third studio album by American rock band Sevendust, released on November 13, 2001 through TVT Records. The album appeared on the Billboard 200, remained there for thirteen weeks and peaked at No. 28 on December 1, 2001.^[8] Animosity was certified gold on March 11, 2002 through the Recording Industry Association of America.^[9]

Animosity
Studio album by Sevendust
Released	November 13, 2001
Genre	Alternative metal nu metal^[1]^[2] industrial metal^[3]
Length	55:45
Label	TVT
Producer	Ben Grosse, Sevendust
Sevendust chronology
Home (1999) Animosity (2001) Seasons (2003)
Singles from Animosity
"Praise" Released: October 21, 2001 "Live Again" Released: April 9, 2002 "Angel's Son" Released: May 2002 "Crucified" Released: June 2002 "Xmas Day" Released: 2002
European cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Blender	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Ultimate Guitar	^[7]

Sevendust released five variations of the album. Two variations were released in the United States with thirteen tracks, one version with explicit lyrics and the other with censored lyrics. Another explicit lyric version was released in the United States with a bonus track, and another censored version was released with two bonus tracks. The China release featured fifteen tracks. Five singles were released from the album, four of which appeared on the mainstream and modern Billboard charts.

"T.O.A.B." (Tits on a Boar) was featured in the computer animation Galerians: Rion.

"Angel's Son", originally released on Strait Up, a tribute album of Lynn Strait, former lead-singer of the band Snot. Strait died in a car accident on December 11, 1998, at the age of 30.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"T.O.A.B."	Morgan Rose^[11]	3:39
2.	"Praise"	Clint Lowery, Lajon Witherspoon, Rose	3:38
3.	"Trust"	Lowery, Witherspoon	5:14
4.	"Crucified"	Lowery, Rose, Witherspoon	4:13
5.	"Xmas Day"	Lowery	5:14
6.	"Dead Set"	Lowery, Rose, Witherspoon	4:59
7.	"Shine"	Witherspoon	3:43
8.	"Follow" (featuring Aaron Lewis)	Lowery, Connolly	4:33
9.	"Damaged"	Connolly, Rose	4:34
10.	"Live Again"	Connolly, Rose	4:11
11.	"Beautiful"	Lowery, Rose, Witherspoon	4:11
12.	"Redefine"	Lowery, Rose, Witherspoon	3:41
13.	"Angel's Son"	Lowery, Witherspoon	3:49
Total length:			55:45

Bonus release (clean)

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Angel's Son" (live)	4:12
15.	"Black" (live)	5:40

Bonus release (explicit)

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Angel's Son" (live)

Chinese release

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Denial" (live)
15.	"Angel's Son" (live)

B-sides

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Leech" (released on the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack)	Lowery, Rose	4:30
15.	"Corrected" (released on The Scorpion King soundtrack)	Lowery, Rose	4:31

Personnel

Sevendust Lajon Witherspoon – lead vocals Clint Lowery – lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Xmas Day" and "Angel's Son" John Connolly – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Vinnie Hornsby – bass Morgan Rose – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians Blumpy – additional keyboards, programming Ben Grosse – programming Aaron Lewis – additional vocals on "Follow" Luis Resto – strings and keyboards on "Xmas Day" Justin Z. Walden – additional keyboards, programming Production and management Tony Adams – drum technician Orville Almon Jr. - legal representation Chuck Bailey – assistant engineer Tom Baker – mastering Adam Barber – digital recording and editing Rick Behrens – assistant engineer Blumpy – digital recording and editing Jeff Cameron – executive producer, management

Norm Costa – drum technician Toby Dearborn – assistant engineer Ken Fermaglich – U.S. booking Jay Jay French – executive producer Steve Gottlieb – executive producer Matthew Grasse – photography Ben Grosse – producer, engineer, mixing, digital recording and editing Jeff Hanson – executive producer, management Robert Hannon – assistant engineer David Johnson – business management Jeff McAlear – assistant engineer Brent Mullins – guitar technician Michelle Oakes – A&R coordination David "Bull" Parrish – guitar technician Di Quon – A&R administration Sean Roberts – A&R direction Sevendust – co-producer Thad Thompson – merchandising Dan Tremonti – cover art & design Alex Uyochocde – assistant engineer Neil Warnock – worldwide booking Garry Whitfield – business management

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Animosity

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	26
US Billboard 200^[14]^[15]	28

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position	Ref.
2001	"Praise"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	15	^[16]
2001	"Praise"	Modern Rock Tracks	23	^[16]
2002	"Angel's Son"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
2002	"Angel's Son"	Modern Rock Tracks	15
2002	"Live Again"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	21	^[16]
2002	"Live Again"	Modern Rock Tracks	36	^[16]
2002	"Xmas Day"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	38	^[16]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Ref.
United States	2001	TVT	CD (Clean)	5873	^[17]
United States	2001	TVT	CD (Explicit)	5870	^[3]
United States	2001	TVT	CS (Explicit)	5870	^[3]
China	2002	Dream On	CD (Explicit)	7008	^[18]
United States	2002	Dream On	CD (Explicit)	DOR-7008	^[3]
United States	2003	Island	CD (Bonus Track)	9800090	^[19]
United States	2003	Universal Distribution	CD (Clean Bonus Track)	CID8132	^[20]

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