Animosity (Sevendust album)

Animosity
Studio album by
Sevendust
ReleasedNovember 13, 2001
Genre
Length55:45
LabelTVT
Producer
Sevendust chronology
Home
(1999) 		Animosity
(2001) 		Seasons
(2003)
Singles from Animosity
  1. "Praise"
    Released: October 21, 2001
  2. "Live Again"
    Released: April 9, 2002
  3. "Angel's Son"
    Released: May 2002
  4. "Crucified"
    Released: June 2002
  5. "Xmas Day"
    Released: 2002
European cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Ultimate Guitar[3]

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 28 on December 1, 2001.[8] It was certified gold on March 11, 2002 by the Recording Industry Association of America.[9]

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]

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  4. ^ "Animosity - Sevendust". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "Sevendust Review". Blender. Retrieved April 25, 2010.[dead link]
  6. ^ Serpick, Evan (November 16, 2001). "ANIMOSITY Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  7. ^ Appleford, Steve (January 2, 2002). "Sevendust: Animosity : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  8. ^ Sevendust (Chart History: Billboard 200), Billboard, retrieved April 25, 2010
  9. ^ Gold & Platinum, Recording Industry Association of America, retrieved June 15, 2023
  10. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (April 8, 2002). "Sevendust Crank Out Clips, Prepare For 'Golf Tour' With Creed". MTV. Archived from the original on April 10, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2010.