Animosity is a top-notch band: technically amazing, intense in spirit, and inspired. They are brutal but original at the same time. Too many metal bands are afraid to stray from the clichés. But Animosity simply don't give a fuck about fitting into that mold, and mix a heroic dose of San Francisco psychedelia into their artwork and sound. For them, it's all about the jam and the music. It's that crucial mix of serious dedication to their craft and creative playfulness that I love, so I was excited when they contacted me out of the blue and asked me to work on this project.

I can honestly say this is by far the most work I've ever condensed into such short tracks. I know ridiculous work doesn't necessarily mean good music, but in this case the results are something truly special. We've taken great care to preserve the quality at every step, first by having the tunes mastered at our favorite place... secondly by opting for lacquer cutting to preserve the bass, kept at 45 RPM for crisp high end, cut to one side of a 10" acetate and sent off. As those of you who have the other Drumcorps 12"s know, they sound BETTER than the CD, as vinyl should if it's done right.

Thanks much to Animosity for taking such a bold step, in giving me free reign to destroy their tracks & piece em back together again... to Godcity for the excellent source material, to Manalive for the whole project and their over the top production and design. Here's to more people branching out and doing more collaborations like this in the future.

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Animosity & Drumcorps - Altered Beast
Etched & Foil Stamped 10" Vinyl out August 1st 2008
pre-orders up now at http://wearemanalive.com/alteredbeast


UPD: А тем временем дабки с аменами % ) можна заценить на майспейсе http://www.myspace.com/drumc0rps