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Animositisomina | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ministry
Label: Mayan
Category: Music
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 84646
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5050361401027
ASIN: B00006BIO3
Release Date: January 14, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Animosity | | • | Unsung | | • | Piss | | • | Lockbox | | • | Broken | | • | Light Pours Out Of Me | | • | Shove | | • | Impossible | | • | Stolen | | • | Leper |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The harrowing sonic abuse meted out by Animositisomina confirms that crippling drug addiction, waning commercial fortunes and the onset of middle age have continued to channel Ministry's screamer-songwriter Al Jourgensen's rage. Indeed, Jourgensen once explained the album's title thusly: "It's the word 'animosity' spelled forwards and backwards, minus the 'y'. It's double the hatred." This is good, for few can pierce the atmosphere with such brute force as Jourgensen and sidekick Paul Barker when they put their minds, guitars and Pro-Tools to it. Animositisomina bursts forth from the gate with "Animosity", a punishing diatribe against intolerance that welds mind-numbingly forceful shards of sound with unholy--and utterly disturbing--slashes of pure noise. "Broken" is delivered without remorse. Throughout, Animositisomina throws down a jet-black wall of sound unlike any Phil Spector could have imagined, with one exception: a scorching cover of the Buzzcocks classic, "The Light Pours Out of Me", which the group brutalises with way-fast percussion, but otherwise (and somewhat curiously) leaves intact. In a world gone mad, it's nice to know that some things--like Ministry's ability to tear up the floorboards with crushing efficiency--never change. --Kim Hughes
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 the Ministry treadmill becomes that of more than one habit July 2, 2007
Mr. M. A. Reed (Somewhere, GB)
"I don't care what someone does until it affects their work. When the work suffers, then it's fair game." - Harry Knowles
First you've got it, then you've lost it. And you don't know quite where you lost it, but there's some nagging feeling that you left it far behind, and you don't know where, so you can't go back and pick it up.
You remember when you used to sell a whole bunch of records and were the posterboy for the obscure industrial kids who hungaround in black t-shirts at college. Well, if you hadn't spent most of your adult life whacked up to the nines on crack, or smack, or whateverthehell it is you buy with your dwindling royalties you might remember it. But it's all a bit of a blur now.
Endless touring. Endless recording, and releasing an album a year - and often two - under various infamous aliases... Ministry. The Revolting Cocks. PTP. 1000 Homo DJ's. Lead Into Gold. Lard. Acid Horse. Buck Satan. Pailhead. As well as producing a myriad of bands under the name of Pan Luxa. These days, dispensing with aliases, and fast approaching fifty with dwindling sales and an addiction to support, the Ministry treadmill becomes that of more than one habit.
When you repeat the old tricks, tell the old jokes, and play new songs that are carbon copies of the old ones, the law of diminishing returns applies. There's nothing new here. The blueprint perfected with "Psalm 69" and refined with the masterful "Filth Pig" is now just a photocopy. Whilst it's still a crushing barrage of rums, riffs, and growled screaming, these days, Ministry are a one-trick pony. It's a great trick, and it fools you for a while thanks to the different clothes it tries to wear, but it's just more of the stagnant same.
It's not a wall of sound, but a war of sound.
If you've never heard Ministry before (and why not?), then this is a pale copy of Marilyn Manson. (Before of course you realise that Marilyn stole the best ideas from her heroes and resold them to you with extra tattoos). If you've heard Ministry before, then this is nothing new.
There's a lot to be said for following your own path and never compromising, but when you lead yourself into the darkness and find yourself lost you've got no one to blame but yourselves. What's that noise? is your career going down the pan? Oh, who cares. Get me my dealer. I want to mainline my inspiration and watch my career shrivel up as I endlessly recycle and dilute my one good idea from when I was talented. All I need is a tour bus, a guitar, and some drugs. And a shovel to pour the latter into me to drown my talent in irrelevancy.
 A most beautiful wall of noise November 17, 2006
P. M. Egan
Having followed Ministry for the last 20 years, this album sees the band at their pinnacle. The songs are hard, brutal and uncompromising, yet through that dark wall of sound shines a beauty that is difficult to place but always there. The craftsmanship is incredible. Having seen the band twice promoting this album, the clarity of noise was breathtaking and a lesson for all other pretenders to learn.
The Punishment just keeps on coming.... September 24, 2003
Jason Carton (belfast)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was lucky enough to see Ministry play a few tracks from this album twice on their last tour, and they blew the audience away. I'm surprised to see so few reviews of the album here, and such an underwhelming response to it. Personally, i think it's a brilliant return to form, but i'm one of those people who loved Filth Pig and Dark Side of the Spoon as much as the rest of their Ministry/Lard/RevCo experiments. The title track, Animositisomina, is an absolute belter, and immediately ranks among their very best songs, and the album continues on that level of quality. Broken is another total standout, and the standard pretty much holds up, apart from the odd number in the latter half of the album, but i've noticed tha's always been the case on their albums; they start out great, but become slightly bogged down towards the end. But, the closing instrumental corrects any mis-steps and ends the album on a high. Don't be put off by any nay-sayers, Ministry are most assuredly back, at the peak of their powers. So it isn't Psalm 69. So What? Land of rape and Honey was 15 years ago, if it sounded like that, i'd have been shocked. Anyone complaining that they don't sound the way they did has to get over it, they're experimenting as they should, they've always done that on every album, no two sound remotely similar. If any fans get a chance to see them live, DO NOT pass it up, they will show you the meaning of true power!! Exceptional, 5 huge stars.
A fiery return, and a very, VERY welcome one March 5, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is about as extreme as Messers. Jourgenson and Barker are ever likely to get. Song after song, riff after riff, the Godfathers of hardcore electronica ruthlessly smash the listener into submission. Animositisomina has its clever bits too, though. Obscure time signatures and off-beat riffola make this album their finest hour. Highlights include the sublime "Unsung" and the demolishing "Animosity". Its been a long time coming fellers, but welcome back.
Not Psalm 69 but better than Dark Side Of the Spoon February 26, 2003
Rocco6025 (London UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Kerrang billed this as a "return to form". I think this is a little inaccurate and also unfair. Many Ministry fans were dissapointed with the 1996 release Filth Pig and the 1999 Dark Side Of The Spoon. Both albums were flawed because although they had the trade mark Jourgensen vocal and crashing guitar riffs, they were slower and much more rock/metal orientated rather than industrial. Animositisomina is not a return to the original industrial sound of Land of Rape and Honey, Psalm 69 and Mind is a Terrible Thing To Taste. Nor is it meant to be. What would be the point in putting out another industrial album that would probably owe more to those influenced by Ministry than the artists themselves. Whether its in the manifestation of Ministry, Lard or Rev Co. (to name a few of their other projects) Barker and Jourgensen have always focussed on innovation rather than repetition. This is a good album. Animosity is a typical fast paced Ministry opener, Broken is reminiscent of Psalm 69 both in guitar riff and vocal style. Leper is a fantasic instrumental with plenty of middle eastern sounds, multiple overlaid guitar patterns and with a trademark Barker bassline. The Magazine cover The Light Pours Out Of Me is pretty good although approached in the same way as Lay Lady Lay from Filth Pig. The only criticism I have is that the songs are not nearly as distictive as Ministry's classic material. There are no real surprises. There are no wierd samples from movies like there used to be. However, this album is an onslaught on the ears from start to finish, and if you appreciate the Ministry sound then you'll probably like Animositisomina and find it an improvement on Dark Side Of The Spoon. Its not a classic and may take a few listens to really get into it but its stil worth having. I'm giving it four out of five because at the end of the day, you have to totally respect Jourgensen and Barker for having such an amazing career and being such a huge influence on the industrial, metal and alternative rock scene. Not a "return to form" as such but more proof that these guys still kick ass.
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