Sounds of the Animal Kingdom
| Sounds of the Animal Kingdom | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | June 1997 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 74:08 | |||
| Label | Relapse[1] | |||
| Producer | Billy Anderson | |||
| Brutal Truth chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 7/10[3] |
| The Great Metal Discography | 6/10[4] |
| Hit Parader | [5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
| Metal Injection | 9/10[7] |
| Ox-Fanzine | 8/10[8] |
| Rock Hard | 4/10[9] |
Sounds of the Animal Kingdom is a studio album by grindcore band Brutal Truth.[10][1] This album features a more varied style than previous albums, displaying the band's typical grindcore and death metal sound fused with elements of doom metal, stoner rock, crust punk, experimental rock, and elements of other genres.
The album's closing track "Prey" is actually a 2-second snippet from "Average People" which repeats for 22 minutes, gradually becoming louder.[10] On the vinyl release of the album, the song (instead of being stretched out to 22 minutes) is contained within a locked groove; which as a result makes the 2-second “song” loop infinitely until the listener lifts the record player’s needle.
A remastered version that includes the 1996 mini-album Kill Trend Suicide was released in 2006.[11] It is Brutal Truth's last album to feature Brent McCarthy.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dementia" | 2:04 |
| 2. | "K.A.P." | 1:23 |
| 3. | "Vision" | 0:49 |
| 4. | "Fucktoy" | 1:23 |
| 5. | "Jemenez Cricket" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Soft Mind" | 1:04 |
| 7. | "Average People" | 2:18 |
| 8. | "Blue World" | 7:14 |
| 9. | "Callous" | 0:11 |
| 10. | "Fisting" | 1:19 |
| 11. | "Die Laughing" | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Dead Smart" | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Sympathy Kiss" | 4:54 |
| 14. | "Pork Farm" | 1:51 |
| 15. | "Promise" | 2:19 |
| 16. | "Foolish Bastard" | 1:09 |
| 17. | "Postulate Then Liberate" | 1:40 |
| 18. | "It's After the End of the World" (Sun-Ra cover) | 2:09 |
| 19. | "Machine Parts" | 4:22 |
| 20. | "4:20" | 3:00 |
| 21. | "Unbaptized" | 3:22 |
| 22. | "Prey" | 21:50 |
Personnel
[edit]- Kevin Sharp – vocals
- Dan Lilker – bass, backing vocals
- Brent McCarthy – guitars
- Rich Hoak – drums
Production
[edit]- Billy Anderson – production, engineering, mixing
- Brutal Truth – engineering, mixing
- Juan Garcia – engineering, mixing
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry (May 31, 2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu. Jawbone Press. ISBN 9781906002015 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mike DaRonco (September 23, 1997). "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom - Brutal Truth | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Bromley, Adrian (October 16, 1997). "CoC : Brutal Truth - Sounds Of The Animal Kingdom : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (1998). "Brutal Truth". The Great Metal Discography. Canongate. p. 55. ISBN 0862417279 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Anon. (April 1998). "Indie Reviews". Hit Parader. No. 403. Hit Parader Publications, Inc. p. 75 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Mörat (October 25, 1997). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 671. UK: EMAP. p. 45.
- ^ Anon. (February 2, 2007). "CD Review: Brutal Truth - Sounds of the Animal Kingdom/Kill Trend Suicide". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ Bohnensack, André (October–November 2006). "Review - Brutal Truth - Sounds of the Animal Kingdom/Kill Trend Suicide CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Sounds Of The Animal Kingdom". Rock Hard (Vol. 128) (in German). December 16, 1997. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Inc, CMJ Network (January 31, 1998). "Metal". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books.
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