''Animositisomina'' is the eighth

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by American

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band

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, released on February 18, 2003 by

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Background

The album's title is a

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made of the word "

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" spelled without the final letter and both forward and backward. According to an interview on Fuse's ''

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'', Jourgensen was bored at the time he was coming up with an album title. It is Ministry's first album to feature lyrics in the album sleeve, which prior albums did not provide. "The Light Pours Out of Me" was written and originally recorded by

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for their ''

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'' album in 1978 and it is the only song in the album to have more than one word in the title. Ministry performed the song several times in concerts in the late 1980s, but it was never released or recorded officially. ''Animositisomina'' is the last Ministry album with

Paul Barker Paul Gordon Barker (born February 8, 1959), also referred to as Hermes Pan, is the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer of the industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2003. Prior to Ministry, Barker provided bass for the Seattle ...

, thus ending the band's "Hypo Luxa/Hermes Pan" production duo. In addition, it is also the last album to feature Ministry performing in their traditional industrial metal style before switching to a more thrash-oriented sound on their next album, ''

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''. In April 2016, Jourgensen called ''Animositisomina'' his least-favourite Ministry album, declaring it was "not fun to make" as he was finally quitting heroin

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during the recording sessions. Additionally, his relationship with Barker's had become antagonistic, which prompted the latter to quit the band after the ''Animositisomina'' tour. "Leper," the last song on the album, was left as an instrumental as Jourgensen had left the studio earlier than scheduled and was uninterested in writing lyrics. Jourgensen considers ''Animositisomina'' a "non-album" and left most of the recording responsibilities to Barker.

Track listing

Personnel

Ministry

Al Jourgensen Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is be ...

–

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(1-8),

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s (1-8, 10),

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(1, 4-6, 8, 10), de-programming,

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– bass, programming, keyboards (2, 5, 7, 9, 10), vocals (9), rhythm guitar (5, 7, 9), production

Additional personnel

Max Brody Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

–

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and

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, programming (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), sax (9) *

Adam Grossman Skrew is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998, the group announced its return in 2009. Biography Skrew was formed in 1990 in Austin, Texas, by Adam Grossman and Danny Lohner. The band emerged from the dem ...

– guitars (1) *

Rey Washam Rey Washam (born Reynolds Washam, March 14, 1961, in Austin, Texas) is a Grammy nominated drummer who has been performing for more than 35 years. He has collaborated with many bands, the most notable of which include: Scratch Acid, Rapeman, ...

– drums and percussion (2–4, 8) *

Louis Svitek Louis Svitek is an American musician and former guitarist for a number of bands including Zoetrope, M.O.D., Ministry, Pigface, Mind Funk, The Hollow steps, Project .44, and The Joy Thieves. His work can also be found in many movie soundtracks s ...

– guitars (2–4, 8) *Angela Lukacin-Jourgensen – background vocals (4) *Kathryn Kinslow – chorus vocals (8) *Justin Leeah - engineer *Joey Cazares - assistant engineer *Bobby Torres - assistant engineer *Paul Elledge - art & direction *Leasha Elledge - art & direction *Tim Bruce - design *Tom Baker - mastering

Chart positions

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 albums Albums produced by Al Jourgensen Ministry (band) albums Sanctuary Records albums Albums recorded at Sonic Ranch