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Sounds of the Animal Kingdom was the final studio album by grindcore

Grindcore

Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....

band Brutal Truth

Brutal Truth

Brutal Truth is an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continue to release new music.-History:...

before the release of their 2009 album Evolution Through Revolution
Evolution Through Revolution
Evolution Through Revolution is the fifth studio album by grindcore band Brutal Truth. This was the band's first album since 1997, recorded after an eight-year hiatus. Evolution Through Revolution was released April 14, 2009. It sold around 1000 copies in its first week, and debuted at No...

. This album features a more varied style than previous albums, incorporating grindcore, crust punk

Crust punk

Crust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...

, experimental rock

Experimental rock

Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....

and elements of other genres. A remastered version that includes the 1996 mini-album Kill Trend Suicide
Kill Trend Suicide
Kill Trend Suicide is a mini-album by grindcore band Brutal Truth. It was labelled as a "mini-album" due to it being longer than an EP but not as long as a standard album. This release shows a shift from the deathgrind sound that the band had previously played, by incorporating elements of crust...

was released in 2006.

Track listing

"Dementia" – 2:04
"K.A.P." – 1:23
"Vision" – 0:49
"Fucktoy" – 1:23
"Jemenez Cricket" – 3:40
"Soft Mind" – 1:04
"Average People" – 2:18
"Blue World" – 7:14
"Callous" – 0:11
"Fisting" – 1:19
"Die Laughing" – 3:08
"Dead Smart" – 3:05
"Sympathy Kiss" – 4:54
"Pork Farm" – 1:51
"Promise" – 2:19
"Foolish Bastard" – 1:09
"Postulate Then Liberate" – 1:40
"It's After the End of the World" – 2:09
"Machine Parts" – 4:22
"4:20" – 3:00
"Unbaptized" – 3:22
"Prey" – 21:50

Personnel

Kevin Sharp – vocals
Dan Lilker – bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, backing vocals
Brent McCarthy – guitars
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
Rich Hoak – drums
Drum kit
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Production

Billy Anderson – production
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, engineering, mixing
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
Brutal Truth – engineering, mixing
Juan Garcia – engineering, mixing

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