| Empires | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 23, 2005 | |||
| Studio | Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, California | |||
| Genre | Death metal, [1] deathcore, deathgrind | |||
| Length | 27:33 | |||
| Label | Black Market Activities, Metal Blade | |||
| Animosity chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic |      [2] | 
| Blabbermouth.net |           [3] | 
Empires is the second studio album by American death metal band Animosity, released in 2005.
All lyrics are written by Leo Miller.
| No. | Title | Music | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thieves" | Frank Costa, Navene Koperweis | 4:33 | 
| 2. | "Commoditism" | Costa, Koperweis | 2:09 | 
| 3. | "Holy Shackles" | Costa, Koperweis | 2:58 | 
| 4. | "Empires" | Costa, Koperweis | 2:54 | 
| 5. | "The Black Page" | Costa, Koperweis | 3:11 | 
| 6. | "Life Advocate" | Nick Lazaro | 2:55 | 
| 7. | "Manhunt" | Costa, Koperweis | 2:19 | 
| 8. | "Plutocracy" | Costa, Koperweis | 2:22 | 
| 9. | "Shut It Down" | Costa, Koperweis | 4:11 |