| Empires | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 |
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