Shut It Down (album)

Shut It Down
Studio album by Animosity
Released	June 17, 2003
Genre	Deathcore, [1] grindcore, metalcore [2]
Length	22:28
Label	Tribunal
Animosity chronology
Shut It Down (2003) Empires (2005)

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Allmusic	[3]

Shut It Down is the first studio album by the American metal band Animosity released in 2003.

In 2024, Metal Injection included the album in their list of "10 Deathcore Albums That Aged Incredibly Well". ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:45
2.	"Grey Skies"	2:54
3.	"Instilling the Affliction"	2:04
4.	"Saved"	1:30
5.	"24 More"	2:24
6.	"Leashes"	2:30
7.	"Fake Blood"	2:11
8.	"Anti-Kingdom"	2:40
9.	"Terminal Existence"	2:30
10.	"Life Advocate"	3:00

Deluxe Digital Edition ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Manhunt" (demo)	02:21
12.	"Holy Shackles" (demo)	02:55

Personnel

Animosity

• Leo Miller – vocals
• Frank Costa – guitar
• Sean Kopperweis – guitar
• Nick Lazaro – bass
• Navene Kopperweis – drums

Production

• Zach Ohren – recording, engineering
• Matthew Rudzinski – production
• Jacob Bigham – artwork & design

References

1. https://metalinjection.net/lists/10-deathcore-albums-that-aged-incredibly-well
2. Scott Alisoglu. Animosity Empires (Black Market Activities/Metal Blade) Archived December 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine . Blabbermouth.net
3. link
4. "10 Deathcore Albums That Aged Incredibly Well". Metal Injection. August 8, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
5. "Shut It Down (Deluxe Digital Edition), by ANIMOSITY". Tribunal + Divebomb Records. Retrieved January 30, 2023.