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| Released | February 15, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Early Summer 2004 | |||
| Studio | Westlake Audio (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, nu metal, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | DRT/Nitrus | |||
| Producer | Greg Fidelman | |||
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The Feeding is the third album by the metal band American Head Charge.
The Feeding was recorded after a two-year exile, and with the band experiencing internal tumult and personal demons. It is the only album with Bryan Ottoson on guitar. The song "Cowards", appears on the Ultimate Fighting Championship compilation album Ultimate Beatdowns Vol. 1. The song "Loyalty" was featured on the EA Sports video game NHL 06 .
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [3] |
The Feeding sold over 100,000 copies and received positive reviews. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Loyalty" | Justin Fouler, Cameron Heacock, Bryan Ottoson | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Pledge Allegiance" | Chad Hanks, Heacock, Fouler | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Dirty" | Chad Hanks, Heacock, Chris Emery, Fouler, Ottoson | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Ridicule" | Hanks, Greg Fidelman, Heacock, Ottoson | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Take What I've Taken" | Hanks, Fidelman, Fouler, Heacock, Ottoson | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Leave Me Alone" | Hanks, Emery, Fidelman, Heacock, Ottoson | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Walk Away" | Hanks, Heacock | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Erratic" | Hanks, Heacock | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Fiend" | Hanks, Emery, Fidelman, Fouler, Heacock, Ottoson | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Cowards" | Hanks, Fouler, Heacock, Ottoson | 2:51 |
| 11. | "To Be Me" | Hanks, Fouler, Heacock, Ottoson | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Downstream" (UK bonus track) | Hanks, Heacock, Ottoson | 3:52 |
| Video Still | Release date | Song | Director | Label | Additional information |
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| Loyalty | Mike Sloat | DRT Entertainment/Nitrus Records | First official music video release taken from "The Feeding". |
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