Animated Violence Mild

Animated Violence Mild is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Blanck Mass. It was released on 16 August 2019 under Sacred Bones Records.^[2]

Animated Violence Mild
Studio album by Blanck Mass
Released	16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
Length	43:05
Label	Sacred Bones
Blanck Mass chronology
The Blanck Mass Sessions (2019) Animated Violence Mild (2019) In Ferneaux (2021)
Singles from Animated Violence Mild
"Love Is a Parasite" Released: 31 July 2019[1]

The album's title is likely a reference to a disclaimer sticker applied to certain arcade cabinets by the American Amusement Machine Association.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10[4]
Metacritic	80/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Clash	8/10[7]
Exclaim!	8/10[8]
The Guardian	[9]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[10]
MusicOMH	[11]
NME	[12]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[13]
Resident Advisor	[14]

Animated Violence Mild was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 20 reviews.^[5]

Accolades

Accolades for Animated Violence Mild

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
BrooklynVegan	Top 50 Albums of 2019	50	[15]
DJ Mag	Top 50 Albums of 2019	48	[16]
MusicOMH	Top 50 Albums of 2019	28	[17]
No Ripcord	Top 50 Albums of 2019	22	[18]
PopMatters	Top 70 Albums of 2019	53	[19]
Treble	Top 50 Albums of 2019	49	[20]
Under the Radar	Top 100 Albums of 2019	68	[21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blanck Mass, unless noted.

Animated Violence Mild track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:35
2.	"Death Drop"	7:18
3.	"House vs. House"	7:41
4.	"Hush Money"	5:32
5.	"Love Is a Parasite"	6:16
6.	"Creature/West Fuqua"	3:44
7.	"No Dice"	6:06
8.	"Wings of Hate"	5:53
Total length:		43:05

Charts

Chart performance for
Animated Violence Mild

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22]	31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23]	6