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Annihilator Annihilator
a Thrash Metal band from Vancouver, BC, Canada   flag

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Last Update: November 07, 2009

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Annihilator are one of the few bands today still playing no-frills thrash metal. Of their several studio albums, the only one significantly different than the others is the slightly commercial Set The World On Fire. Elsewhere, it's heads-down thrash, highlighted by leader Jeff Waters' excellent guitar work. Lineup changes have been frequent in the Annihilator camp, with some mid-career albums being little more than Waters solo works, though the last few years have seen fewer changes. Though many point back to the first two albums (in particular the excellent Alice In Hell debut) as the band's best work, there's really no dud in the bunch, with the newer meterial such as Carnival Diablos retaining the classic Annihilator quality and style. Annihilator remains one of the better classic thrash bands around.

Recent album: Live At Masters Of Rock, released October 30, 2009.

Recent album: Live At Masters Of Rock, released October 30, 2009.

members
current lineup:
Dave Padden
   vocals
Jeff Waters
   guitars
 former members:
Randy Rampage
   vocals (Stress Factor 9)
Coburn Pharr
   vocals (Omen)
Aaron Randall
   vocals (Speeed)
Joe Comeau
   vocals (Liege Lord, Overkill)
Anthony Greenham
   guitars
Dave Scott Davis
   guitars
Neil Goldberg
   guitars
Curran Murphy
   guitars (Shatter Messiah)
Wayne Darley
   bass
Russell Bergquist
   bass
Paul Malek
   drums
Ray Hartmann
   drums (Stress Factor 9, Speeed)
Mike Mangini
   drums
Randy Black
   drums (Primal Fear, Rebellion, Skew Siskin)
Tony Chappelle
   drums
discography
(EP) Phantasmagoria
1986 self-released

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     Track Listing:
Lineup:
  • Jeff Waters
  • Paul Malek

Alice In Hell
1989 Roadrunner

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• BNR Top Ten Album
• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. Crystal Ann
  2. Alison Hell
  3. W.T.Y.D.
  4. Wicked Mystic
  5. Burns Like A Buzzsaw Blade
  6. Word Salad
  7. Schizos (are never alone) parts 1&2
  8. Ligeia
  9. Human Insecticide
Lineup:
  • Randy Rampage
  • Jeff Waters
  • Anthony Greenham
  • Wayne Darley
  • Ray Hartmann

Never, Neverland
1990 Roadrunner

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     Track Listing:
  1. The Fun Palace
  2. Road To Ruin
  3. Sixes And Sevens
  4. Stonewall
  5. Never, Neverland
  6. Imperiled Eyes
  7. Kraf Dinner
  8. Phantasmagoria
  9. Reduced To Ash
  10. I Am In Command
Lineup:
  • Coburn Pharr
  • Jeff Waters
  • Dave Scott Davis
  • Wayne Darley
  • Ray Hartmann

Set The World On Fire
1993 Roadrunner

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     Track Listing:
  1. Set The World On Fire
  2. No Zone
  3. Bats In The Belfry
  4. Snake In The Grass
  5. Phoenix Rising
  6. Knight Jumps Queen
  7. Sounds Good To Me
  8. The Edge
  9. Don't Bother Me
  10. Brain Dance
Lineup:
  • Aaron Randall
  • Jeff Waters
  • Neil Goldberg
  • Wayne Darley
  • Mike Mangini

Bag Of Tricks (compilation)
1994 Roadrunner

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     Track Listing:
  1. Alison Hell (remastered)
  2. Phantasmagoria (unreleased)
  3. Back To The Crypt (unreleased)
  4. Gallery (unreleased)
  5. Human Insecticide (live)
  6. The Fun Palace (extended mix)
  7. W.T.Y.D. (live)
  8. Word Salad (live)
  9. Live Wire (live)
  10. Knight Jumps Queen (demo)
  11. Fantastic Things (unreleased)
  12. Bats In The Belfry (demo)
  13. Evil Appetite
  14. Gallery '86
  15. Alison Hell '86
  16. Phantasmagoris '86

King Of The Kill
1994 Music For Nations

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     Track Listing:
  1. The Box
  2. King Of The Kill
  3. Annihilator
  4. Bad Child
  5. 21
  6. Bliss
  7. Second To None
  8. Hell Is War
  9. Speed
  10. In The Blood
  11. Catch The Wind
  12. Fiasco ("The Slate")
  13. Fiasco
  14. Only Be Lonely (Bonus Track)
  15. Comments From Jeff Waters (Bonus Track)
  16. Slates (Bonus Track)
Lineup:
  • Jeff Waters
  • Randy Black

Refresh The Demon
1996 Music For Nations

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     Track Listing:
  1. Refresh The Demon
  2. Syn. Kill 1
  3. Awaken
  4. The Pastor Of Disaster
  5. A Man Called Nothing
  6. Ultraparanoia
  7. City Of Ice
  8. Anything For Money
  9. Hunger
  10. Voices And Victims
  11. Innocent Eyes
  12. The Box (Bonus Track)
  13. Riff Raff (Bonus Track)
Lineup:
  • Jeff Waters
  • Randy Black

In Command (live '89-'90)
1996 Roadrunner

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     Track Listing:
  1. W.T.Y.D.
  2. Wicked Mystic
  3. Ligeia
  4. Alison Hell
  5. Word Salad
  6. W.T.Y.D.
  7. The Fun Palace
  8. Never Neverland
  9. I Am In Command
  10. Stonewall
  11. Road To Ruin
  12. Sixes And Sevens
  13. Alison Hell
  14. Live Wire
Lineup:
  • Randy Rampage
  • Coburn Pharr
  • Jeff Waters
  • Dave Scott Davis
  • Wayne Darley
  • Ray Hartmann

Remains
1997 Music For Nations

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     Track Listing:
  1. Murder
  2. Sexecution
  3. No Love
  4. Never
  5. Human Remains
  6. Dead Wrong
  7. Wind
  8. Tricks And Traps
  9. I Want
  10. Reaction
  11. Bastiage
  12. It's You (Bonus Track)
  13. Words From Jeff Waters (Bonus Track)
Lineup:
  • Jeff Waters

Criteria For A Black Widow
1999 Roadrunner

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     Track Listing:
  1. Bloodbath
  2. Back To The Palace
  3. Punctured
  4. Criteria For A Black Widow
  5. Schizos (are never alone) part 3
  6. Nothing Left
  7. Loving The Sinner
  8. Double Dare
  9. Sonic Homicide
  10. Mending
Lineup:
  • Randy Rampage
  • Jeff Waters
  • Dave Scott Davis
  • Russell Bergquist
  • Ray Hartmann

Carnival Diablos
2001 Metal-Is

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     Track Listing:
  1. Denied
  2. The Perfect Virus
  3. Battered
  4. Carnival Diablos
  5. Shallow Grave
  6. Time Bomb
  7. The Rush
  8. Insomniac
  9. Liquid Oval
  10. Epic Of War
  11. Hunter Killer
Lineup:
  • Joe Comeau
  • Jeff Waters
  • Dave Scott Davis
  • Russell Bergquist
  • Ray Hartmann

Waking The Fury
2002 Metal-Is

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     Track Listing:
  1. Ultra Motion
  2. Torn
  3. My Precious Lunatic Asylum
  4. Striker
  5. Ritual
  6. Prime Time Killing
  7. The Blackest Day
  8. Nothing To Me
  9. Firepower
  10. Cold Blooded
  11. Shallow Grave (live bonus)
  12. Nothing To Me (radio edit bonus)
Lineup:
  • Joe Comeau
  • Jeff Waters
  • Curran Murphy
  • Russell Bergquist
  • Randy Black

Double Live Annihilation (2CD live)
2003 

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     Track Listing:
  1. Murder
  2. Ultra Motion
  3. The Box
  4. Denied
  5. The Blackest Day
  6. King Of The Kill
  7. Torn Lunatic Asylum
  8. Set The World On Fire
  9. I Am In Command
  10. Refresh The Demon
  11. Syn. Kill 1
  12. Never, Neverland
  13. Striker
  14. Bliss
  15. Phantasmagoria
  16. Crystal Ann
  17. Alison Hell
  18. Shallow Grave
Lineup:
  • Joe Comeau
  • Jeff Waters
  • Curran Murphy
  • Russell Bergquist
  • Randy Black

All For You
2004 AFM

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     Track Listing:
  1. All For You
  2. Weapon X
  3. The Nightmare Factory
  4. The One
  5. Demon Dance
  6. Rage Absolute
  7. Both Of Me
  8. Bled
  9. Dr. Psycho
  10. Holding On
  11. The Sound Of Horror
Lineup:
  • Dave Padden
  • Jeff Waters
  • Curran Murphy
  • Russell Bergquist
  • Mike Mangini

Schizo Deluxe
2005 AFM

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     Track Listing:
  1. Maximum Satan
  2. Drive
  3. Warbird
  4. Plasma Zombies
  5. Invite It
  6. Like Father, Like Gun
  7. Pride
  8. Too Far Gone
  9. Clare
  10. Something Witchy
Lineup:
  • Dave Padden
  • Jeff Waters
  • Tony Chappelle

Ten Years In Hell   
2006 Steamhammer/SPV

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Metal
2007 Steamhammer/SPV

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     Track Listing:
  1. Clown Parade
  2. Couple Suicide
  3. Army Of One
  4. Downright Dominate
  5. Smothered
  6. Operation Annihilation
  7. Haunted
  8. Kicked
  9. Detonation
  10. Chasing The High
Lineup:
  • Dave Padden
  • Jeff Waters
  • Mike Mangini

Live At Masters Of Rock   
2009 Steamhammer/SPV

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Live At Masters Of Rock
2009 Steamhammer/SPV

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     Track Listing:
  1. Intro
  2. King Of The Kill
  3. The Blackest Day
  4. Operation Annihilation
  5. Clown Parade
  6. Set The World On Fire
  7. I Am In Command
  8. Never, Neverland
  9. The Fun Palace
  10. Phantasmagoria
  11. W.T.Y.D.
  12. Wicked Mystic
  13. Alison Hell
  14. Shallow Grave
Lineup: