Merging thrash metal together with six-string pyrotechnics, Annihilator was one of the top metal exports from Canada, circa the late '80s and early '90s.
But longtime leader/guitarist Jeff Waters has managed to keep the band afloat, as the early 21st century saw Annihilator issue an absolute onslaught of releases (averaging at least one per year).
And despite Waters being the only constant member throughout the years (Annihilator is perhaps the best example of a band playing musical chairs with its members), the group continues to churn out incredibly intense albums, such as their 2005 outing, Schizo Deluxe.
You can easily picture bodies (as well as long hair and black leather jackets) flailing away in a most pit to such airtight compositions as "Drive," in which impossible (for the average musician, anyway) guitar riffs and drum patterns do battle, as well as the Pantera-esque "Warbird." And the group certainly gets bonus points for titling a song "Maximum Satan" (can you get any more metal than that?).
For lovers of highly technical thrash metal, Schizo Deluxe may just be the top contender for your favorite release of 2005.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximum SatanJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | WarbirdJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Plasma ZombiesJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Invite ItJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Like Father, Like GunJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | PrideDave Padden, Jeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Too Far GoneJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | ClareJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 06:45 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 9 | Something WitchyJeff Waters | Annihilator | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 306 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annihilator | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Dan Beehler | Screams, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Dave Padden | Composer |
| 4 | Jeff Waters | Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |