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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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More reminiscent of earlier albums if you ask me,like Refresh the Demon and Remains,but delivered like the newer material and in places it actually reminded me of Slammer's Nightmare Scenario,vocally at least,It's hard to imagine an Annihilator album without Dave Padden,He even sounds scarily familiar on the cover of Romeo Delight,He's made his mark over the last few and hopefully the 'revolving door' has stopped.
As for the boxset,it's a sturdy 'clam' with a keyring,3 badges and a sheet of stickers,just the one disc not 2 as it says above,excellent,now I've got to find somewhere to put it safe as it's way too big to go in my CD rack,so was Metal...
As for the boxset,it's a sturdy 'clam' with a keyring,3 badges and a sheet of stickers,just the one disc not 2 as it says above,excellent,now I've got to find somewhere to put it safe as it's way too big to go in my CD rack,so was Metal...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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There is a lot to enjoy about Annihilator's self titled effort, their thirteenth studio album and fourth full length with vocalist/guitarist Dave Padden, who is now the band's longest serving member besides founder and primary songwriter Jeff Waters.
'Annihilator,' as an album is probably as close to perfect as you can get; with superb production, musicianship and Dave Padden's vocals which suit the band so well. The album's only drawback is that it may not have that special something which elevates it from technical perfection to classic record status, but don't let that put you off, this is one fantastic record and if you haven't been keeping up with the band's more recent work then this is the perfect album to return to the band with.
The album is littered with sixty six guitar solos (or so the sticker on the case claims) and this may leave some listeners worried about variety; but the rest of the songs, with their mixture of classic thrash riffs and mid paced groove metal influenced sections, the mixture of harsh, clean and gang vocals and the fact that Dave Padden had some songwriting credits on the album as well as Jeff Waters results in an album where variety is not an issue, yet still has a concise and unified feel.
The album opens up with the fast and aggressive 'The Trend,' a song which seemingly decries new bands adopting the classic thrash metal sound, while I'm not sure I agree completely with the sentiment on offer, the song is an absolute stormer and one of the most dynamic openers of an Annihilator album in recent memory.
Other highlights include 'Payback,' with its catchy Pantera-esque chorus and the varied and surprisingly modern 'Death In Your Eyes,' which features a chorus of clean vocals over blast-beats which you wouldn't initially expect from Annihilator but which is unquestionably excellent none the less.
I've listened to this album quite a lot before deciding how to review it, and with each new listen the album only seems better, the production clearer, the musicianship more impressive and the choruses catchier. If you are worried that all the good reviews for this album were just hype and that you won't be listening to it a month after you've bought it, don't worry. This album really is as good as it is reputed to be.
In an age where all the Thrash bands are releasing their best albums since the Eighties, this album still manages to be one of the finest out there. If you are a fan of Thrash Metal at all, 'Annihilator,' should definitely be something you consider listening to, as I have already stated it really is one of the finest releases out there right now.
'Annihilator,' as an album is probably as close to perfect as you can get; with superb production, musicianship and Dave Padden's vocals which suit the band so well. The album's only drawback is that it may not have that special something which elevates it from technical perfection to classic record status, but don't let that put you off, this is one fantastic record and if you haven't been keeping up with the band's more recent work then this is the perfect album to return to the band with.
The album is littered with sixty six guitar solos (or so the sticker on the case claims) and this may leave some listeners worried about variety; but the rest of the songs, with their mixture of classic thrash riffs and mid paced groove metal influenced sections, the mixture of harsh, clean and gang vocals and the fact that Dave Padden had some songwriting credits on the album as well as Jeff Waters results in an album where variety is not an issue, yet still has a concise and unified feel.
The album opens up with the fast and aggressive 'The Trend,' a song which seemingly decries new bands adopting the classic thrash metal sound, while I'm not sure I agree completely with the sentiment on offer, the song is an absolute stormer and one of the most dynamic openers of an Annihilator album in recent memory.
Other highlights include 'Payback,' with its catchy Pantera-esque chorus and the varied and surprisingly modern 'Death In Your Eyes,' which features a chorus of clean vocals over blast-beats which you wouldn't initially expect from Annihilator but which is unquestionably excellent none the less.
I've listened to this album quite a lot before deciding how to review it, and with each new listen the album only seems better, the production clearer, the musicianship more impressive and the choruses catchier. If you are worried that all the good reviews for this album were just hype and that you won't be listening to it a month after you've bought it, don't worry. This album really is as good as it is reputed to be.
In an age where all the Thrash bands are releasing their best albums since the Eighties, this album still manages to be one of the finest out there. If you are a fan of Thrash Metal at all, 'Annihilator,' should definitely be something you consider listening to, as I have already stated it really is one of the finest releases out there right now.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
'There are 66 solos on this album' boasts the sticker. I have to admit that Jeff Waters is on fine form on this self titled release. For myself it's at the expense of the song writing which has its moments but sadly not enough for me to mark it higher than a 3. The album starts really well with a couple of blasters relying on fast thrashing rhythm style chugging, ala Slayer, rather than clever riffage of songs such as Fun Palace and My Precious Lunatic Asylum, but this isn't a critisism just an observation. Dave Padden is a great vocalist and it's nice to see him hanging around. See him on youtube and he can sing and play Annihilator music, quite a feat indeed. After the first 3 tunes it's very much a mixed bag. Betrayed is ok without taking the roof off, 25 Seconds is a disjointed mess, Death In Your Eyes perhaps should be earlier in the track listing and The Other Side sounds at odds with the rest of the album. It's only 9 songs with a (an excellent) cover of Van Halen Romeo's Delight, and at the end I was asking myself 'was that it?'.
The shredding and Dave Padden are the highlights here and is a good antidote to the arguably overblown 'Metal'. Will I still be spinning it in the future like Never Neverland or Waking The Fury? Possibly but not as much.
The shredding and Dave Padden are the highlights here and is a good antidote to the arguably overblown 'Metal'. Will I still be spinning it in the future like Never Neverland or Waking The Fury? Possibly but not as much.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Still a great band!
Wow! I saw Annihilator back in the early nineties in Reading, Berkshire and the Alice in Hell album 1989)was incredible. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steve M. Warner
Great album, theyve still got it
this is a great album, its good to see dave padden settling in and contributing to the song writing, songs like coward and 25 seconds among the best, the 66 solos or whatever it... Read more
Published 16 months ago by C. Palmer
somewhere between great and not so
I agree that this album starts well and collapses a bit towards the middle before saving itself at the end. Read more
Published 17 months ago by sean paul mccann
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