The album's sales surpassed Alice in Hell, becoming the band’s only album to chart in the UK at No. Without a singer, Jeff Waters found ex-Omen singer Coburn Pharr and the band released their second album, Never, Neverland, in 1990. Annihilator embarked on their first world tour, opening up for Testament along with Onslaught in the US and Canada, after which singer Randy Rampage quit the band to retain his seniority at a job on the shipping docks in North Vancouver. The band gained more recognition within the metal community after releasing their debut album Alice in Hell, in 1989. Once the album was finished, he hired bassist Wayne Darley and guitarist Anthony Greenham. In 19, Waters was in and out of a recording studio recording guitar and bass tracks and producing what would become the band’s debut album. Waters relocated to Vancouver in 1987, where he assembled an entire line-up, including drummer Ray Hartmann and former D.O.A. It included more songs that would end up on the first two Annihilator studio albums. Some songs written at this time, by Jeff Waters and John Bates, ended up on Annihilator's first two official studio albums (Alice In Hell and Never, Neverland).Ī third demo was recorded by Waters and Malek in 1987 and was sent only to labels. This was said to be the third most-traded metal cassette tape in the 1980s, behind Metallica and Megadeth's demo tapes. After John Bates and Dave Scott left the band before its release, citing "artistic differences" and "personality conflicts", Jeff Waters and drummer Paul Malek recorded another successful demo titled Phantasmagoria in 1986. The demo received worldwide recognition and became highly sought after. This lineup lasted a year, producing a demo titled "Welcome To Your Death" during their time together. Waters and Bates then recruited drummer Paul Malek and bassist Dave Scott. This original version of "Annihilator" was released on the special edition of the 2005 album Schizo Deluxe. Waters wrote and recorded the song Annihilator (not to be confused with the song of the same name released on the 1994 album, King of the Kill) with singer John Bates. Waters later wrote on his Facebook page that he named the band after the tank that Eddie Murphy's character rode on in the 1984 film Best Defense. Their latest studio album, Suicide Society, was released in 2015.Īnnihilator was formed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Jeff Waters in 1984. Waters is the only remaining original member of the band, and sometimes assembles touring musicians to perform with him. Since its inception, Annihilator has released fifteen studio albums and has undergone many line-up changes. Their first two studio albums, Alice in Hell and Never, Neverland, are considered to be influential Canadian heavy metal records. They are the highest-selling heavy metal group from Canada in Canadian history, having sold more than 3 million albums worldwide, although most of their sales have been generated outside of the band's home country. Annihilator - Complete Discography (1989-2015)ĪNNIHILATOR - Complete Discography (1989-2015)Īnnihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in 1984 by vocalist, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, engineer, producer, mixer, mastering engineer Jeff Waters and former vocalist John Bates.
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