Fifteen years (!) since the release of Metal in 2007, Jeff Waters and his merry band revisit the release with a couple of changes. Drum tracks have been taken over by some guy called Dave Lombardo, and vocal duties are now the province of Stu Block (Into Eternity). In addition, the track order has been juggled … Continue reading Album Review: Annihilator – Metal II
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Classic Cover: Annihilator – “Romeo Delight” (original by Van Halen)
Canadian thrash legends Annihilator just released a brand new single/video: “Romeo Delight” (a Van Halen cover), taken from their forthcoming album. The song features Dave Lombardo & Stu Block. Metal II (out February 18) is the kick-off to this long- termed campaign which will unveil special configurations, additional bonus material, and exclusive and previously unheard … Continue reading Classic Cover: Annihilator – “Romeo Delight” (original by Van Halen)
2020 Crew Review: Iain “Mosh” Purdie – Editor in Chief/Grand Poobah
OK, then so it's time to draft some words about 2020 and try to make out that it's not been a cataclysmic shitstorm caused mainly by political ineptitude and a hyperactive microorganism. But I can't. Because it was. So I won't. Instead I'll focus mainly on the music side of things, which is surprisingly limited … Continue reading 2020 Crew Review: Iain “Mosh” Purdie – Editor in Chief/Grand Poobah
Album Review: Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic
Annihilator are a band I've been following for a stupid number of years, since just before I saw them opening for Judas Priest on their Painkiller tour. The Canadian kids were touring on their second album, I think, and said band have changed hugely over the years. These days we have Jeff Waters remaining from that … Continue reading Album Review: Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic
Annihilator announce UK dates
Jeff Waters and co have announced four dates in the UK as part of a massive European venture for later this year. Our dates are listed below with the others in the attached poster because no way am I typing them all out... Click for a bigger version you can actually read. As the band … Continue reading Annihilator announce UK dates
Gig Review: Testament, Annihilator and Vader – QMU, Glasgow (2nd April 2018)
With an all-star thrash line-up, this gig is set to be a contender as gig of the year for many. With each band firing on all cylinders following their latest awesome releases (Testament’s Brotherhood of the Snake, Annihilator’s For the Demented and Vader’s The Empire respectively), heavy moshing good times are certain to lie ahead. … Continue reading Gig Review: Testament, Annihilator and Vader – QMU, Glasgow (2nd April 2018)