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| It has been 17 years since the release of Annihilator's critically-acclaimed, debut masterpiece, "Alice In Hell". 20 tours, 11 studio cds, 2 live cds, a few compilations and "Best Of's" and close to 1.5 million in sales later, Canada's Annihilator are gearing up to create their 12th studio cd and tackle the European Summer Festival circuit, once again. Annihilator was formed in 1985, by guitarist/main-man Jeff Waters in Ottawa, Canada. After a few years of demos and a move to beautiful Vancouver, Canada, Waters secured the bands first record deal and released "Alice In Hell" (1989, through Roadrunner Records). This album became the most successful independent metal debut and quickly launched Annihilator into metal "stardom". After touring Europe and North America, Annihilator was then had the difficult task of coming up with the follow-up. To the surprise of many, 1990's "Never, Neverland" quickly surpassed the sales of the first and cemented these Canadians into the metal hall of fame. Tours with Judas Priest, Pantera and hugely successful headline tours took Annihilator to an even higher level. Guitarist/writer Jeff Waters also plays bass on the records and produces, engineers, mixes the cds at his Watersound Studios Inc. Recognized for almost 3 decades as being one of the rock and metal world's premiere guitarists, Waters' song-writing is also acknowledged and cited as an influence by many of today's top USA/Europe bands, not only in metal but also in rock and even pop genres. 2004 saw Annihilator's "All For You" cd hit the stores and a successful summer European tour with Judas Priest followed. October 2005 brought the 11th studio cd, "Schizo Deluxe", which continued the powerful, yet versatile vocal style of singer David Padden. "Schizo Deluxe", while receiving relatively little promotion from the old label, AFM Records, became a critical success with fans and reviewers, thus paving the way for Annihilator to forge ahead even farther and to declare 2006 the year to watch out for. A new cd is in the works and Annihilator main-man promises some surprises, "Although I try to deliver my best every time I create a new cd, this one is going to take Annihilator one step further". Waters and Co mpany have been well-known for their combining of second-to-none musicianship, memorable performances and powerful song-writing. 17 years. To find this kind of longevity, quality and authenticity in any kind of rock or metal music today, you will have to look long and hard. Discography:
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