Canadian thrash metal band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annihilator are a Canadian thrash metal band from Ottawa, Ontario.
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Background information | |
Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Thrash metal, heavy metal |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | Roadrunner, Epic, Attic, Hypnotic, CMC International, Music for Nations, Metal-Is, SPV, AFM, Marquee, Earache, Riot Entertainment |
Members | Jeff Waters Dave Padden |
Past member(s) | Former members |
Website | www |
Annihilator was formed in 1984 by guitarist and bandleader Jeff Waters. He met John Bates and they recorded the song Annihilator together. Waters and Bates recruited drummer Paul Malek and bassist Dave Scott into the band but Bates and Scott left a year later.
The band released their first studio album Alice in Hell on April 17, 1989. They released their second studio album Never, Neverland on September 12, 1990. Both Alice in Hell and Never, Neverland are considered masterpieces of Canadian heavy metal.[1]
Annihilator is the highest selling heavy metal artist in Canadian history, even though most of the sales have not been in the band's home country.[2]
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