Legendary Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters Annihilator have announced a new release. On January, 27th, 2017, their loyal fans can look forward to a series of fresh sensory experiences as the group presents Triple Threat, a three-disc collection of Annihilator's music in a trio of very different scenarios.

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A week ago, Annihilator began with 'European In The Blood Tour', where they perform in support of their recently released new album Suicide Society. In the meantime, the band present another new official video, "Snap", now available for streaming through the YouTube player down below.

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As they gear up to release their new and 15th album, Suicide Society, Canadian thrashers Annihilator have now debuted the first video and song from the upcoming release. More specifically, they have shared the album's title track. As previously announced, Jeff Waters is also back commanding lead vocal duties as you can hear on this track. Enter Annihilator's "Suicide Society" below. Have fun!

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Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters Annihilator recently confirmed that they will release their brand new (and 15th) studio album, Suicide Society, on September 18th, 2015 via UDR Music, worldwide. As usual, guitar wizard Jeff Waters handles all songwriting duties, plays all guitar and bass, engineers, produces, mixes and masters the album and Waters is also back commanding lead vocal duties, as he did on King Of The Kill (1994), Refresh The Demon (1996), Remains (1997) and other Annihilator albums over the years. Enjoy some samples from Suicide Society below.

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Annihilator's mastermind Jeff Waters has invited the band's former vocalist, Coburn Pharr, to feature in their performances when the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise sails to Jamaica in January 2015. Pharr was lead vocalist on their critically acclaimed and best-selling 1990 release Never, Neverland. If you are a fan of that album, this might be another reason to attend the cruise.

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What's with all the band van/bus crashes lately? Annihilator also suffered from that as they had a rough time yesterday in Spain. The band was involved in a bus crash. It could've been very serious but in the end all the band members are okay. However, the band did have to cancel the show in Barcelona.

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Canadian thrash metal veterans Annihilator released a new album this August by the name of Feast, already the 14th album of their career. Their new video for the song "No Way Out" has now also premiered online. You can enjoy guitarist Jeff Waters and company rocking it out right here.

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Canadian thrashers Annihilator have announced a bunch of new European tour dates, scheduled for this coming summer and fall. All dates confirmed for the summer are festival appearances, while dates for October and November are booked for a headlining European tour. Check out the complete list of confirmed tour dates below.

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Canadian thrashers Annihilator are the newest addition to the 70000 Tons Of Metal 2012 line-up. Alongside them, 31 other bands are confirmed to perform and will cruise with the fans in this very unique festival. For more information go to this location.

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Dave Machander, touring drummer for Annihilator on Refresh the Demon Europe tour 1996, has sadly lost his battle with cancer. Annihilator mainman Jeff Waters released the following statement:

"A few weeks ago (while I was touring in Europe), I got word that we lost a former member of Annihilator's touring lineup, Dave Machander. He passed away from cancer.

Dave was a super nice guy. I met him under stressful circumstances. In 1996, we did a record called Refresh The Demon. Randy Black was our drummer then and I had bought everyone's plane tickets for our upcoming Refresh the Demon EUROPE tour 1996.

12 days BEFORE the tour weas supposed to start, I get a call from Randy telling me that, if I did not pay him dounle+ the money I was to pay him for the tour, that he would not come along and would join another Vancouver artist "Bif Naked" instead (as she apparently was offering more money). I told him that we could not afford this and that it is very, very wrong to hold us "hostage" like this. He ended up leaving for Bif Naked (which ended up lasting one tour and he was out anyway!) but, more importantly, Randy Black left us with NO DRUMMER, a cancelled flight that I did not get my money back for and a tour in 12 days!!!

12 days is wayyyy too short of a time to get someone to jump in and play an Annihilator set and I still had to hope I could find someone!!

Dave Davis, our long-time guitar player, suggested his friend Dave Machander and thought he could handdle the gig/pressure. I was not convinced but had no other option than to literally say "you are in", before I even heard him play drums!

We rehearsed on Vancouver Island, near where both Dave's lived. We had 6 rehearsals scheduled. Normally, for a drummer with us, headlining Europe, we would need 10 reherasals.

Many drummers play along with a "click". That is a cowbell kind of sound that keeps a time/beat in the drummer's earphones and lets him play close to perfect timing... it helps him zoom in and play tighter than without one. Well, Dave was not playing well to it. Turns out, he had never played to one before. I was in panic mode. So was everyone else. So by the 4th rehearsal of 6, I was ready to cancel. Almost. Then Dave Davis said "Jeff, why don't we simply take Machander OFF the click and let him just "feel" the music".

I said "Might as well try, Dave".

We did. INSTANTLY, the guy played fantastic. Really good. Better than good. He then really only had 2 good rehersals with us and then got on the plane with us and kicked f...ing ass on that tour. The guy pulled through and stuck with it. Most guys would have quit after the first few rehearsals but he would not give up. And thanks to Dave Davis for the tour-saving suggestion!

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Just in case you missed this, you can still download the brand new Annihilator compilation album, Total Annihilation, for free.

All you need to do is surf to the Earache Records website and at the price of one e-mail address you can get a free download package of the album in case you haven't already (.mp3 - 320kbps).

Total Annihilation cover art] tracklist:

01. The Trend
02. Ambush
03. Battered
04. Carnival Diablos
05. Back To The Palace
06. Nothing Left
07. Ultra-Motion
08. Ritual
09. King Of The Kill
10. Second To None
11. Ultraparanoia
12. Refresh The Demon
13. Tricks And Traps
14. Never Forget

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Just before the weekend, Annihilator announced a much-anticipated headline tour in Europe this autumn.

The band just returned from a hugely successful European summer festival trip, playing to hundreds of thousands of real metal fans at festivals like Sonisphere, Masters Of Rock, Hellfest, Kavarna Rock and others. In related news, Annihilator signed up with Steve Strange at XRAY Touring (www.xraytouring.com).

Frontman Jeff Waters comments on all this: "First off, it was an honor to play for so many incredible metal fans this summer. Seeing our good friends in bands and crews from around the world was a bonus. Secondly, I need to thank Steve at XRAY Touring for taking Annihilator on. His support is giving us opportunities we've not seen before. Lastly, for all you Euro-metal fans, get ready! We are going to give 110% for you, as you are the reason that Annihilator is still going strong and even stronger than ever: Thanks to the fans!"

Confirmed tour dates:

06/10/10 - Antwerp - Trix
07/10/10 - Ludwigsberg - Rockfabrik
08/10/10 - Luxembourg - Den Atelier
10/10/10 - Uden - Pul
11/10/10 - Frankfurt - Batchkapp
12/10/10 - Koln - Stollwerk
14/10/10 - Berlin - C-Club
15/10/10 - Hamburg - Knust
16/10/10 - Copenhagen - The Rock
18/10/10 - Oslo - John Dee
19/10/10 - Gothenburg - Sticky Fingers
20/10/10 - Stockholm - Klubben
22/10/10 - Helsinki - Tavastia
23/10/10 - Tallinn - Tapper Club
24/10/10 - Riga - Black Friday
26/10/10 - Warsaw - Progresja
27/10/10 - Krakow - Loch Ness
28/10/10 - Prague - Retro Music Hall
30/10/10 - Woergl - Komma
01/11/10 - Prattein - Z7
02/11/10 - Nuremberg - Hirsch
03/11/10 - Milan - Live Club
05/11/10 - Barcelona - Mephisto
06/11/10 - Madrid - Sala Live
07/11/10 - Bilbao - Kafe Antzoki
10/11/10 - Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
11/11/10 - Manchester - Club Academy
12/11/10 - Newcastle - Academy 2
14/11/10 - Glasgow - Garage
15/11/10 - Sheffield - Corporation
17/11/10 - Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
18/11/10 - Bristol - Academy 2
19/11/10 - Birmingham - Academy 2
20/11/10 - London - Islington Academy

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Annihilator has posted a new song online, called "Betrayed". You can check the track out on the band's official website. Another song, called "Coward", is still available for streaming at the Earache Records' MySpace page.

The new songs come off the band's next self-titled album Annihilator which will be released in Europe on May 17 via Earache Records, in Japan via Marquee and in Australia by Riot Entertainment.

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Original news, posted on 18.03.2010

Annihilator are due to release a new, self-titled studio album in Europe on May 17 via Earache Records, in Japan via Marquee and in Australia by Riot Entertainment. USA and Canadian dates coming soon.

Annihilator cover art] tracklist:

01. The Trend
02. Coward
03. Ambush
04. Betrayed
05. 25 Seconds
06. Nowhere To Go
07. The Other Side
08. Death In Your Eyes
09. Payback
10. Romeo Delight

UPDATE

"Coward", a new song from Canadian metallers Annihilator, is available for streaming at the Earache Records' MySpace page.

"Coward" comes off Annihilator's upcoming self-titled album, which is due to be released in Europe on May 17 via Earache Records.

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Annihilator's management, Verena Baumgardt of Neverland Music Inc., has issued the following:

"Annihilator is looking for an experienced, skilled professional bassist. Applicants must be able to commit 100% to the band, be available for extensive global touring from April 2010 onwards (valid passport), preferably a resident of Canada, and have touring experience.

The audition "song" will be "Phantasmagoria" (live version).

A link to the song is at: http://www.myspace.com/annihilatorofficial

A link to a video of Jeff Waters showing the bass guitar parts is at this location.

To apply, please email the following to neverlandmusic bell net

- Full Name
- Age (between 21-35 need only apply)
- City/Area of Residence
- A quality link to a video of you playing (standing up) the bass guitar, along with the audio for the song "Phantasmagoria"; bass must be loud and clear
- 2-3 pics of yourself (on and off stage)
- Details of playing and gigging experiences
- Detail why you want to join the band

Applications/links must be received by February 22, 2010."


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