Annihilator
ANNIHILATOR is a Canadian heavy metal/thrash metal band founded in Ottawa in 1984. They are the best-selling Canadian band in their genre, having sold more than three million albums worldwide. ANNIHILATOR is led by co-founding member Jeff Waters.
The band has released 17 studio records and numerous Live cd’s, Documentaries, Acoustic sessions, compilations and DVD offerings. Waters is the guitarist, vocalist, studio bassist & writer for Annihilator, as well as a studio owner, producer, engineer and mix & mastering engineer. Killer live shows, lots of touring for more than 30 years and pure, honest Heavy Metal-meets-Thrash Metal music.News
THE ANNIHILATOR YEARS 1994 – 1997 - BACK IN SHOPS ON JUNE 6, 2025
Annihilator is the most successful Canadian Heavy Metal/Thrash band of all time and one of the most influential pioneers of thrash metal worldwide. The band's success speaks for itself, distinguished by superior live shows and especially Jeff Waters, who takes on the role of guitarist, vocalist, studio bassist, songwriter, producer, as well as mixing and mastering engineer – quite an all-rounder.
Over the next few years, earMUSIC is paying tribute to Annihilator with the re-release of their highly sought-after back catalogue in a series of CD and Vinyl releases.
"METAL II" IS THE KICK-OFF TO SERIES OF ANNIHILATOR RE-RELEASES
earMUSIC proudly announces a remarkable re-release series of the (almost) entire ANNIHILATOR catalogue. "METAL II" is the Kick-Off to this long-termed campaign which will unveil special configurations, additional bonus material + exclusive and previously unheard new tunes from the band. The first single from this new recorded METAL II Album will be the song “DOWNRIGHT DOMINATE (feat Alexi Laiho)” airing on November 12th 2021.