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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-24-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 9 cd2: 19 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.annihilatormetal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Annihilator Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Suicide Society Label : UDR ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Whether by an admirable tenacity, obstinate ║ │
│║ stubbornness, or a mixture of the two depending ║ │
│║ on one's perspective, Annihilator and its lone ║ │
│║ alter-ego Jeff Waters have soldiered on through ║ │
│║ thick and thin for going on three decades now. ║ │
│║ Perhaps what is most curious is how this ║ │
│║ progressive air to the band's music has been ║ │
│║ maintained even after coming around full circle ║ │
│║ and largely returning to their older ways over ║ │
│║ the past couple of albums. Perhaps this new ║ │
│║ found conservatism could be linked to the ║ │
│║ retro-thrash revival that began take the metal ║ │
│║ world by storm towards the end of the last ║ │
│║ decade, though ironically Waters opted to avoid ║ │
│║ changing what was arguably his band's weakest ║ │
│║ link and closest tie to modernity until earlier ║ │
│║ this year, namely Dave Padden. To be fair, the ║ │
│║ recently departed lead vocalist had brought his ║ │
│║ A-game to the two most recent Annihilator LPs, ║ │
│║ but he still sounded a bit out of place amid the ║ │
│║ old guard speeding and thrashing going on, and ║ │
│║ thus with Suicide Society they've truly come ║ │
│║ full circle. ║ │
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│║ While he never really put his best foot forward ║ │
│║ during his time handling lead vocal duties, Jeff ║ │
│║ Waters is a decent singer both in a thrash and ║ │
│║ old school heavy metal context, and this is the ║ │
│║ first Annihilator where his disposition as front ║ │
│║ man truly blossoms into form. Things get off to ║ │
│║ a bit of a zany, overly comical start on the ║ │
│║ mid-tempo title song "Suicide Society" as Waters ║ │
│║ decides to mix in a Dave Mustaine narrative ║ │
│║ approach with all the snarls and gruff front and ║ │
│║ center to what would otherwise be a solid ║ │
│║ rendition of what Randy Rampage brought to Alice ║ │
│║ In Hell. But once things get going and the speed ║ │
│║ and technical madness ensue, Waters' over-the- ║ │
│║ top snarls and occasional squeaky clean ║ │
│║ vocalizations fit in nicely, in direct contrast ║ │
│║ to Padden's more husky bellows which always gave ║ │
│║ Annihilator's sound more of a metalcore flavor, ║ │
│║ even after their last interlude into similar ║ │
│║ territory Metal. True staples of old school ║ │
│║ technical thrashing where speed, fury, and ║ │
│║ occasional melodic hooks ruled the roost are on ║ │
│║ full display on "My Revenge", "Creepin' Again" ║ │
│║ and "Break Enter", all of them arguably the best ║ │
│║ work to come out of this fold since 1990 and ║ │
│║ definitely hinting strongly at a return to the ║ │
│║ glory days of the late 80s musically. ║ │
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│║ Naturally it's not a pure, straight shot of ║ │
│║ unmitigated speed, which was not really the case ║ │
│║ even when going back to the formative years of ║ │
│║ this band. Occasionally things get just a tad ║ │
│║ out of hand in the quirky department and a few ║ │
│║ unpleasant but thankfully fleeting memories of ║ │
│║ King Of The Kill and Refresh The Demon make ║ │
│║ their way into the mix, but largely the more ║ │
│║ modern elements tend to conform a bit more ║ │
│║ closely to the better days of modern Annihilator ║ │
│║ with Jon Comeau on vocals, and although he ║ │
│║ doesn't really spend much time doing Halford ║ │
│║ shrieks, Waters is definitely far closer to ║ │
│║ Comeau's superior vocal inflections and punch ║ │
│║ than Padden ever was. Perhaps among the more ║ │
│║ oddball moments on here that takes thing a bit ║ │
│║ off message is the barbershop quartet sounding ║ │
│║ vocal intro to "Snap", which is also the only ║ │
│║ song on here to come off as an overt modern ║ │
│║ groove metal number, sugared over with a bit ║ │
│║ more melody and smoothness of course. But ║ │
│║ thankfully there is also plenty of flashier and ║ │
│║ funner moments like the technical speeder ║ │
│║ "Narcotic Avenue" and the shed happy progressive ║ │
│║ number "Death Scent", which is also one of the ║ │
│║ areas where Jeff's quirky ideas end up working ║ │
│║ quite well. ║ │
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│║ There is little chance that Annihilator will ║ │
│║ ever top their initial brilliance as heard on ║ │
│║ their classic debut album Alice In Hell, but ║ │
│║ this is definitely the closest thing to a ║ │
│║ faithful tribute to the raw technical brilliance ║ │
│║ and outlandish speed that culminated to said ║ │
│║ album. The only real downside to Waters' ║ │
│║ approach on here is that he lands on some truly ║ │
│║ spellbinding moments during the faster sections ║ │
│║ of several songs here and seems to let go of ║ │
│║ them too quickly in favor of mixing it up more. ║ │
│║ That's always been his Achilles Heel, a tendency ║ │
│║ towards being over-ambitious and coming away ║ │
│║ with something akin to a grand palace with just ║ │
│║ too many ornament and buttresses which obscure ║ │
│║ the majesty of the more basic parts. ║ │
│║ Nevertheless, Suicide Society is an absolute win ║ │
│║ as far as a de facto solo effort out, and a ║ │
│║ strong continuation of the solid structure ║ │
│║ that's been in place since their 2010 self- ║ │
│║ titled album. For those craving thrash metal ║ │
│║ that's mixed up and loaded with crazy riffs and ║ │
│║ outlandish lead breaks, this is a definitely go ║ │
│║ to album for this year. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Suicide Society [03:50] │
│ 02 - My Revenge [05:07] │
│ 03 - Snap [04:55] │
│ 04 - Creepin' Again [04:17] │
│ 05 - Narcotic Avenue [05:20] │
│ 06 - The One You Serve [05:45] │
│ 07 - Break, Enter [05:48] │
│ 08 - Death Scent [05:12] │
│ 09 - Every Minute [05:00] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Deadlock [05:25] │
│ 02 - Set The World On Fire [04:51] │
│ 03 - Knight Jumps Queen [04:35] │
│ 04 - Ambush [03:40] │
│ 05 - Never, Neverland [06:01] │
│ 06 - Time Bomb [05:19] │
│ 07 - Smear Campaign [04:55] │
│ 08 - Carnival Diablos [05:18] │
│ 09 - Reduced To Ash [03:18] │
│ 10 - I Am In Command [04:26] │
│ 11 - Jeff Talks Suicide Society [01:19] │
│ 12 - Jeff Talks Creepin' Again [01:15] │
│ 13 - Jeff Talks Snap [00:39] │
│ 14 - Jeff Talks Narcotic Avenue [00:38] │
│ 15 - Jeff Talks My Revenge [01:08] │
│ 16 - Jeff Talks The One You Serve [00:58] │
│ 17 - Jeff Talks Break, Enter [02:02] │
│ 18 - Jeff Talks Death Scent [00:32] │
│ 19 - Jeff Talks Every Minute [01:36] │
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│ Total Length : [103:0] min │
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