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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-02-23 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2020 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.annihilatormetal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Annihilator ║ │
│║ Album : Ballistic Sadistic ║ │
│║ Label : Silver Lining Music ║ │
│║ Cat.No : FOT1530CD ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Annihilator's Ballistic, Sadistic might be the band's most ║ │
│║ relentless record ever. There are no ballads, experimental ║ │
│║ tunes or fun anthems to be found as songwriter, lead ║ │
│║ singer, lead guitarist, bassist, producer and engineer Jeff ║ │
│║ Waters offers ten mean thrash metal tracks with sinister ║ │
│║ riffs, angry shouts and occasional bleak radio play ║ │
│║ passages involving sounds of gunfire on a battlefield and ║ │
│║ similar elements. ║ │
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│║ Some people might claim that Jeff Waters rehashes some ║ │
│║ lyrics, melodies and riffs from the past with the most ║ │
│║ obvious offender being the dynamic ''Lip Service'' that ║ │
│║ recalls band classic ''Knight Jumps Queen''. However, the ║ │
│║ ten songs on this album are executed with so much ║ │
│║ conviction, energy and grit that those repetitions barely ║ │
│║ matter. Your heart will be racing and your skin will be ║ │
│║ sweating while listening to and digesting this incredible ║ │
│║ album. ║ │
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│║ The production could also be better even though it isn't as ║ │
│║ bad as some of the band's worst offenders from the ║ │
│║ nineties. The drums sound too clinical as if they came from ║ │
│║ a computer. The riffs sound cold and lack dynamics. The ║ │
│║ overall production is much too loud. However, all these ║ │
│║ elements fit the record's atmosphere, concept and ║ │
│║ direction. Ironically, those flaws can be interpreted as ║ │
│║ strengths on this particular output. ║ │
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│║ Jeff Waters has gone through quite some changes over the ║ │
│║ past few years. He left his home country Canada because he ║ │
│║ felt menaced and moved into a completely new environment in ║ │
│║ the United Kingdom domineered by heated Brexit debates ║ │
│║ these days. All those challenging experiences have been ║ │
│║ channeled into the band's most aggressive album ever. ║ │
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│║ ''Armed to the Teeth'' opens hostilities without any ║ │
│║ introduction and immediately shifts into overdrive. ''The ║ │
│║ Attitude'' sounds as pissed as it gets and adds a ║ │
│║ considerable number of swear words to underline a negative ║ │
│║ mindset. ''Psycho War'' is perhaps this record's catchiest ║ │
│║ tune but it keeps a very aggressive tone, frantic speed and ║ │
│║ simplistically violent songwriting structure. ''I Am ║ │
│║ Warfare'' leads us onto a battlefield that one can ║ │
│║ visualize perfectly during the bleak middle section. ''Lip ║ │
│║ Service'' is the record's most experimental and melodic ║ │
│║ tune but not in a progressive and harmonious way but in a ║ │
│║ frantic, gloomy and menacing manner that fits with the rest ║ │
│║ of the album. ║ │
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│║ Ballistic, Sadistic might not be easy to digest for those ║ │
│║ who are looking for melodic, innovative and creative ║ │
│║ songwriting. However, this album is a wrecking ball that ║ │
│║ grabs you throughout forty-five intense minutes and ten ║ │
│║ hostile songs. Few people would have expected veteran Jeff ║ │
│║ Waters to be able to deliver such a pitiless record ║ │
│║ thirty-five years into his career. One certainly can't ║ │
│║ listen to this album all the time but if you are craving ║ │
│║ for a frantic ride, there isn't any better choice than ║ │
│║ this. If you like Exodus, Razor and Slayer, you can't get ║ │
│║ around this album. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Armed To The Teeth 4:26 │
│ 2. The Attitude 4:01 │
│ 3. Psycho Ward 4:39 │
│ 4. I Am Warfare 4:47 │
│ 5. Out With The Garbage 4:26 │
│ 6. Dressed Up For Evil 4:40 │
│ 7. Riot 3:45 │
│ 8. One Wrong Move 4:35 │
│ 9. Lip Service 5:48 │
│ 10. The End Of The Lie 4:15 │
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│ Total Length : 00:45:22 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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