Annihilator - Feast
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Published August 30 2013
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*=Staff's pick
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Deadlock
No Way Out*
Smear Campaign
No Surrender*
Wrapped
Perfect Angel Eyes
Demon Code
Fight The World*
One Falls, Two Rise*
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Genre |
Thrash Metal |
Dave Padden
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Vocals
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Tracks |
9 |
Jeff Waters
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Guitar
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Running time |
50 Min. |
Dave Padden
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Guitar
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Label |
UDR |
Alberto Campuzano/Jeff W.
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Bass
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Release |
23 August 2013 |
Mike Harshaw
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Drums
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Country |
Canada |
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Keyboard
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Producer |
Jeff Waters |
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Similar artists |
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Jeff Waters and his crew are back for their 14th release
and they continue their long-time written path with distinct chopping
and special characteristic thrash metal, which in fact leaves a few
openings to pretty traditional heavy metal and even ballads. Annihilator
feels kind of rejuvenated at the moment and I believe more and more
people check out this band within each record released.
It's somewhat inventive within their rather limited range,
so it's still Annihilator in full. They interweave cool thrusting guitarplays,
heavy strong rhythms to colorful and varied thrash melodies without
being too repetitive. It's attacking, intense and powerful without designated
brutality and it indicates both playfulness and determination from the
Canadians.
Feast wasn't a record that caught my full attention at
first, but it came stronger within each repeated spin. We are presented
a diverse record with the seven minute track Fight The World, which
contains a sneaky deceptive acoustic intro followed by a high-powered
and furious speed part, before turning into a kind of typical speedier
song eventually. Also contributing to this matter are the love ballad
Perfect Angel Eyes and Wrapped. The latter with a guest appearance featuring
Danko Jones, who's nailing his mark deep within the track.
I can listen to this release several times in a row without
getting bored. I enjoy No Way Out, No Surrender and Fight The World
because they basically remind me of Waters' stage presence and of what
Annihilator is about. One Falls, Two Rise however stands out as Feast's
definite highlight, with its beautiful intro, accurate killer approach
and heavy appearance. 7 chalices to one of Annihilator's, in my opinion,
better albums.
See
also review of: Suicide
Society
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