Legendary Canadian th/heavy metal masters Annihilator have
lacerated many senses over the years with their supreme,
aggressive metal mastery, and on January, 27th, 2017, their
legion of loyal fans can look forward to a series of fresh
sensory experiences as Annihilator proudly present Triple Threat,
a three-disc collection of Annihilator’s music in a trio of very
different scenarios. The main disc comprises a set of
Annihilator’s classics performed acoustically, with band
leader/guitarist/ songwriter and vocalist Jeff Waters bringing
together band members Aaron Homma and Richard Hinks, Vancouver BC
drummer and friend Marc LeFrance plus Ottawa session player Pat
Robillard. Recorded and mixed by Waters (with Marty Sobb), this
quintet recorded everything live, off the floor and in single
takes at Watersound Studios in Dunrobin, Canada during late May
and early June, 2016, giving Waters one of the most challenging,
satisfying and perhaps ‘electric’ creative moments in his career.
The second disc will feature Annihilator’s vicious set from the
2016 Bang Your Head Festival, a set which illustrates the very
best of what Annihilator is known for –tight, sharp,
technically-excellent and melodic th metal music. It will
also contain some exclusive inside-Annihilator off-stage
perspective, courtesy of Jeff Waters’ own camera, which captures
further elements, flavours and detail of the band which fans will
flip over. “This was one of the coolest things I have done in my
long career. Having 5 people in a room, from all different
backgrounds and talents, coming together to play songs from the
past and to try to sound like we are one but totally live and
with feel. This was one of the biggest challenges that
Annihilator has faced, musically, but what impressed me the most
was how you can hear all the individual styles each player has
and how we were able to glue the playing and feel together. Done
all in one take and with all the musical blemishes and
imperfections that I would never normally let slide! This set
covers some of the melodic songs, one even from 1984 (when a few
of these guys were not even born!) and I just had to do this once
in my life… to challenge myself and maybe show some others that
it’s not always just about the metal and the th! Rock n’ Roll
& and ballads are found everywhere in Heavy Metal. Annihilator
are made up of a helluva lot of styles, mixed into one. That’s
exactly what kind of musicians I put together for this set… a
mixed bag of Rockers & Metalheads and they made our legacy proud!
Enjoy… we sure love this one.” Jeff Waters Annihilator Triple
Threat will be available in several formats, including DVD/2CDs,
Blu-Ray/2CDs, a 2CD audio-only and digital download. The BluRay
and DVD visual content is split in 3 parts: •Chapter I –
Annihilator Un-Plugged: The Watersound Studios Sessions (62 mins)
•Chapter II – Annihilator Live at the BANG YOUR HEAD Festival (45
mins) •Chapter III - ANNIHILATOR: Summer Mini-Documentary 2016
(45 mins) •Plus Bonus Video Chapters: "Jeff's Commentary On The
Acoustic Songs" and "Jeff Answers Fan Questions". “So the first
time that I heard Annihilator, I think it was 1989 and me and
Nick Menza and Marty Friedman would listen to the Alice In Hell
record, driving to and from rehearsal, all the time… cause we
were basically writing the Rust In Peace record; we’d listen to
it all the time. Annihilator really is Canada’s th band; kind
of an extension of the Big Four. We have Sepultura in the South,
we have Annihilator to the North. One of the pack, one of the
tribe. I love Jeff, I love the band, I love his playing. His
compositions are terrific. Annihilator rules.” David Ellefson
(Megadeth)