
Canadian heavy metal/thrash legends Annihilator are pleased to unveil the official video for “Psycho Ward”.
The thought-provoking track centered on domestic violence, comes by way of the band’s seventeenth studio album, “Ballistic, Sadistic”, set for release on January 24th, 2020, via Silver Lining Music.
“Psycho Ward” is yet another example of the band’s return to their roots with a contemporary twist. Issues founding guitarist, vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters of the track: “"Psycho Ward" takes us back to the musical vibe of Never, Neverland’s "Stonewall" but with a drastically-different lyrical theme: domestic violence and abuse. I’ve written quite a few songs on this subject since the 90s. But this song is the perfect combination of |old-school| metal meeting the right lyrical and vocal delivery to get the point across. Enjoy, "old-school" metal fans. Welcome, the new!”...
A name that should need no introduction in the metal world, Annihilator was forged in Canada in late 1984. Since then, the band has been touring and releasing records, selling millions of albums to date, nonstop, for over thirty years. January 24th, 2020, marks the release of their seventeenth studio album, “Ballistic, Sadistic”.
Cited by bands like Megadeth, Pantera, Dream Theater, Children Of Bodom, Lamb of God, Opeth, Trivium, and so many more as having some sort of influence on their music, founding guitarist/vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters and Annihilator have continued to tour the world, year after year, whilst consistently putting out high-quality true-metal music. It takes a long time to reach legendary status, and no one can dispute that Annihilator are inspirations, teachers, legends, and a force demonstrating what hard work and love of your craft can bring to the world.
Written, performed, engineered, and produced by Waters, “Ballistic, Sadistic” was recorded at the brand new, state of the art, Watersound Studios UK, in Durham earlier this year with additional engineering and editing by bassist Rich Hinks and mastering by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in California.
“Ballistic, Sadistic” will be available in limited-edition digipak, vinyl, and digital formats. Pre-order the album here.
Tracklist:
1. Armed to the Teeth
2. The Attitude
3. Psycho Ward
4. I Am Warfare
5. Out with the Garbage
6. Dressed up for Evil
7. Riot
8. One Wrong Move
9. Lip Service
10. The End of the Lie
Annihilator embarked upon a mammoth forty-three date tour in October and have delivered their signature explosive and energetic live performance across eight countries thus far. Still on the road, you have the chance to catch Annihilator live. A full list of remaining shows are below.
European Tour Dates 2019:
11/27/2019 Colos Saal - Aschaffenburg, DE
11/28/2019 Hirsch - Nürnberg, DE
11/29/2019 F-Haus - Jena, DE
11/30/2019 Substage - Karlsruhe, DE
11/02/2019 Red Club - Moscow, RU
11/03/2019 Club Zal - Sankt Petersburg, RU
Line-up:
Jeff Waters - Vocals, guitar
Rich Hinks - Bass
Aaron Homma - Guitar
Fabio Alessandrini - Drums
Weblinks:
www.annihilatormetal.com
www.facebook.com/annihilatorband/
The thought-provoking track centered on domestic violence, comes by way of the band’s seventeenth studio album, “Ballistic, Sadistic”, set for release on January 24th, 2020, via Silver Lining Music.
“Psycho Ward” is yet another example of the band’s return to their roots with a contemporary twist. Issues founding guitarist, vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters of the track: “"Psycho Ward" takes us back to the musical vibe of Never, Neverland’s "Stonewall" but with a drastically-different lyrical theme: domestic violence and abuse. I’ve written quite a few songs on this subject since the 90s. But this song is the perfect combination of |old-school| metal meeting the right lyrical and vocal delivery to get the point across. Enjoy, "old-school" metal fans. Welcome, the new!”...
A name that should need no introduction in the metal world, Annihilator was forged in Canada in late 1984. Since then, the band has been touring and releasing records, selling millions of albums to date, nonstop, for over thirty years. January 24th, 2020, marks the release of their seventeenth studio album, “Ballistic, Sadistic”.
Cited by bands like Megadeth, Pantera, Dream Theater, Children Of Bodom, Lamb of God, Opeth, Trivium, and so many more as having some sort of influence on their music, founding guitarist/vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters and Annihilator have continued to tour the world, year after year, whilst consistently putting out high-quality true-metal music. It takes a long time to reach legendary status, and no one can dispute that Annihilator are inspirations, teachers, legends, and a force demonstrating what hard work and love of your craft can bring to the world.
Written, performed, engineered, and produced by Waters, “Ballistic, Sadistic” was recorded at the brand new, state of the art, Watersound Studios UK, in Durham earlier this year with additional engineering and editing by bassist Rich Hinks and mastering by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in California.
“Ballistic, Sadistic” will be available in limited-edition digipak, vinyl, and digital formats. Pre-order the album here.
Tracklist:
1. Armed to the Teeth
2. The Attitude
3. Psycho Ward
4. I Am Warfare
5. Out with the Garbage
6. Dressed up for Evil
7. Riot
8. One Wrong Move
9. Lip Service
10. The End of the Lie
Annihilator embarked upon a mammoth forty-three date tour in October and have delivered their signature explosive and energetic live performance across eight countries thus far. Still on the road, you have the chance to catch Annihilator live. A full list of remaining shows are below.
European Tour Dates 2019:
11/27/2019 Colos Saal - Aschaffenburg, DE
11/28/2019 Hirsch - Nürnberg, DE
11/29/2019 F-Haus - Jena, DE
11/30/2019 Substage - Karlsruhe, DE
11/02/2019 Red Club - Moscow, RU
11/03/2019 Club Zal - Sankt Petersburg, RU
Line-up:
Jeff Waters - Vocals, guitar
Rich Hinks - Bass
Aaron Homma - Guitar
Fabio Alessandrini - Drums
Weblinks:
www.annihilatormetal.com
www.facebook.com/annihilatorband/