---
title: "Annihilator"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "Canada"
formed: 1984
---

# Annihilator

**Annihilator** is a thrash metal band, from Canada, active 1984 to present.

Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in Ottawa, Ontario in 1984 by Jeff Waters. Waters is the band's sole constant member and has acted as its guitarist, bandleader, writer, producer, engineer, and occasional bassist and vocalist. Annihilator has released seventeen studio albums and has undergone many line-up changes, with Waters regularly assembling touring or session musicians to perform with him. Along with Sacrifice, Voivod and Razor, Annihilator has been referred to as one of the "Big Four" of Canadian thrash metal. They are also considered to be part of the "second wave" of thrash metal bands from the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilator_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Annihilator |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Ottawa, Canada |
| Formed | 1984 |
| Releases in catalog | 21 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Technical Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-thrash)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jeff Waters](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-waters) | Lead vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar | 1984 to present | Current |
| [Alex Landenburg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-landenburg) | Drums (drum set) | 2007 to 2008 | Former |
| [Mike Mangini](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-mangini) | Drums (drum set) | 1993 to 2007 | Former |
| [Coburn Pharr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/coburn-pharr) | Lead vocals | 1990 to 1992 | Former |
| [Curran Murphy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/curran-murphy) | Guitar | 2002 to 2005 | Former |
| [Joe Comeau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-comeau) | Lead vocals | 2000 to 2003 | Former |
| [Randy Black](https://themetalnet.com/musician/randy-black) | Drums (drum set) | 1993 to 2003 | Former |
| [Ray Hartmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ray-hartmann) | Membranophone | 1987 to 2001 | Former |
| [Aaron Randall](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-randall) | Lead vocals | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Big John Bates](https://themetalnet.com/musician/big-john-bates) | Lead vocals | 1984 to 1985 | Former |
| [Brian Stephenson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-stephenson) | Bass guitar | 2007 to 2007 | Former |
| [Cam Dixon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cam-dixon) | Bass guitar | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Carlos Cantatore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carlos-cantatore) | Membranophone | 2010 to 2010 | Former |
| [Dave Machander](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-machander) | Membranophone | 1996 to 1996 | Former |
| [Dave Padden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-padden) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2003 to 2014 | Former |
| [Dave Scott Davis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-scott-davis) | Guitar, Bass guitar | 1984 to 2001 | Former |
| [Dennis Dubeau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dennis-dubeau) | Lead vocals | 1987 to 1989 | Former |
| [Lou Bujdoso](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lou-bujdoso) | Bass guitar | 1995 to 1996 | Former |
| [Neil Goldberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/neil-goldberg) | Guitar | 1992 to 1993 | Former |
| [Paul Malek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-malek) | Membranophone | 1984 to 1986 | Former |
| [Randy Rampage](https://themetalnet.com/musician/randy-rampage) | Lead vocals | 1988 to 2000 | Former |
| [Richard Death](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-death) | Membranophone | 1985 to 1985 | Former |
| [Robert Falzano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-falzano) | Membranophone | 2004 to 2004 | Former |
| [Russell Bergquist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/russell-bergquist) | Bass guitar | 1999 to 2007 | Former |
| [Sandor de Bretan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sandor-de-bretan) | Bass guitar | 2004 to 2004 | Former |
| [Tony Chappelle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-chappelle) | Membranophone | 2005 to 2005 | Former |
| [Wayne Darley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wayne-darley) | Bass guitar | 1989 to 1993 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1989 | [Alice in Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/d89f908d-3800-358c-9545-7e5bc33d4530) | Album |
| 1990 | [Never, Neverland](https://themetalnet.com/album/962c63de-e70a-3091-ac66-36217f55eac6) | Album |
| 1990 | [Never, Neverland Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfa574e7-5c91-4f36-95d3-9c8b3708f50b) | EP |
| 1993 | [Set the World on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9d6e5ce-6a3c-3b57-83ce-b15ee8a1827c) | Album |
| 1994 | [King of the Kill](https://themetalnet.com/album/4631a6ed-7889-387e-bed0-8a8e74b1273c) | Album |
| 1996 | [Refresh the Demon](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa21bdbb-31d5-3ae0-aa17-e23b3d04dc76) | Album |
| 1997 | [Remains](https://themetalnet.com/album/4afcaa4b-b67d-31da-9ced-4fb6b35e0c2e) | Album |
| 1999 | [Criteria for a Black Widow](https://themetalnet.com/album/5badaaff-a717-396c-8eaf-969c3237ad00) | Album |
| 2001 | [Carnival Diablos](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a2749f5-bdb5-3997-8334-4683f3e50958) | Album |
| 2002 | [Waking the Fury](https://themetalnet.com/album/bf7b9add-d2be-3d0a-b867-d6a73fb9c1f3) | Album |
| 2004 | [All for You](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b86f560-676c-378d-ba1d-747c43037518) | Album |
| 2004 | [The One](https://themetalnet.com/album/c37c1409-17cc-3aa9-bbe1-bf4f6860169b) | EP |
| 2005 | [Schizo Deluxe](https://themetalnet.com/album/e24e551a-f320-3841-8c5b-bf44cdcd3ee6) | Album |
| 2007 | [Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb611ad0-0386-336c-ae70-178425c58f01) | Album |
| 2010 | [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/album/55a5a15f-a817-43ac-9bec-a258a95f806b) | Album |
| 2013 | [Feast](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed91aead-90f4-4c71-ba53-0fbda898536c) | Album |
| 2013 | [Re-Kill](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9629fa9-f663-4a1f-a64d-f8af6fd7051f) | Album |
| 2015 | [Suicide Society](https://themetalnet.com/album/f7582ab1-bf21-480d-b000-1800719a0b6e) | Album |
| 2017 | [For the Demented](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed85ce5e-e0b8-470d-8dde-3a85951e142c) | Album |
| 2020 | [Ballistic, Sadistic](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c58fbd7-2b07-4d34-b83f-507f4cc9a7dd) | Album |
| 2022 | [Metal II](https://themetalnet.com/album/b16402ca-35e3-412a-b45d-f669bf296211) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/annihilatorband
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Annihilator/140
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0L8QRAAuWjqvTM8FpQ1gYO
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fr/artist/7264636
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3936
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annihilatormetal/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Annihilator-9614139730
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC1WbMJioQ-oDX6X2wxaB2oQ

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt