┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Annihilator - Ballistic Sadistic + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-02-23 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2020 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url..http://www.annihilatormetal.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Annihilator ║ │ │║ Album : Ballistic Sadistic ║ │ │║ Label : Silver Lining Music ║ │ │║ Cat.No : FOT1530CD ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ''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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:45:22 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘