History Music / Annihilator

%%* CanadaEh: And proud of it.
** ''Kraf Dinner!''

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: It's all over the place, but it varies between 7 and 8.
** On the low end, the softer songs will be around 2, with the lowest being "Holding On" and "Crystal Ann" at a 1.
** On the high end, the demo tapes pre-Alice In Hell along with select songs from All For You and Schizo Deluxe reach 9.

%%* ClimateChange: Stonewall.

* CanadaEh: And proud of it.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Randy Rampage had quite a few moments like this.
* ClimateChange: Stonewall.
* CreepyChild: ''Oh god, Alice...''
* DrivenToMadness: The majority of Annihilator's early lyrical content.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: "Speed".
* DrunkDriver: "Road To Ruin". Overlaps with DrivesLikeCrazy.

* TheGamblingAddict: 21.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Inversion; let's countdown the various amount of ways others pronounce Annihilator, shall we?
** ANNIE-HEEL-ATOR
** ANIL-ATOR
** ANN-IL-IH-I-ATOR
** And the winner, going to Eastern Europe... [[spoiler: Anal Heater.]]
* MadDoctor: "Dr. Psycho".

* OlderThanTheyLook: Dave Padden ([[http://hardrockhaven.net/online/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/UDR0260_annihilator_feast_band_photo_09.jpg the one with the beard for those unfamiliar]]) still looks like he just graduated college. He's actually ''38''.
* PrimalFear: "Imperiled Eyes".

* ReligionRantSong: "I Am In Command". Told from the point of view of a religious megalomaniac.

* WordSaladLyrics: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Word Salad"]]

* GlobalWarming: Stonewall.

Annihilator has had quite a history. Since the band's inception, they have had a whopping ''26'' former members as of 2012, including '''6''' different vocalists. To date, they have released a total of 13 studio albums, making them one of thrash metal's longest running bands. They have also gone through a couple stylistic changes since their formation, while still being rooted in thrash.

* [[WordSaladLyrics It's pretty obvious what trope "Word Salad" goes with.]]

Ah, yes, the one and only Annihilator. One of underground metal's most influential and beloved ThrashMetal bands, Annihilator was formed in 1984, going through several vocalists before finally releasing their debut album ''Alice in Hell'' in 1989, which is considered a thrash metal classic even to this day. Guitarist Jeff Waters is the only constant member of the band, as well as the band's main songwriter. Waters is hailed as a very admirable and influential guitar player, with metal artists such as Music/LambOfGod and even non-metal acts like {{Nickelback}} (no, really, you did read that right) cite him as an influence, or are at least a fan of him.

* JerkAss: Waters has pissed a lot of people off over the years thanks to numerous well-documented cases of his acting like a douchebag. Just ask John Ricci or one of the ''Product of Society''-era members of Defiance.

Ah, yes, the one and only Annihilator. One of underground metal's most influential and beloved ThrashMetal bands, Annihilator was formed in 1984, going through several vocalists before finally releasing their debut album ''Alice in Hell'' in 1989, which is considered a thrash metal classic even to this day. Guitarist Jeff Waters is the only constant member of the band, as well as the band's main songwriter. Waters is hailed as a very admirable and influential guitar player, with metal artists such as LambOfGod and even non-metal acts like {{Nickelback}} (no, really, you did read that right) cite him as an influence, or are at least a fan of him.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Fairly well known in Europe and Asia, even playing big festivals like Wacken, but in North America are really only known in the underground scene. Waters once mentioned in an interview that he couldn't get the Ottawa Sun to write something about them while far younger, more local bands would get entire stories.

Annihilator has had quite a history. Since the band's inception, they have had a whopping ''25'' former members as of 2012, including '''6''' different vocalists, including current singer Dave Padden. To date, they have released a total of 13 studio albums, making them one of thrash metal's longest running bands. They have also gone through a couple stylistic changes since their formation, while still being rooted in thrash.

Ah, yes, the one and only Annihilator. One of underground metal's most influential and beloved ThrashMetal bands, Annihilator was formed in 1984, going through several vocalists before finally releasing their debut album ''Alice in Hell'' in 1989, which is considered a thrash metal classic even to this day. Guitarist Jeff Waters is the only constant member of the band, as well as the band's main songwriter. Waters is hailed as a very admirable and influential guitar player, with metal artists such as LambOfGod and even non-metal acts like {{Nickelback}} (no, really, you did read right) cite him as an influence, or are at least a fan of him.

!!Tropes found in the history of Annihilator is as follows...

* BasedOnATrueStory: The title tracks to Alison Hell (a girl who was so afraid of the boogeyman, she went insane because her parents thought it was just a phase) and Never Neverland (a girl gets locked in a room because she looked at a boy). Lampshaded in the Alison Hell music video where it explains the influence behind the song).

* IAmTheBand: Lampshaded in some interviews, but made most obvious in ''Remains''.

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