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3	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 Music/{{Nickelback}} (no, really, you did read that right) cite him as an influence, or are at least a fan of him.
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5	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 16 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.
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7	[[AC:Studio Discography:]]
8	* ''Alice in Hell'' (1989)
9	* ''Never, Neverland'' (1990)
10	* ''Set the World on Fire'' (1993)
11	* ''King of the Kill'' (1994)
12	* ''Refresh the Demon'' (1996)
13	* ''Remains'' (1997)
14	* ''Criteria for a Black Widow'' (1999)
15	* ''Carnival Diablos'' (2001)
16	* ''Waking the Fury'' (2002)
17	* ''All for You'' (2004)
18	* ''Schizo Deluxe'' (2005)
19	* ''Metal'' (2007)
20	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Annihilator]]'' (2010)
21	* ''Feast'' (2013)
22	* ''Suicide Society'' (2015)
23	* ''For the Demented'' (2017)
24	* ''Ballistic, Sadistic'' (2020)
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26	!!''Oh ALISON!! Show us what tropes appear in this band!''
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28	* BasedOnATrueStory: The title tracks to Alison Hell (a girl who was so afraid of [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight the boogeyman]], she went insane because [[ParentalNeglect her parents]] [[ParentalObliviousness 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.
29	%%* CarefulWithThatAxe: Randy Rampage had quite a few moments like this.
30	%%* CreepyChild: ''Oh god, Alice...''
31	%%* DrivenToMadness: The majority of Annihilator's early lyrical content.
32	%%* DrivesLikeCrazy: "Speed".
33	%%* DrunkDriver: "Road To Ruin". Overlaps with DrivesLikeCrazy.
34	* FunWithAcronyms: W.T.Y.D. (Welcome To Your Death)
35	%%* TheGamblingAddict: 21.
36	%%* GlobalWarming: Stonewall.
37	* GrooveMetal: For most of the Nineties and various albums since then.
38	* IAmTheBand: Lampshaded in some interviews, but made most obvious in ''Remains''; he was the only band member in Annihilator.
39	* InsufferableGenius: Jeff Waters is very, very good at guitar, and if you didn't figure that out immediately, he'll be glad to tell you all about it.
40	%%* MadDoctor: "Dr. Psycho".
41	* 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 in his forties.
42	%%* PrimalFear: "Imperiled Eyes".
43	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: "The Fun Palace", a song about a man haunted by nightmares for years after committing a horrible crime.
44	* ReligionRantSong: "I Am In Command" is told from the point of view of a religious megalomaniac.
45	* RevolvingDoorBand: Jeff does not seem to be capable of keeping a stable lineup, though Padden has managed to stick around for quite a while.
46	* WordSaladLyrics:
47	** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Word Salad"]]
48	-->''Closets of my mind destroyed, as I enter outward from a void\
49	Corpses white have strapped me down, I rise above then fall\
50	Tactual hallucination, cockroaches infest the wall''
51	** Given the weirdness of the band, this trope is a familiarity among some songs. But Brain Dance takes the cake for this passage...
52	-->''Rubber shoes, a dirty sock''
53	-->''Plastic toes and it's '''[[MoodWhiplash my pet rock!!]]'''''
54	-->''And this song is very silly and it [[LampshadeHanging makes no sense at all]] because''
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