ANNIHILATOR - CRITERIA FOR A BLACK WIDOW
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After the terrible Nu metal sounding album Remains, Jeff Waters got his shit together and recruited drummer Jeff Hartmann back to the lineup. Jeff who played on their legendary first two albums Alice in Hell and Never, Neverland. But it didn't end there. Vocalist Randy Rampage was who sung on Alice in Hell was also back in the lineup. So this was mean't to be the real comeback to form album for Annihilator.
Jeff Waters understoud that the groove/ nu-metal sound didn't go that well with his fans so on this album it was a trip back to the early albums that made them successful to begin with.
The first track Bloodbath blew my mind when it came out in 1999. It was so fast and aggressive, the type of material that Annihilator hadn't done for years. But the rest of the album doesn't keep up with that initial tempo.
But I think that the third part of "Schizos (Are Never Alone) is a solid track. So how good is this album then? well it has definitely some flaws. The repeating Groove metal-inspired riffs can get a bit too much at times and a few songs are uninspiring. But let's not forget that this album was released in 1999. when most other bands had forgotten what thrash was all about, at least Annihilator gave it a try and this is a much better album than Remains. But for me Criteria for a Black Widow ends up as a highly average album and an album that I'll probably never return to again.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Roadrunner Year: 1999 Country: Canada Duration: 50:50 Tracks: 10 Genre: Thrash/Groove Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 2,5/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Jeff Waters - Guitar & Bass Randy Rampage - Vocals Hartmann - Drums |
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