The following is the discography of Annihilator, a Canadian thrash metal band founded in 1984 by guitarist, bassist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Jeff Waters, and former vocalist John Bates. They are the highest-selling heavy metal group from Canada, having sold more than three million albums worldwide, although most of their sales have been generated outside of the band's home country.
Since its inception, Annihilator has released seventeen studio albums and has undergone many line-up changes. Waters is the only remaining original member left in the band, and usually assembles touring musicians to perform with him. Annihilator's first two studio albums—Alice in Hell (1989) and Never, Neverland (1990)—are considered to be influential Canadian heavy metal records. Many of their later albums also received high praise from critics, and enjoyed some success in Europe and Japan. Their latest studio album, Ballistic, Sadistic, was released in 2020.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales JPN GER FRA UK FIN SWI BEL (FL) BEL (WA)Alice in Hell Released: April 17, 1989 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — — — — — — — —Never, Neverland Released: July 1990 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — — — 48 — — — —Set the World on Fire Released: May 4, 1993 Label: Epic/Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 47 79 — — — — — —King of the Kill Released: October 10, 1994 Label: Hypnotic/CMC International Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 80 — — — — — — —Refresh the Demon Released: March 11, 1996 Label: Music for Nations Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 84 — — — — — — —Remains Released: July 21, 1997 Label: CMC International Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — — — — — — — —Criteria for a Black Widow Released: June 1, 1999 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — 79 — — — — — — US: 2,591+ Carnival Diablos Released: January 23, 2001 Label: Steamhammer Records Format: CD, CS, LP — 71 — — — — — —Waking the Fury Released: March 18, 2002 Label: SPV Format: CD, CS, LP — — — — — — — —All for You Released: October 26, 2004 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP 179 — — — — — — —Schizo Deluxe Released: November 8, 2005 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP 183 — — — — — — — US: 340+Metal Released: April 16, 2007 Label: SPV Format: CD, LP, DL 96 — 190 — — — — —Annihilator Released: May 17, 2010 Label: Earache Records Format: CD, LP, DL 169 49 142 193 — — — —Feast Released: August 23, 2013 Label: UDR Format: CD, LP, DL 145 20 102 156 17 36 180 101 US: 1,100+Suicide Society Released: September 18, 2015 Label: UDR Format: CD, LP, DL 151 44 155 — — 33 157 52 US: 1,000+For the Demented Released: November 3, 2017 Label: UDR Format: CD, LP, DL 264 73 — — — 42 — 92Ballistic, Sadistic Released: January 24, 2020 Label: Neverland Music Inc. Format: CD, LP, DL 137 22 — — — 11 151 78 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums TitleAlbum detailsIn Command Released: November 5, 1996 Label: The All Blacks B.V Format: CD, CS, DLDouble Live Annihilation Released: March 25, 2003 Label: AFM Format: CDLive at Masters of Rock Released: October 30, 2009 Label: SPV Format: CD, DVD, DL
Compilation albums TitleAlbum detailsBag of Tricks Released: July 21, 1994 Label: Far East Metal Syndicate Format: CDTotal Annihilation Released: September 22, 2010 Label: Earache Format: free digital downloadTriple Threat Released: January 27, 2017 Label: UDR Music Format: 2CD
Extended plays TitleAlbum detailsThe One Released: April 26, 2004 Label: The All Blacks B.V Format: LP
Singles Title Year Album "Word Salad" 1989 Alice in Hell "The Fun Palace 1990 Never, Neverland "Stone Wall" 1991 "Never, Neverland" "Phoenix Rising" 1993 Set the World on Fire "Set the World on Fire" "Suicide Society" 2015 Suicide Society "Creepin' Again (Parasomnia)" "My Revenge" "Snap" "Sounds Good to Me (Acoustic)" 2017 Triple Threat "Twisted Lobotomy" For the Demented "One to Kill" "I Am Warfare" 2019 Ballistic, Sadistic "Psycho Ward" "Armed to the Teeth" "Dressed Up for Evil" 2020 "Downright Dominate" 2021 Metal II
Videos Video albums TitleAlbum detailsTen Years in Hell Released: November 5, 2006 Label: The All Blacks B.V Format: CD, DVDLive at Masters of Rock Released: October 30, 2009 Label: SPV Format: CD, DVD, DL
Music videos YearTitleDirected1989"Alison Hell"Dennis Dubeau1990"Stonewall"Jeff Waters"The Fun Palace"Wayne Darley1993"Set the World on Fire"Thomas Mignone1994"King of the Kill""21"Jeff Waters"Only Be Lonely"1996"Syn. Kill 1"2001"Chicken and Corn"2004"All for You"2013"No Way Out"Dale R. Hall2015"Suicide Society""Snap"2017"Twisted Lobotomy""For the Demented"2019"Psycho Ward""Armed to the Teeth"2020"Dressed Up for Evil" 2021"Downright Dominate" 2022"Couple Suicide" "Romeo Delight"
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