"Alice in Hell" is the debut album by Canadian thrashers, Annihilator. It was released in 1989 via Roadrunner Records and was produced by the band's founding member, Jeff Waters. The credits on the album go to Randy Rampage (vocals), Jeff Waters (guitar), Anthony Greenham (guitar), Wayne Darley (bass) and Ray Hartmann (drums). Although the album credits both members, it is thought that Greenham and Darley did not play on the album, and Waters played all the guitar and bass parts on an album that was five years in the making since the formation of Annihilator, although the band did have three demo recordings done before this ...  Read the complete review

My first album review and I hope you guys like it! This is where metal came from. If you haven't heard of annihilator (and you probably haven't) then you're missing out big time on one of the greatest thrash acts of all time. Many modern metal artists cite Annihilator and Jeff Waters as key influences. This is an old album by today's standards but it still sounds great! It's amazing to listen to where all the riffs and licks in modern metal really came from. This is not to say that this album is a relic, it's a good piece of listening for any true metal fan. As a thrash band annihilator are similar to the likes of testament, exodus and ...  Read the complete review

This classic of thrash metal from Canada's Annihilator lives up to the eccentricity of its album art, giving even the weirder moments of Megadeth a run for their money. Randy Rampage (perhaps not his real name) is a little reminiscent of Dave Mustaine in his evil snarl and first-person monologues from the perspective of various demonic creatures, but he's also capable of reaching those ear-shattering high notes that escaped the range or embarrassment threshold of most thrash singers. Multi-talented axeman Jeff Waters' guitars provide everything that's expected from a thrash album, and a little more, as each song's speedy riffs are supplemented by wild, ...  Read the complete review