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King of the Kill is an album by Jeff Waters and Annihilator by numbers, because the band leader not only handled writing duties but sang, played all guitars and used a session drummer for the rhythm section. It is unlike the progressive-thrash (if this is a suitable label) material of Annihilator's early albums.
No, King of the Kill is more eighties, heavy rock and - as such - works incredibly well. The eponymous track is crafted using a drop-D tuning riff which is heavy and dynamic and sounds chest-poundingly awesome, with the frenetic but compressed sound of the drumming giving the song a different, almost garagy-vibe.
Second to None is melodic and heavy, in a true Waters vein, telling a story of addiction and mind control and featuring a tasty melodic break, beautiful and skillful performance which sounds almost effortless.
In the Blood is the track which introduced me to Annihilator. A clean, almost icy delivery makes this ballad a spine-chiller full of machismo and danger. All in all this is an album of my youth which may make me biased but still, for the quality of its song-writing, melody and musicianship, this is a rare 5/5 for me.
No, King of the Kill is more eighties, heavy rock and - as such - works incredibly well. The eponymous track is crafted using a drop-D tuning riff which is heavy and dynamic and sounds chest-poundingly awesome, with the frenetic but compressed sound of the drumming giving the song a different, almost garagy-vibe.
Second to None is melodic and heavy, in a true Waters vein, telling a story of addiction and mind control and featuring a tasty melodic break, beautiful and skillful performance which sounds almost effortless.
In the Blood is the track which introduced me to Annihilator. A clean, almost icy delivery makes this ballad a spine-chiller full of machismo and danger. All in all this is an album of my youth which may make me biased but still, for the quality of its song-writing, melody and musicianship, this is a rare 5/5 for me.