ANNIHILATOR Frontman JEFF WATERS Talks New Song "Suicide Society" - "Judging A CD By One Song Has Always Been Something Our Fans Don't Do"

Annihilator frontman/founder Jeff Waters has checked in with a post via Facebook discussing the band’s new album, Suicide Society. An excerpt is available below:

“I would say the new song ‘Suicide Society’, along with another called ‘Snap’ (one of my favorites from the new cd!) are the only two that stand out as more melodic, almost commercial metal. The rest are more in line with what you would expect but hopefully better than usual (that’s your call, metal fans!). It is kinda neat to see some people freaking over one song… those who know Annihilator, know that there are many different styles on each CD… so judging this CD by one song has always been something our fans don’t do. It’s a record; not a single! So for those who are ‘worried’ and tend to lean only towards the heavier stuff, stay tuned… in a day or so, you will get your fix. 

I asked the label to fire out your more ‘typical’ Annihilator song Monday. Then again, for those who listen to our CDs, a typical song could be about love, butter or cheese! All good; just relax and have a listen to another song Monday! If you don’t like it, there’s more… and if you don’t like those, there are a lot of great bands out there playing killer metal!

Check out the next clip Monday or so. Those who liked our 1985/86 demos will get a kick out of the next tune. We had a song called ‘Gallery Of The Grotesque’ back then. Recently, my old pal Max (Soulfly) suggested I check out the band Noisem because of a song called ‘Chronic Dementia’. I did and know why: it sounded very much like ‘Gallery…’ I liked their song a lot and went back to that 1985 “zone” and wrote ‘Creepin Again’ (the song coming to you Monday or so). So yes, bigger bands and older bands get inspired by younger ones… as long as they don’t rip them off, it’s a good thing! 

See you Monday for some thrash (or maybe a love song! haha!) Peace and Metal!”

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Annihilator will release their brand new (and 15th) studio album, Suicide Society, on September 18th via UDR Music worldwide and the band has debuted the title track from the forthcoming album.

As usual, guitar wizard Jeff Waters handles all songwriting duties, plays all guitar & bass, engineers, produces, mixes and masters Suicide Society… and Waters is also back commanding lead vocal duties, as he did on the critically acclaimed King Of The Kill (1994), Refresh The Demon (1996), Remains (1997) and other Annihilator albums over the years.

Waters on his return to vocal duties: “Dave (Padden/vocalist from 03-14) and I have, essentially, been Annihilator since 2003 but he resigned last December, citing having had enough of touring, being away from home and other commitments. I thank him for his 11 years with Annihilator. That said, Annihilator and I are known for never giving up and, occasionally, coming up with something even better than its former offering(s): this is undeniably the case with Suicide Society!”

Waters later elaborated on his initial statement: “Those who expect a King Of The Kill vocal are in for something interesting! I intentionally tried to avoid the cliché metal vocal/rock stuff I did then (but didn’t realize I was doing it then!) and weed out the bad in my voice and style; try to find the good stuff and only do those things! I guess you will be the judge but I am stoked!”

With Suicide Society, Annihilator goes headfirst into some of the most technically perfect, crisp, and crushingly taut, riffage Waters has ever produced. Although Waters’ vocals keep traces of stylings from his King Of The Kill album, they now evoke a surprising blend of legends such as Staley, Osbourne, Hetfield and Mustaine. This, in a twisted way, mirrors Waters’ signature blend of riffing, drums grooves and bass; all drawing from multiple sources and genres.

Waters has built a worldwide reputation as being a premier guitarist and songwriter; the conciseness and arrangement of “Creepin’ Again” is both an air-guitarist’s dream and a sharp reminder of this. The gloriously-brutal thrash of “My Revenge” calls up a vintage of ’85 with the technical chops of 2015. The neo-classic title track defiantly expresses anger at the state of world affairs, while offering up hope in closing. With the multi-layered power of the anthem “Snap”, Waters illustrates the diversity of Annihilator’s sound, without sacrificing one decibel of attack.

“Metal fans will likely sport evil, satisfied grins on their faces, when they hear this record”, chuckles Waters, “but in the words of Joe Perry: “Let the Music Do the Talking”!”

Tracklisting:
“Suicide Society”
“My Revenge”
“Snap”
“Creepin’ Again”
“Narcotic Avenue”
“The One You Serve”
“Break, Enter”
“Death Scent”
“Every Minute“

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Fonte: Bravewords.com