Annihilator return with a mixture of styles...
Mr. S. J. Shuttlewood | England | 06/20/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Annihilator arrived at the beginning of the 90s with one of the best thrash metal albums of all time. You could even say it was one of the best metal albums ever. It was and still is incredible with so many great riffs played by Jeff Waters, a guitarist with talent coming out of his ears. The next album, Never Neverland was just as good but after that many people thought the band went downhill.If you are familiar with recent Annhilator, then you will be aware that Annihilator often mix the style of their music across an album. Carnival Diablos was a great example of this. A bit of hard rock, a bit of Heavy Metal and some thrash.
Waking the Fury was more thrash and was very fast and very heavy. All For You, the new Annihilator disk, is to my ears, similar to Carnival Diablos, in that it mixes many styles. I think it is a great all round album. There is a new singer in the form of Dave Padden. He can sing very well but on the first song, the title track, the verse is shouted in a rather nu-metal way, which sort of spoils an otherwise good song. It is quite a relaxed metal song, but is pretty catchy.
Dr. Psycho is a mid-tempo/fast song which really gets the head moving!!
Demon Dance starts off slowish and then goes into a very very fast thrash song!! amongst Annihilators fastest ever songs.
The picking on the guitar solos on this song are beyond belief! SO clean and precise.
The rest of the songs are either mid tempo metal or fast thrash. There are a couple of ballads thrown in as well, which might annoy some people. For me though, the album works really well as a whole, the varation of songs making it an interesting listen and not just monotonous speed the whole time.A very good album that any Metalhead should enjoy.
IF you want balls out thrash however, check out Waking the Fury."
Mediocre compared to earlier Annihilator.
Face-Eater | Winfield, Illinois | 09/20/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I've been a fan of Annihilator for a while now, and this disc didn't really impress me. There are a few songs - "Demon Dance", "Both of Me" - that managed to do their job as being good thrash (which is what I expected). But songs like "The One" and "All For You" are just sappy songs I'd expect to hear on the radio or something. If you were expecting the earlier CDs like Alice in Hell and Set The World on Fire, this disc isn't for you."
Best Annihilator Disc In Years!!
Robert J. Dietz | Chicago | 08/30/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard of Annihilator when they opened up for Testament in support of Alice In Hell. I've been hooked since. While Jeff Waters has never disappointed me, the last few albums have not made it into heavy rotation on my playlist. But, All For You will be there for quite some time. Jeff is back to playing great leads and rhythms, the song writing is much improved and the new singer is awesome. He sounds like Clark Brown from Geezer's "Black Science" release. Do NOT miss this disc. If you like Annihilator, you'll LOVE this new one. Buy it NOW!!"
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1