''Ballistic, Sadistic'' is the seventeenth studio album by Canadian
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
Annihilator. It was released via Silver Lining Music and Neverland Music on January 24, 2020, and was produced by group frontman
Jeff Waters
Jeff Waters (born February 13, 1966) is a Canadian guitarist and the founder and bandleader of the metal band Annihilator. He was born and resides in Ottawa, Ontario. Waters has owned Watersound Studios Inc. since 1994 (where it was in Maple ...
.
The album was preceded by singles "I Am Warfare" on October 10, 2019, "Psycho Ward" on November 27, "Armed to the Teeth"
on December 13 and "Dressed Up for Evil" on January 17, 2020.
Track listing
Personnel
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Jeff Waters
Jeff Waters (born February 13, 1966) is a Canadian guitarist and the founder and bandleader of the metal band Annihilator. He was born and resides in Ottawa, Ontario. Waters has owned Watersound Studios Inc. since 1994 (where it was in Maple ...
– vocals, guitars, bass, production, engineering, editing, mixing
*Aaron Homma – lead guitar (track 5)
*Fabio Alessandrini – drums
Additional personnel
*Angie Waters – voice (track 3)
*Charile Waters – voice (track 3)
*Ruby Waters – voice (track 3)
*John Gallagher – backing vocals
*Kat Shevil Gillham – backing vocals
*Rich Gray (formerly Hinks) – engineering, editing
*Gyula Havancsak – cover, design, illustration
*Maor Appelbaum – mastering engineer
*Angie Waters – executive producer, management
Charts
References
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2020 albums
Annihilator (band) albums