Criteria for a Black Widow
Encyclopedia
Criteria for a Black Widow is the seventh album by the Thrash metal
band Annihilator
. It was released in 1999. For this LP Jeff Waters reunited the first Annihilator line-up (with the exception of bass player Wayne Darley who declined to rejoin the band, and was replaced by Russ Bergquist).
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Annihilator
Annihilator (band)
Annihilator is a Canadian heavy metal band hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, also from Vancouver, British Columbia between 1987-2002 by founding member, vocalist, guitarist and bassist Jeff Waters. The band has been around since 1984 and is the biggest selling heavy metal artist from Canada in history,...
. It was released in 1999. For this LP Jeff Waters reunited the first Annihilator line-up (with the exception of bass player Wayne Darley who declined to rejoin the band, and was replaced by Russ Bergquist).
Track listing
Personnel
- Jeff WatersJeff WatersJeff Waters , is the guitarist and mastermind of the metal band Annihilator. He was born in and resides in Ottawa, Canada. As the main member and songwriter for Annihilator, Jeff is considered among the most influential guitarists in the world and as a top songwriter. He is also a well-known mix...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Mixing - Randy RampageRandy RampageRandy Rampage is a founding member, bass player and occasional vocalist of the Canadian hardcore band D.O.A.. He played on D.O.A.'s seminal early punk albums Something Better Change and Hardcore '81, along with vocalist/guitarist Joe Shithead, drummer Chuck Biscuits and guitarist Dave Gregg in...
- Vocals - David Scott Davis - Guitar
- Russell Bergquist - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ray Hartmann - DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s (Snare) - Mike Rogerson - Engineer
- Paul Blake - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Craig Waddell - Mastering
- Victor Dezso - Photography
- Carol Sirna - Model
- Robert Stefanowicz - Digital Imaging
- Ralph Alfonso - Package Design
- Tom Bagley - Restoration, Drawing, Logo Illustration