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ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has scheduled a rare Metal Guitar Clinic at the Brass Monkey Bar & Billiards in Nepean, Ontario (250 Greenbank Road) on Tuesday, April 30th from 6:30 PM to 8 PM. The all age event is $15.
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ANNIHILATOR guitarist/founder Jeff Waters has posted a 13 guitar solo compilation audio clip on YouTube. Check it out below:
As previously reported, organizers of 70000 Tons Of Metal – The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise – have announced that Waters will host “Jamming With Waters In International Waters”, the official 70000 Tons Of Metal All-Star Jam… and they want to have your input. Head over to the official 70000 Tons Of Metal Facebook page and give your feedback on which of the musicians on board you would like to participate in the most incredible jam session the metal world has ever seen. And guess what? You can even join in yourself. Ever wanted to jam with Jeff Waters in International Waters? You can do so, but only on 70000 Tons Of Metal. Check out 70000tons.com for more information.
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Guitars For Stars out of the US is selling a one-of-kind Hufschmid custom guitar made for ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters. According to the product description it was the only one ever made and issued in 2004.
Check it out below:
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Waters recently posted a guitar solo compilation from the band’s Schizo Deluxe album, released in 2005. Check it out below:
Waters: “This is my version of the ‘Brown Sound.’ The compilation is taken from my third favorite ANNIHILATOR CD (!!) and I swore I would NEVER touch the microphone and settings and taped off the room where the guitar amp/cab/microphone was… so no one would ever touch it… EVER! A few months after this CD was done, my son Alex decided to play hide & seek with me – he was 8 years old then… guess where he decided to hide?! In the room where my perfect guitar tone was! And, of course, he had to knock over the microphone and hide right in front of the speakers! Hahaha! I spent (seriously) close to two months trying to set it all up again but, as engineers know, you can never get it back 100%. It nearly drove me insane every day for months. I finally realized that I will never get that tone back exactly… sounds weird to the average person, but it is almost like an OCD for some of us! 
Here is almost seven minutes of that tone, but just wait until you hear the new Waters sound with these smokingly hot and wicked EVH 5150 III amps! I think that is the only thing to beat my Schizo Deluxe sound!”
César Fuentes Rodríguez of the “Tiempos Violentos” show conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR prior to the band’s April 26 concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below.
ANNIHILATOR played a special club show at The Brass Monkey in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on April 18. Support at the gig came from from local metal act AGGRESSOR.
This was ANNIHILATOR‘s first-ever Ottawa hometown show and their first Canadian concert since last summer’s appearance at Heavy MTL.
After this exclusive Ottawa event, ANNIHILATOR headed off to South America for a short tour.
ANNIHLATOR is currently working on its 14th studio release as well as a “special” recording that mainman Jeff Waters describes as “a treat for the faithful ANNIHILATOR fans and a welcoming to our new fans.” The band is also in talks with labels about a record deal for Canada and the USA.
ANNIHILATOR‘s self-titled album was released in Europe on May 17, 2010. The CD was made available in Europe via Earache Records, in Japan through Marquee and in Australia via Riot Entertainment. It was also released in the U.S. and Canada via iTunes and most all other digital/online outlets.
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Video footage of ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters performing at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2012 fair, which is taking place March 21-24 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, can be seen below.
ANNIHLATOR is currently working on its 14th studio release as well as a “special” recording that Waters describes as “a treat for the faithful ANNIHILATOR fans and a welcoming to our new fans.” The band is also in talks with labels about a record deal for Canada and the USA.
ANNIHILATOR‘s self-titled album was released in Europe on May 17, 2010. The CD was made available in Europe via Earache Records, in Japan through Marquee and in Australia via Riot Entertainment. It was also released in the U.S. and Canada via iTunes and most all other digital/online outlets.
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ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has decided to retire his old overdrive he’d been using since the 1980s and has partnered up with Quebec, Canada’s SolidGoldFX to create the first signature pedal, the Jeff Waters Devil Drive.
According to a press release, “the Devil Drive draws its roots from the legendary OD-1 overdrive that Jeff has used since the very beginning to achieve the tight, articulate metal tones he is known for. The Devil Drive is not your typical, obnoxious sounding metal pedal; it doesn’t boast extremely high levels of gain, scooped mids or insane bass. Instead it is designed to be layered and textured with heavy-hitting, hard rock amps to deliver its scorching tone or used on its own for some bluesy bite. It features a simple two-mode, three-knob layout, true bypass switching and low-noise design. The tone is clear and focused with excellent string definition and no loose, flabby low end or ear piercing highs. Its drive ranges from clean boost to a hot overdrive. The Mode switch allows you to select either Vintage or Modern modes. In Vintage mode, only the Volume and Drive controls are active, the Tone circuit is bypassed. This mode is what Jeff‘s signature sound is all about. The Modern mode is a bonus setting we added for him. In this mode, the Tone control is active and output gain is increased for a hotter signal. From blues to rock to heavy to thrash metal, the Devil Drive will be an irreplaceable addition to your arsenal as it has been for Jeff Waters.”
For more information, visit SolidGoldFX.com. Source: Blabbermouth.net
In January 2010, FOZZY – the side-project turned full scale war machine featuring STUCK MOJO guitarist/vocalist Rich Ward and vocalist/wrestling star Chris Jericho – released their fourth studio album, Chasing The Grail. Amongst the guest musicians that appeared on the record was ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters, who laid down solos for the tracks ‘Martyr No More’ and ‘God Pounds His Nails’. Waters is no stranger to lending out his talents to projects he feels are worthy of time spent, and although it’s a no-brainer finding Ward and Jericho on that list, it’s still a big deal when Waters agrees to enter the picture and add his brand of shred to the canvas.
“That was the coup of ages, man,” laughs Ward. “I asked Chris if he was okay with having a guest guitar player or two on the album. We did it on the previous one (All That Remains from 2005), and it was cool having Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) and Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society) come in and lay down their stuff. For me as a fan of those guys it was just cool. Chris asked me who I had in mind for Chasing The Grail, and I gave him three or four names. He balked on all of them except for Waters (laughs), and he suggested that instead of having a bunch of guest guitarists, that we have just one killer guitar player come in and tear it up. I’m not lacking confidence in my lead playing, but I know who I am as a lead player, and I ain’t Jeff Waters (laughs).”
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As previously reported, Fozzy have re-released their debut live album Remains Alive digitally via Riot Entertainment. Fozzy recorded Remains Alive in Brisbane on their Fozzy In Aussie tour of Australia in 2005 on the back of the All That Remains album.
The line up on that tour was Chris Jericho (vocals), Rich Ward (guitar, vocals), Sean Delson (bass), Mike Martin (guitar), and Frank Fontsere (drums). The album can be purchased now via iTunes.
The tracklisting for Remains Alive is as follows:
‘Nameless Faceless’
‘Don’t You Wish You Were Me’
‘Daze Of The Weak’
‘Wanderlust’
‘Crucify Yourself’
‘End Of Days’
‘Freewheel Burning’
‘Eat The Rich’
‘Ignition’
‘Feel The Burn’
‘With The Fire’
‘To Kill A Stranger’
‘Enemy’
Also, Fozzy have commenced writing for the follow up to Chasing The Grail.
(Photo of Jeff Waters by Carl Begai)
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Metal legends Annihilator are proud to announce a much-anticipated headline tour in Europe this fall. The band has just returned from a hugely successful European summer festival trip, playing to hundreds of thousands of real metal fans at festivals like Sonisphere, Masters Of Rock, Hellfest, Kavarna Rock and others.
The Scandinavian tour dates are:
16/10/10 Copenhagen – The Rock
18/10/10 Oslo – John Dee
19/10/10 Gothenburg – Sticky Fingers
20/10/10 Stockholm – Klubben
22/10/10 Helsinki – Tavastia
See all the tour dates at: http://www.annihilatormetal.com.
Annihilator mastermind and guitar legend Jeff Waters comments: “It was an honor to play for so many incredible metal fans this summer. Seeing our good friends in bands and crews from around the world was a bonus. for all you Euro-metal fans, get ready! We are going to give 110% for you, as you are the reason that ANNIHILATOR is still going strong and even stronger than ever: Thanks to the fans!!”
In other news: A free compilation album from Annihilator, called “Total Annihilation”, is now available to download from Earache Records in conjunction with Metal Hammer. Earache Records is releasing six classic albums from Annihilator’s back-catalogue as part of the “Total Annihilation” campaign, and to celebrate, the label is offering a completely free download-only compilation album featuring fourteen killer tracks.
Get your hands on the “Total Annihilation” compilation album for free at http://www.earache.com/totalannihilation/.
