Carnival Diablos is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on January 29, 2001 by Metal-Is/Sanctuary and SPV/Steamhammer. It is the first album to feature Joe Comeau, formerly of Overkill, on vocals.
| Carnival Diablos | ||||
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 Cover art by Joachim Luetke | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Watersound Studios, Maple Ridge, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 59:42 | |||
| Label | Metal-Is SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Jeff Waters | |||
| Annihilator chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer | 6/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[3] |
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Jeff Waters
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Denied" | Joe Comeau | 5:24 |
| 2. | "The Perfect Virus" | Jeff Waters | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Battered" | Waters | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Carnival Diablos" | Comeau | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Shallow Grave" | Waters, Comeau | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Time Bomb" | Waters, Comeau | 4:49 |
| 7. | "The Rush" | Waters, Comeau | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Insomniac" | Waters | 6:15 |
| 9. | "Liquid Oval" | instrumental | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Epic of War" | Waters | 5:47 |
| 11. | "Hunter Killer" (The song "Hunter Killer" ends at 6:00. At 6:30 the hidden track "Chicken and Corn" begins.) | Waters | 9:10 |
Personnel
editPerformed by:
- Joe Comeau – vocals
- Jeff Waters – lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ray Hartmann – drums
- Russell Bergquist – bass (not on the album)
- David Scott Davis – guitars
References
edit- ^ Hill, Gary. "Review of Carnival Diablos". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Finney, Graham (February 2001). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 83. UK: Future plc. p. 79.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank (2001). "Review Album: Annihilator — Carnival Diablos". Rock Hard (in German) (165). Retrieved March 13, 2018.