The fifth annual Calgary Metalfest will be bringing Annihilator, Exciter, Razor + Sacrifice, the 'Fathers of Canadian Thrash,' together on the same bill.
Thrash pioneers Annihilator hail from Canada, but the band hasn't played a show on Canadian or American soil since -- get this -- 1993! It's been nearly 20 years since Annihilator thrashed and slashed their way through their native continent...
Annihilator have released 13 albums. For this go-round, guitarist Jeff Waters named the album after the band, a convention normally reserved for a first album or a 'definitive' release or to mark a directional sonic shift. There were no such reasons when it came to saddling this release with a name...
Annihilator guitarist Jeff Waters was shooting hoops out front before our interview. But despite the athletic activity, he wasn't late. "My son's almost 15, and I got him a basketball net three years ago," Waters told Noisecreep. "I use it a thousand times more than he does...
Fozzy singer Chris Jericho, who is also a WWE wrestler, is animated and candid. So it was only fair that Noisecreep shoot some rapid-fire questions at the good-natured man of many hats. Fozzy's last album was named 'All That Remains,' just like one of our favorite Massachusetts metal bands...