Criteria for a Black Widow

Criteria for a Black Widow
Studio album by Annihilator
Released June 1, 1999
Recorded Phantom Blitz Studios, Watersound Studios Inc., Ottawa, Canada
Genre Thrash metal, speed metal, progressive metal
Length 50:50
Label CMC International
Producer Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
Remains
(1997)		 Criteria for a Black Widow
(1999)		 Carnival Diablos
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Collector[2]

Criteria for a Black Widow is the seventh studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on June 1, 1999 by Roadrunner Records. For this album, Jeff Waters reunited the Alice in Hell-era 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

All music composed by Jeff Waters.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Bloodbath"Jeff Waters, John Bates5:21
2."Back to the Palace"Waters, Bates5:34
3."Punctured"Waters, Bates5:48
4."Criteria for a Black Widow"Waters5:57
5."Schizos (Are Never Alone) Part III" (4:26 on the 2010 reissue)Instrumental5:52
6."Nothing Left"Waters, Bates4:51
7."Loving the Sinner"Waters4:38
8."Double Dare"Waters, Bates5:26
9."Sonic Homicide"Waters4:28
10."Mending"Instrumental2:46
11."Loving the Sinner" (bonus track)Jeff Waters Vocal Version4:34
12."Jeff Waters Speaks" (bonus track)Waters11:57

Personnel

Band members

  • Jeff Waters – guitar, bass, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, liner notes
  • Randy Rampage – vocals
  • David Scott Davis – guitar
  • Russell Bergquist – bass (not on the album)
  • Ray Hartmann – drums

Production

  • Mike Rogerson – engineer
  • Paul Blake – 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

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Annihilator Criteria for a Black Widow review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ↑ Jones, Tim (December 2010). "Ninth studio set from Jeff Waters et al, from 1999". Record Collector (382). Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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