ANNIHILATOR Frontman JEFF WATERS Looks Back On "Dreaming Of Being In A Band Someday And Maybe Even Meeting JUDAS PRIEST"

February 17, 2016, 28 minutes ago

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Annihilator frontman/founder Jeff Waters has checked in with the following blast from the past:

“Wow. As some might know, Judas Priest brought Annihilator on tour in 1991 as special guest on the Painkiller tour and again in 2004 on the Reunited tour (when Lord Halford came back).  A kind fan alerted me to the fact that Judas Priest has done 17 studio CDs and that I am currently writing for Annihilator’s 16th studio CD. OUCH! I know there is NO comparison there, as Priest are the Gods of Metal, but it’s an interesting and cool thing in the eyes of a once-14 year old kid, while mowing his parents’ lawn, listening via a Walkman cassette player, to all Priest records from Screaming For Vengeance and back! And dreaming of being in a band someday and maybe even meeting them! Man, did those wishes/dreams ever get exceeded!” 

Check out Annihilator’s openeing set on the Painkiller tour from 1991 in Belgium. The setlist was as follows:

“W.T.Y.D.”
“The Fun Palace”
“Road To Ruin”
“Never, Neverland”
“Stonewall”
“Alison Hell”