Remains
Remains is the sixth studio album by Canadian band Annihilator, released in July 1997 through Music For Nations and CMC International. It arrived after the previous line-up had dissolved, so Jeff Waters played every instrument himself, with a drum machine behind him. John Bates joins on guitars on "No Love", and Dave Steele sings on that track and on "Wind".
What sets it apart is the sound. Waters steers the band towards a more industrial style, a clear change of texture from the records around it in the catalogue. It also marks the end of an era of sorts: Waters took the lead vocals here, and he would not do so again on an Annihilator album until Suicide Society, eighteen years later. For anyone tracing the band's course from Refresh the Demon to Criteria for a Black Widow, it is the odd one out, and well worth hearing for that.
Remains: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 48:30Tracklist
- 1MurderJeff Waters4:28
- 2SexecutionJeff Waters4:34
- 3No LoveJeff Waters and Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz4:47
- 4NeverMike Leakey and Jeff Waters5:14
- 5Human RemainsJeff Waters and Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz2:20
- 6Dead WrongJeff Waters5:13
- 7WindJeff Waters4:21
- 8Tricks and TrapsMike Leakey and Jeff Waters4:59
- 9I WantJeff Waters4:26
- 10ReactionJeff Waters3:28
- 11BastiageJeff Waters4:40
- Produced by
- Jeff Waters
- Recorded at
- Watersound Studios
- Recorded
- 1996
- Mixed by
- Paul Blake, Jeff Waters
- Mixed at
- Watersound Studios
- Engineered by
- Paul Blake
- Label
- Music For Nations, CMC International
- Length
- 48:30
Line-up
- Jeff Waters · lead vocals
- Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz · guitar · guest
- David Steele · vocals · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1997-07-21 vs 1997-07-18 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 July 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 July 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 1997 | |
| UK / Europe release | 21 July 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | earMUSIC | 4029759165415 | other |
| 1997 | CA | — | other | |
| 18 July 1997 | JP | Canyon International | 4988013671539 | original |
| 21 July 1997 | GB | Music for Nations | 5016583122829 | other |
| 21 July 1997 | DE | — | other | |
| 18 April 2000 | DE | — | other | |
| 18 April 2000 | US | CMC International Records | 060768628922 | other |
| 18 March 2002 | DE | Steamhammer | 4001617727225 | other |
| 2010 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006539714 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 496×500 | upscaled |