Annihilation Principle

Annihilation Principle is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Lȧȧz Rockit. It was released in 1989 on Roadrunner Records/Enigma Records and follows 1987's Know Your Enemy. It was itself followed by Nothing's Sacred, released in 1991. This is the final album featuring the classic line-up. Music video was filmed for the song "Fire in the Hole".

Annihilation Principle
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1989
RecordedAug Sep, 1988
Prairie Sun Recorders,
Cotati, California, USA
GenreThrash metal
LabelRoadrunner/Enigma Records
ProducerRoy M. Rowland
Lȧȧz Rockit chronology
Know Your Enemy
(1987)
Annihilation Principle
(1989)
Nothing's Sacred
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rock Hard[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Lȧȧz Rockit, unless otherwise stated.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Fire in the Hole"3:50
2."Mob Justice"5:00
3."Chain of Fools"4:16
4."Shadow Company"6:19
5."Holiday in Cambodia" (Dead Kennedys cover)3:46
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Bad Blood"4:36
7."Chasin' Charlie"4:41
8."Mirror to Madness"5:09
9."The Omen"6:38
Total length:44:15
1989 Roadrunner bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Euroshima" (Live, from 1988 Dynamo Open Air performance)4:25
2."Spared from Fire" (Live, from 1988 Dynamo Open Air performance)6:07
Total length:54:47
1990 Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Prelude to Death" (Live)4:07
2."Forced to Fight" (Live)4:54
Total length:53:16

Note

The 2009 re-issue by Massacre Records contains a DVD of their 1988 performance at Dynamo Open Air in Eindhoven

Credits

  • Michael Coons vocals
  • Phil Kettner guitar
  • Aaron Jellum guitar
  • Willy Lange bass
  • Victor Agnello drums

Production

  • Dave Plastic - Photography
  • Jeff "Ski" Sadowski - Album concept, Cover art
  • John Harrell - Photography
  • Mark DeVito - Layout (re-created)
  • Marc Reyburn - Engineering (assistant)
  • Dwayne Cavanas - Photography
  • Wayne Marsala - Producer (DVD)
  • George Horn - Mastering
  • William Hames - Photography
  • Jeff Weller - Executive producer, Album concept
  • Neil Zlozower - Photography
  • Jodi Summers - Photography
  • Gene Ambo - Photography
  • Andre Verhuysen - Executive producer (DVD)
  • Eric de Haas - Photography
  • Ace Cook - Producer (DVD)
  • Dave Luke - Mixing (assistant)
  • Alex Solca - Photography
  • Roy Rowland - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
  • Juan Urteaga - Remastering
  • Jay Ginnini - Photography
  • Steve Gross - Design

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "RockHard: Review anzeigen". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-11-12.



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