1989 studio album by Lȧȧz Rockit
Annihilation Principle |
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Released | February 8, 1989 |
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Recorded | August – September 1988 |
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Studio | Prairie Sun Recorders, Cotati, California, USA |
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Genre | Thrash metal |
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Label | Roadrunner/Enigma Records |
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Producer | Roy M. Rowland |
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Lȧȧz Rockit chronology |
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Know Your Enemy (1987) | Annihilation Principle (1989) | Nothing's Sacred (1991) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
Rock Hard | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/7px-Star_half.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png) [2] |
Annihilation Principle is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Lȧȧz Rockit. It was released in 1989 on Roadrunner Records/Enigma Records. This is the final album featuring the classic line-up. A music video was filmed for "Fire in the Hole".
Track listing
All songs written by Lȧȧz Rockit, unless otherwise stated.
Side ANo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fire in the Hole" | 3:50 |
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2. | "Mob Justice" | 5:00 |
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3. | "Chain of Fools" | 4:16 |
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4. | "Shadow Company" | 6:19 |
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5. | "Holiday in Cambodia" (Dead Kennedys cover) | 3:46 |
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Side BNo. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Bad Blood" | 4:36 |
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7. | "Chasin' Charlie" | 4:41 |
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8. | "Mirror to Madness" | 5:09 |
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9. | "The Omen" | 6:38 |
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Total length: | 44:15 |
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1989 Roadrunner bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Euroshima" (Live, from 1988 Dynamo Open Air) | 4:25 |
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2. | "Spared from Fire" (Live, from 1988 Dynamo Open Air) | 6:07 |
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Total length: | 54:47 |
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1990 Japanese bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Prelude to Death" (Live) | 4:07 |
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2. | "Forced to Fight" (Live) | 4:54 |
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Total length: | 53:16 |
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Note
- The 2009 re-issue by Massacre Records contains a DVD of the band's live show at the Dynamo Open Air in Eindhoven on May 23, 1988
- Professional wrestler Sting appears in the "Fire in the Hole" music video[3]
Personnel
- Michael Coons – vocals
- Phil Kettner – guitars
- Aaron Jellum – guitars
- 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
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "RockHard: Review anzeigen". www.rockhard.de (in German). 2016-11-12.
- ^ admin (June 4, 2011). "Laaz Rockit/Michael Coons, Bio-Interview,City's Gonna Burn, Know Enemy, Annihilation". fullinbloom.com.
- Michael Coons
- Aaron Jellum
- Phil Kettner
- Willy Lange
- Sky Harris
- Victor Agnello
- Dave Starr
- Scott Dominguez
- Dave Chavarri
- Ken Savich
- Jon Torres
- Scott Sargeant
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Studio albums | - City's Gonna Burn
- No Stranger to Danger
- Know Your Enemy
- Annihilation Principle
- Nothing'$ $acred
- Left for Dead
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