Annihilator discography

The following is the discography of Annihilator, a Canadian thrash metal band founded in 1984 by guitarist, bassist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Jeff Waters, and former vocalist John Bates. They are the highest-selling heavy metal group from Canada,^[1] having sold more than three million albums worldwide,^{[citation needed]} although most of their sales have been generated outside of the band's home country.

Annihilator discography
Annihilator performing in 2013
Studio albums	17
EPs	1
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	3
Singles	18
Video albums	2
Music videos	10

Since its inception, Annihilator has released seventeen studio albums and has undergone many line-up changes. Waters is the only remaining original member left in the band, and usually assembles touring musicians to perform with him. Annihilator's first two studio albums—Alice in Hell (1989) and Never, Neverland (1990)—are considered to be influential Canadian heavy metal records.^[2] Many of their later albums also received high praise from critics, and enjoyed some success in Europe and Japan.^[3][4] Their latest studio album, Ballistic, Sadistic, was released in 2020.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Sales
		JPN [5]	GER [6]	FRA [7]	UK [8][9][10]	FIN [11]	SWI [12]	BEL (FL) [13]	BEL (WA) [14]
Alice in Hell	Released: April 17, 1989 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[15]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Never, Neverland	Released: July 1990 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[16]	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—
Set the World on Fire	Released: May 4, 1993 Label: Epic/Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[17]	47	79	—	—	—	—	—	—
King of the Kill	Released: October 10, 1994 Label: Hypnotic/CMC International Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[18]	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Refresh the Demon	Released: March 11, 1996 Label: Music for Nations Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[19]	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Remains	Released: July 21, 1997 Label: CMC International Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[20]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Criteria for a Black Widow	Released: June 1, 1999 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, CS, LP, DL[21]	—	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 2,591+[22]
Carnival Diablos	Released: January 23, 2001 Label: Steamhammer Records Format: CD, CS, LP	—	71	—	—	—	—	—	—
Waking the Fury	Released: March 18, 2002 Label: SPV Format: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
All for You	Released: October 26, 2004 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP	179	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Schizo Deluxe	Released: November 8, 2005 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP	183	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 340+[23]
Metal	Released: April 16, 2007 Label: SPV Format: CD, LP, DL[24]	96	—	190	—	—	—	—	—
Annihilator	Released: May 17, 2010 Label: Earache Records Format: CD, LP, DL[25]	169	49	142	193	—	—	—	—
Feast	Released: August 23, 2013 Label: UDR Format: CD, LP, DL[26]	145	20	102	156	17	36	180	101	US: 1,100+[27][28]
Suicide Society	Released: September 18, 2015 Label: UDR Format: CD, LP, DL	151	44	155	—	—	33	157	52	US: 1,000+[29][30]
For the Demented	Released: November 3, 2017 Label: UDR Format: CD, LP, DL	264	73	—	—	—	42	—	92
Ballistic, Sadistic	Released: January 24, 2020 Label: Neverland Music Inc. Format: CD, LP, DL	137	22	—	—	—	11	151	78
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
In Command	Released: November 5, 1996 Label: The All Blacks B.V Format: CD, CS, DL[31]
Double Live Annihilation	Released: March 25, 2003 Label: AFM Format: CD
Live at Masters of Rock	Released: October 30, 2009 Label: SPV Format: CD, DVD, DL[32]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
Bag of Tricks	Released: July 21, 1994 Label: Far East Metal Syndicate Format: CD
Total Annihilation	Released: September 22, 2010 Label: Earache Format: free digital download
Triple Threat	Released: January 27, 2017 Label: UDR Music Format: 2CD

Extended plays

Title	Album details
The One	Released: April 26, 2004 Label: The All Blacks B.V Format: LP

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Word Salad"	1989	Alice in Hell
"The Fun Palace	1990	Never, Neverland
"Stone Wall"	1991
"Never, Neverland"
"Phoenix Rising"	1993	Set the World on Fire
"Set the World on Fire"
"Suicide Society"	2015	Suicide Society
"Creepin' Again (Parasomnia)"
"My Revenge"
"Snap"
"Sounds Good to Me (Acoustic)"	2017	Triple Threat
"Twisted Lobotomy"		For the Demented
"One to Kill"
"I Am Warfare"	2019	Ballistic, Sadistic
"Psycho Ward"
"Armed to the Teeth"
"Dressed Up for Evil"	2020
"Downright Dominate" (featuring Alexi Laiho, Dave Lombardo, Stu Block)	2021	Metal II

Videos

Video albums

Title	Album details
Ten Years in Hell	Released: November 5, 2006 Label: The All Blacks B.V Format: CD, DVD
Live at Masters of Rock	Released: October 30, 2009 Label: SPV Format: CD, DVD, DL

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed
1989	"Alison Hell"[33]	—
1990	"Stonewall"[34]	—
	"The Fun Palace"[35]	—
1993	"Set the World on Fire"[36]	—
1994	"King of the Kill"[37]	—
	"21"[38]	Jeff Waters
	"Only Be Lonely"[39]	—
1996	"Syn. Kill 1"[40]	—
2001	"Chicken and Corn"[41]	—
2004	"All for You"[42]	—
2013	"No Way Out"[43]	—
2015	"Suicide Society"[44]	—
	"Snap"[45]	—
2017	"Twisted Lobotomy"[46]	—
	"For the Demented"[47]	—
2019	"Psycho Ward"[48]	—
	"Armed to the Teeth"[49]	—
2020	"Dressed Up for Evil"[50]	—
2021	"Downright Dominate" (featuring Alexi Laiho, Dave Lombardo, Stu Block)	—
2022	"Couple Suicide" (featuring Angela Gossow, Danko Jones (musician))	—
	"Romeo Delight" (featuring Dave Lombardo, Stu Block)	—