Carnival Diablos

For the Traveling Sideshow, see Carnival Diablo.

Carnival Diablos is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on January 29, 2001 by Metal-Is/Sanctuary and SPV/Steamhammer. It is the first album to feature Joe Comeau, formerly of Overkill, on vocals.

Carnival Diablos
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Annihilator
Released	January 29, 2001
Recorded	Watersound Studios, Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	59:42
Label	Metal-Is SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
Criteria for a Black Widow (1999) Carnival Diablos (2001) Waking the Fury (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Hammer	6/10[2]
Rock Hard	9/10[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Jeff Waters.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Denied"	Joe Comeau	5:24
2.	"The Perfect Virus"	Jeff Waters	4:44
3.	"Battered"	Waters	5:22
4.	"Carnival Diablos"	Comeau	5:08
5.	"Shallow Grave"	Waters, Comeau	4:22
6.	"Time Bomb"	Waters, Comeau	4:49
7.	"The Rush"	Waters, Comeau	4:50
8.	"Insomniac"	Waters	6:15
9.	"Liquid Oval"	instrumental	3:51
10.	"Epic of War"	Waters	5:47
11.	"Hunter Killer" (The song "Hunter Killer" ends at 6:00. At 6:30 the hidden track "Chicken and Corn" begins.)	Waters	9:10

Personnel

Performed by:

• Joe Comeau – vocals
• Jeff Waters – lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Ray Hartmann – drums
• Russell Bergquist – bass (not on the album)
• David Scott Davis – guitars