Ballistic, Sadistic

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Ballistic, Sadistic
Annihilator Ballistic, Sadistic.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2020
StudioWatersound Studios, Ottawa, Canada
Genre Thrash metal
Length45:28
Label
  • Silver Linings Music and Neverland Music (International edition)
  • Avalon (Japanese edition)
Producer Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
For the Demented
(2017)
Ballistic, Sadistic
(2020)
Singles from Ballistic, Sadistic
  1. "I Am Warfare"
    Released: October 10, 2019
  2. "Psycho Ward"
    Released: November 27, 2019
  3. "Armed to the Teeth"
    Released: December 13, 2019
  4. "Dressed Up for Evil"
    Released: January 17, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Metal Hammer Italia 7.2/10 [1]
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Ballistic, Sadistic is the seventeenth studio album by Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. It was released via Silver Lining Music and Neverland Music on January 24, 2020, and was produced by group frontman Jeff Waters.

Contents

The album was preceded by singles "I Am Warfare" [13] on October 10, 2019, "Psycho Ward" on November 27, "Armed to the Teeth" [14] on December 13 and "Dressed Up for Evil" on January 17, 2020.

Track listing

Ballistic, Sadistic track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Armed to the Teeth"4:26
2."The Attitude"4:02
3."Psycho Ward"4:39
4."I Am Warfare"4:46
5."Out with the Garbage"4:27
6."Dressed Up for Evil"4:41
7."Riot"3:46
8."One Wrong Move"4:36
9."Lip Service"5:49
10."The End of the Lie"4:16
Total length:45:28

Personnel

Additional personnel

See also

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