Carnival Diablos

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Carnival Diablos
Annihilator Carnival Diablos.jpg
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2001
RecordedWatersound Studios, Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Genre Thrash metal
Length59:42
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
Criteria for a Black Widow
(1999)
Carnival Diablos
(2001)
Waking the Fury
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Metal Hammer 6/10 [2]
Rock Hard 9/10 [3]

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

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Jeff Waters

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Denied"Joe Comeau5:24
2."The Perfect Virus" Jeff Waters 4:44
3."Battered"Waters5:22
4."Carnival Diablos"Comeau5:08
5."Shallow Grave"Waters, Comeau4:22
6."Time Bomb"Waters, Comeau4:49
7."The Rush"Waters, Comeau4:50
8."Insomniac"Waters6:15
9."Liquid Oval"instrumental3:51
10."Epic of War"Waters5:47
11."Hunter Killer" (The song "Hunter Killer" ends at 6:00. At 6:30 the hidden track "Chicken and Corn" begins.)Waters9:10

Personnel

Performed by:

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References

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