BW&BK Exclusive: ANNIHILATOR Guitarist JEFF WATERS Discusses Guest Appearance On Forthcoming DESTRUCTION Album
June 24, 2008, 16 years ago
BW&BK; recently spoke to ANNIHILATOR guitarist/founder Jeff Waters about his guest appearance on the forthcoming DESTRUCTION album, D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. He provides a guitar solo for the song 'Urge (The Greed Of Gain)', a track that also features EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt.
"Schmier (Destruction frontman) has been a good friend since 1994 and I remember listening to Infernal Overkill every day, at least 20 times, when the very first version of Annihilator was rehearsing for it's first show in Val D'or, Quebec, back in 1985 or so," laughs Waters. "I got a sneak peek into the new Destruction CD and it kicks metal ass. One of the few real metal bands to weather the 'real-metal's-almost-dead' time (1993 onwards), then the nu-metal scare - I guess '90s to recent - and now still forging on through the new 'cool-to-be-metal' trend metal storm that hit late '90s and up to now. I love all kinds of music, a lot even outside of the realm of metal, but to be a part of ANY genuine effort to make real metal music in this era, count me in. Especially if it is with a thrash legend like Destruction! Gary Holt and I were talking about them a few days back and there is no question that fans need to rally around all true veterans of this genre."Schmier, meanwhile, offered the following on the exchange of talent.
"We wanted to do something special, so we got some of our friends to play leads on this album. It was fun to work with those people because on the one side they’re friends, but I also look up to them as fantastic and original guitar players. Gary Holt and Jeff Waters play on 'Urge (The Greed Of Gain)'; the first solo is Gary, the second is Mike (Sifringer/Destruction guitarist), and the long third solo is Jeff. If you listen to his solo you’ll know right away that it’s him because he’s got this picking style that gives you goosebumps. It's like…’Fuck!’ (laughs).”
Watch for a full interview with Schmier in BW&BK; #112.
