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Annihilator is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Roadrunner Records, Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Nevermore. Those roots explain a lot about how Annihilator arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Overkill, Testament, Kreator, Nuclear Assault and Destruction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into After Forever, Trivium, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Grave Digger and Exodus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Annihilator, reaching back through Roadrunner Records and forward to After Forever. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Annihilator connections
Annihilator grew out of Roadrunner Records, Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth, shares an orbit with Overkill, Testament, Kreator and Nuclear Assault, went on to shape After Forever, Trivium, Tim "Ripper" Owens and Grave Digger. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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