Criteria for a Black Widow

Criteria for a Black Widow
Studio album by Annihilator
Released	June 1, 1999
Recorded	???
Genre	Thrash metal, speed metal, progressive metal
Length	67:12
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
Remains (1997) Criteria for a Black Widow (1999) Carnival Diablos (2001)

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Criteria for a Black Widow is the seventh album by the Thrash metal band Annihilator. It was released in 1999. For this LP Jeff Waters reunited the first Annihilator line-up (with the exception of bass player Wayne Darley who declined to rejoin the band, and was replaced by Russ Bergquist).

Track listing

All music composed by Jeff Waters.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Bloodbath"	Jeff Waters, John Bates	5:21
2.	"Back to the Palace"	Waters, Bates	5:34
3.	"Punctured"	Waters, Bates	5:48
4.	"Criteria for a Black Widow"	Waters	5:57
5.	"Schizos (Are Never Alone) Part III" (4:26 on the 2010 reissue)	Instrumental	5:52
6.	"Nothing Left"	Waters, Bates	4:51
7.	"Loving the Sinner"	Waters	4:38
8.	"Double Dare"	Waters, Bates	5:26
9.	"Sonic Homicide"	Waters	4:28
10.	"Mending"	Instrumental	2:46
11.	"Loving The Sinner" (Jeff Waters Vocal Version)	Waters	4:34
12.	"Jeff Waters Speaks"	Waters	11:57

Personnel

• Jeff Waters - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Mixing
• Randy Rampage - Vocals
• David Scott Davis - Guitar
• Russell Bergquist - Bass
• Ray Hartmann - Drums (Snare)
• Mike Rogerson - Engineer
• Paul Blake - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Craig Waddell - Mastering
• Victor Dezso - Photography
• Carol Sirna - Model
• Robert Stefanowicz - Digital Imaging
• Ralph Alfonso - Package Design
• Tom Bagley - Restoration, Drawing, Logo Illustration

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r450633