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Influences
Thrash, Black, Death and Traditional Metal
Sounds Like
Annunaki Throne of the Annunaki Released March 27, 2007
1. Through Chaos 2. Eucharist 3. March of the Milita of the Dead 4. Dysphoria Delirium 5. Torture 6. Ruler of None 7. Beyond the Realms of Human Comprehension 8. Blunt Scalpel Extraction 9. Killer Instinct 10. Perpetual Suffering 11. Incarcerate In Rapture 12. Death Cycle 13. Throne of the Annunaki
Reviews Reviews Reviews
"Equal parts Dark Funeral, Coroner and even a little Melechesh this is easily one of this years classics." - http://pafmreviews.blogspot.com
"Holy shit Annunaki plays some brutal Extreme Metal, I hear Black, Death, and Thrash" - LivingForMetal.com
"tenebrous riffs, with a macabre air, these riffs have a slight air ala MORBID ANGEL…" - DeathThrasher.com
"a much-need kick in the ass for a scene overpopulated with 'core pretenders and mix-and-match wannabe trend setters." - Blabbermouth.net
"50 minutes of diversified brutality without giving you any possibility to gasp for breath!" - Metal.de
"what caught my ear most was the lead guitar work. very wicked." - ExtremeMetal.us
"a “must-have” for fans of all that is old and new in extreme metal." - SOD Magazine
"this is a bad ass release." - SkullCrusher
"major thumbs up for the rhythm guitar sound on here, it's really great!" - VoicesFromTheDarkSide.de
"Good old-fashioned values are championed by these New Jersey thrashers." - Terrorizer Magazine
"this crew could be killing with the best of ‘em in no time. - www.MetalReview.com
Annunaki 07/13/07
B.B. King's - NY, NY SOLD OUT
"...caught the entire set by Annunaki, a fiercely proficient thrash-death band from Bayonne, NJ with a fiery lead guitarist, John Blicharz." - http://nightafternight.blogs.com
"The band launched into a strong set that was reminiscent of the early death metal scene, but especially of bands that became famous as part of the Florida explosion." - www.Deadtide.com
The road to Annunaki's inception is a long and storied one, with many
detours along the way. Beginning in late 2005, the trio of Kevin Kuzma,
John Blicharz, and Karl Odenwalder, sought an outlet for their
aggression. The band had a desire to transcend the restrictions of the
thrash metal genre. With influences ranging from the extreme death metal
and black metal fields, the band sought a vocalist who could make these
influences felt in their music. The band recruited vocalist Tony
Stanziano to achieve their desired sound, and Annunaki was born.
1. Annunaki - n - group of Sumerian deities who dwell on Earth and in
the underworld. Their name loosely translates to "those of royal blood,"
or "heaven and earth."
2. Annunaki - n - metal.
The only fitting phrase that can be used to describe the audio assault
that is unleashed from this Bayonne, New Jersey dwelling quartet is
"extreme metal". Annunaki's debut release, "Throne of the Annunaki",
proves this in every way possible. Recorded with Eric Kvortek at Trax
East Studios (God Forbid, Symphony X, Sinai Beach) and mastered at
West-West Side Music with Alan Douches (Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse,
Krisiun, Nile), the relentless aggression that the band conjured and
crafted is compiled and dispersed among thirteen tracks. A vicious
onslaught from start to finish, "Throne of the Annunaki" takes metal to
every extreme. Compromising nothing and ignoring the boundaries of the
metal subgenres, Annunaki extends beyond, delivering an intense
blackened death-thrash assault.
Since the completion of "Throne of the Annunaki", the band has unleashed
their live assault at various places on the map. Sharing a stage with
Deicide, opening for Carnivore, performing at the 2007 Milwaukee
Metalfest, and sharing the stage at the sold out BB King's club in New
York with the legendary Immortal, are just the beginning for Annunaki.
Bio last edited July 2007
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Eternal Hails to the bands we've shared the stage with: Immortal, Deicide, Dying Fetus, Carnivore, Obituary, Possessed, Rumplestiltskin Grinder, Horna, Mortician, Anal Cunt, 1349, Master, Nachtmystium, Zircon, Vital Remains, Embalmer, SkeletonWitch, Desolation, Blood Stained Dusk, Lair Of The Minotaur, Hung, Metal Mike Chlasciak's Pain Museum, Anticosm, Sapremia, Dimentianon, Ikillya, Eyes Of The Dead, Agent Steel, Temple of Brutality, and more...
Annunaki - "Throne Of The Annunaki" March 27, 2007 Recorded at Trax East (God Forbid, Symphony X, Sinai Beach, Shadows Fall) Engineered by Eric Kvortek Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side (Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Krisiun, Nile, Dying Fetus) Label: Militia Records Distribution: Century Media Distro(CMD), Candlelight Records/Manic Music, The End Records/Omega Order; Edge Entrtainment (wholesale/One-Stop)
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