Alice in Hell

Infobox Album | Name = Alice in Hell
Type = studio
Artist = Annihilator


Released = September 5, 1989
Recorded = 1987 - 1989 Live West Productions, Fiasco Bros. Studios, New Westminster, B.C., Canada
Genre = Thrash metal, Speed metal, Progressive metal
Length = 37:27
Label = Roadrunner
Producer = Jeff Waters
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:485gtq0ztu45 link]
*Hungarian Metal Hammer Rating|4|5
Last album =
This album = "Alice in Hell" (1989)
Next album = "Never, Neverland" (1990)

"Alice in Hell" is the first album by the band Annihilator, released in 1989.

Track listing

#"Crystal Ann" (Waters) – 1:40
#"Alison Hell" (Bates, Waters) – 5:00
#"W.T.Y.D." (Bates, Waters) – 4:56
#"Wicked Mystic" (Waters, Weil) – 3:38
#"Burns Like a Buzzsaw Blade" (Bates, Waters, Weil) – 3:33
#"Word Salad" (Waters) – 5:49
#"Schizos (Are Never Alone), Pts. 1 & 2" (Waters) – 4:32
#"Ligeia" (Waters) – 4:47
#"Human Insecticide" (Bates, Waters) – 4:50
#"Powerdrain (Demo)" (Waters) – 2:49 *
#"Schizos (Are Never Alone), Pts. 1 & 2 (Demo)" (Waters) – 4:18 *
#"Ligeia (Demo)" (Waters) – 4:56 *

"* = These are the demo tracks recorded during the album's sessions and they appear on the 1998 re-release."

Notes/Trivia

*Track 3, "W.T.Y.D." stands for Welcome to Your Death.
*The album was re-released twice: 1998 with 3 demo tracks as bonus tracks and again on September 9, 2003 in a two-disc compilation set along with "Never, Neverland", entitled ""Two From The Vault"".
*The title of the album appears to be a parody of Alice in Wonderland, but not the famous grunge band Alice in Chains because they did not release their first album until a year after this album.
*The song "Alison Hell" is based on the true story of a little girl who had the fear of seeing the bogeyman at night. Her parents ignored her pleas for comfort and she gradually went insane.

Credits

*Jeff Waters – Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (background), Producer, Guitar (Classical), Mixing, Cover Art Concept, Lyrics
*Randy Rampage – Vocals, Vocals (background)
*Dennis Dubeau – Vocals (background)
*Anthony Brian Greenham – Guitar
*Wayne Darley – Bass, Vocals (background)
*Ray Hartmann – Drums
*Paul Blake – Engineer
*Frank Donofrio – Engineer
*Victor Dezso – Photography
*Chris Gehringer – Remastering
*Jeff Kitts – Liner Notes
*Marie Nishimori – Liner Notes
*Satoshi Kobayashi – Reissue Design
*Len Rooney – Logo, Cover Art

* Recorded and mixed at Live West Productions, Fiasco Bros. Studios, New Westminster, B.C., Canada

References