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Collectors information / Album Description:
"Annihilation Principle" is a powerful and intense 12" vinyl LP album by Lȧȧz Rockit, an influential thrash metal band from the United States. Released in 1989 on Roadrunner Records/Enigma Records, it stands as the band's fourth studio album and showcases their signature sound and musical prowess.
Recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, during August and September 1988, "Annihilation Principle" delivers a relentless onslaught of thrash metal. The album captures the band's energy and aggression, featuring fast and intricate guitar riffs, thunderous drumming, and fierce vocal performances.
With this album, Lȧȧz Rockit further refines their sound, blending elements of traditional heavy metal with the aggression and speed of thrash. The songs on "Annihilation Principle" tackle themes such as social issues, political corruption, and personal struggles, all delivered with a raw and unapologetic intensity.
"Annihilation Principle" received positive reviews from both fans and critics upon its release, solidifying Lȧȧz Rockit's position in the thrash metal scene. The album's blend of relentless aggression, melodic sensibilities, and thought-provoking lyrics appealed to fans of the genre and helped establish Lȧȧz Rockit as a force to be reckoned with.
Although the band experienced several lineup changes throughout their career, "Annihilation Principle" remains a highlight of Lȧȧz Rockit's discography. It serves as a testament to their contribution to the thrash metal genre and their ability to create music that resonates with fans of heavy and aggressive music.
The album includes a cover version of punk band Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia"
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Album Production Information:
The album: "Annihilation Principle" was produced by: Roy M. Rowland, Jeff Weller.
Roy "Macaroni" Rowland - Sound engineer, producer, mixing
Roy "Macaroni" Rowland is the guy I picture behind the desk when 80s metal needed more bite than budget. He engineered Blind Fury (1985) and mixed Onslaught (1986), then helped shape thrash with Kreator (1987). By 1988-1989 he was producing/engineering Sabbat (with mixing at Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin), while also steering Laaz Rockit (1987-1990) with sessions at Prairie Sun. Add Satan, Viper and more, and I can practically hear the faders sweating.
This album was recorded August-September 1988 at: Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Prairie Sun Recording Studios, located in Cotati, California, has been a pivotal force in rock and metal music, shaping legendary albums with its world-class facilities and expert engineering. Hosting iconic bands from the 1980s onward, it remains a creative hub for artists seeking top-tier sound production. Explore its history and album gallery here.
A complete list of the people on the production team working on the creation of "Lääz Rockit Annihilation Principle"
Michael Coons - Vocals
Aaron Jellum - Guitar
Phil Kettner - Guitar
Victor Agnello - Drums (1964-2014)
Willy Lange - Bass
Jeff Weller - Producer, Guitarist
Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Marc Reyburn - Sound Engineer
Roy "Macaroni" Rowland - Sound Engineer, Producer
George Horn - Mastering Engineer
George Horn – Chief Mastering EngineerIf you ever trusted a deadwax whisper more than a press release, chances are his hands were on the last mile. Read more... George Horn is the Bay Area's quiet mad scientist of lacquer, a Chief Mastering Engineer who kept Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) and CBS Studios (San Francisco) sounding expensive without turning everything into plastic. I follow his trail from 1971 at Columbia/CBS (Coast Recorders), to Kendun Recorders in 1978, then the long Fantasy run from 1980 into the 2000s. In the Tom Hidley-designed mastering room built in the late 1970s, he cut and remastered a ridiculous spread: Charles Mingus and other jazz giants, plus rock lifers like Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead and Santana. In 2008 he opened his own Berkeley mastering room, still chasing clarity like it owed him money.
Juan Urteaga - Mastering Engineer
Alex Solca - Photographer
Dave Plastic - Photography
Dwayne Cavanas - Photography
Eric de Haas - Photographer
Gene Ambo - Photography
Jay Ginnini - Photography
Jodi Beth Summers - Photographer
John Harrell - Photography
Neil Zlozower - Photographer
Steve Gross - Design
William Hames - Photography
Jeff "Ski" Sadowski - Album artwork
Mark DeVito - Layou
William Hames a photographer (and musician) with American/Japanese origins who has photographed dozens of Heavy Metal bands. During the late 1980s he started photographing Japanese metal bands like Anthem, Loudness and later bands like: Bow Wow, Dokken , Lääz Rockit , W.A.S.P. He continues photographing Heavy Metal b
ands until the early 2000s
Neil Zlozower – Rock PhotographerThe eye behind some of the most iconic hard rock and metal images of the ’70s and ’80s. Read more... Neil Zlozower is a legendary rock photographer whose raw, high-energy images helped define the hard rock and heavy metal scenes of the 1970s and 1980s. Best known for his close association with bands like Van Halen and Mötley Crüe, his photographs capture the unfiltered intensity, excess, and attitude of rock’s golden era. Decades on, his work remains a visual time capsule of loud amps and louder personalities.
Jeff Sadowski has done the artwork for several Heavy Metal bands, incl 7 albums for Laaz Rockit
George Horn - Chief Mastering Engineer at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA and mastering engineer at CBS Studios, San Francisco.
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