Annihilation Time CD discography. When Black Flag released MY WAR, they found a meeting point for the anarchic punk they had been making and the big hard rock they grew up listening to. The punk-metal hybrid was controversial at the time but now it looks visionary. Annihilation Time must fall into the camp that worships the later Flag oeuvre, because many of the songs on TALES OF THE ANCIENT AGE could fit very comfortably on SLIP IT IN. Beer-soaked party punk such as "About To Snap" and "Just Guzzlin'" combines restless rhythms with hairy-chested FM rock leads, perfect for shattering a glass on something or other. Photographer: Crazy Chris Carey. Personnel: Graham Clise (guitar); Noel Sullivan (drums). Recording information: Earhammer Studios, Oakland, CA.

Annihilation Time albums. Every press release about Annihilation Time describes them as a hardcore band, but the fact that their songs feature heavy but relatively clean-sounding guitars, contain the odd solo or two, and add vocals that are actually sung instead of barked (well almost, anyway) suggest that perhaps they're more of a hard rock band facing an identity crisis. Whatever! Their eponymous debut, while slashing through its eight songs with hardcore efficiency and barely twenty minutes, actually recalls the hyperactive metallic-punk of bands like the Hellacopters and Backyard Babies -- not Black Flag or Agnostic Front. Which is all well and good since, at the end of the day, the So-Cal quintet shows a decent set of songwriting chops to go with their sharp delivery. To wit, "Down the Street" and "Feel It Inside" are solid, not magical, but occasional near-gems emerge in high-energy headbangers like "Annihilate," "1962" and "Sand Lot." A little more stylistic diversity would be nice, too, but there's no doubt that solving their aforementioned ...

Annihilation Time music CDs. Live Recording Recording information: Motorwolf Studios, Hague, England (06/2004).

Annihilation Time discography. Recording information: Expressions!, Berkeley, CA.

Annihilation Time songs. Track Listing of songs: Imaginary Mirror; Dogends; Too High To Die; Thanks Anyway; Teenage Rebel; The Worm; Panic; Ff2tg; Yuppie Killer; Bigger Problems; Blast Off;