Criteria for a Black Widow

Criteria for a Black Widow is the seventh studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on June 1, 1999 by Roadrunner Records. It is the only album to feature the reunited Alice in Hell-era line-up (with the exception of bassist Wayne Darley, who declined to rejoin the band, and was replaced by Russ Bergquist).

Criteria for a Black Widow
Studio album by Annihilator
Released	June 1, 1999
Recorded	Phantom Blitz Studios, Watersound Studios Inc., Ottawa, Canada
Genre	Thrash metal, speed metal, progressive metal
Length	50:50
Label	CMC International
Producer	Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
Remains (1997) Criteria for a Black Widow (1999) Carnival Diablos (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Record Collector	[2]

Track listing

All music is 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
Total length:			50:50

Re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
11.	"Loving the Sinner" (bonus track)	Jeff Waters Vocal Version	4:34
12.	"Jeff Waters Speaks" (bonus track)	Waters	11:57

Personnel

Band members

• Jeff Waters – guitar, bass, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, liner notes
• Randy Rampage – vocals
• David Scott Davis – guitar
• Russell Bergquist – bass (not on the album)
• Ray Hartmann – drums

Production

• Mike Rogerson – engineer
• Paul Blake – 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. Huey, Steve. "Annihilator Criteria for a Black Widow review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
2. Jones, Tim (December 2010). "Ninth studio set from Jeff Waters et al, from 1999". Record Collector (382). Retrieved 2011-12-02.