The Great Annihilator is a studio album by Swans

Swans (band)

Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...

. It was released in 1995 and re-released in 2002. The re-released version contains "I Am the Sun" (live at the Flesh Club 1996) as bonus track.

For The Great Annihilator, Swans infused more rhythmic, almost danceable, aspects with the sound that they had developed the last several albums.

Track listing

1. "In" – 2:27
2. "I am the Sun" – 3:23
3. "She Lives!" – 7:00
4. "Celebrity Lifestyle
   Celebrity Lifestyle
   Celebrity Lifestyle is a 1994 EP by the New York No Wave band Swans. It is taken from their album The Great Annihilator.-Track listing:# "Celebrity Lifestyle"-5:05# "Mother/Father"-7:07# "You Know Everything "-7:16-External links:*...
   
   " – 4:10
5. "Mother/Father" – 4:07
6. "Blood Promise" – 4:15
7. "Mind/Body/Light/Sound" – 4:52
8. "My Buried Child" – 2:58
9. "Warm" – 4:54
10. "Alcohol the Seed" – 3:29
11. "Killing for Company" – 6:55
12. "Mother's Milk" – 2:26
13. "Where Does a Body End?" - 3:42
14. "Telepathy" - 6:11
15. "The Great Annihilator" - 4:53
16. "Out" - 2:24
17. "I Am the Sun" (live at the Flesh Club 1996) - Bonus track 2002 Re-release

Musicians

• Michael Gira
  Michael Gira
  Michael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...
  
  : electric guitar, vocals, electric 12 string guitar, sounds, acoustic guitar
• Jarboe
  Jarboe
  Jarboe is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist.Jarboe is a solo artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the New York City based group Swans. With founder Michael Gira, the duo was the core of Swans until the group broke up in 1998...
  
  : vocals, background vocals, sounds, organ, keyboard
• Bill Rieflin: drums, percussion, sounds, 12 string acoustic guitar
• Algis Kizys
  Algis Kizys
  Algis Kizys is a New York City bass guitarist most well-known for his long-time membership in No Wave indie band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986s Greed LP, he stayed with the group through The Great Annihilator...
  
  : bass guitar
• Norman Westberg
  Norman Westberg
  Norman Westberg is a New York City guitarist best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album Filth and appeared on every album through 1991s White Light From the Mouth of Infinity...
  
  : electric guitar
• Clinton Steele: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drone guitar
• Ted Parsons
  Ted Parsons
  Ted Parsons is an American drummer most notable for his membership in bands such as Swans, Prong, Godflesh, Killing Joke and Jesu.-Biography:...
  
  : drums

External links

• Swans official website - The Great Annihilator