The Great Annihilator

This article is about the Swans album. For the astronomical object, see Great Annihilator.

The Great Annihilator
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Studio album by
Swans
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1995
RecordedFebruary 1993 – June 1994
Studio
Various
    • B. C. Studios (New York City)
    • Baby Monster Studios (New York City)
    • Plastikville Studios (New York City)
    • Warzone (Chicago)
Genre
Length68:06
LabelYoung God
ProducerMichael Gira
Swans chronology
Kill the Child
(1995) 		The Great Annihilator
(1995) 		Die Tür ist zu (EP)
(1996)
Singles from The Great Annihilator
  1. "Celebrity Lifestyle"
    Released: October 24, 1995
  2. "I Am The Sun"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Mind/Body/Light/Sound"
    Released: April 3, 2017

The Great Annihilator is the ninth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on January 23, 1995, through frontman Michael Gira's own record label, Young God. The album has been described by Gira as a companion album to his solo album Drainland (1995); the two were remastered and re-released together in April 2017.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference newnoise was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Terich, Jeff (September 26, 2013). "Beginner's Guide: Swans". Treblezine. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Gira, Michael (2017). "Great Annihilator / Drainland (Remastered 2017)" (Press release). Young God Records. Retrieved August 18, 2018.