Annihilator was formed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Jeff Waters and John Bates in 1984. Waters later wrote on his Facebook page that he named the band after the tank that Eddie Murphy's character rode on in the 1984 film "Best Defense". Waters and singer Bates wrote and recorded the song Annihilator (not to be confused with the song of the same name released on the 1994 album, "King of the Kill"). This original version of "Annihilator" was released on the special edition of the 2005 album "Schizo Deluxe".