David James Padden (born February 13, 1976) is a Canadian musician, best known as the former vocalist and rhythm guitarist for

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band Annihilator from 2003 to 2014. In 2006, Padden co-founded the

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thrash metal band Silent Strain, performing only as the vocalist, although little is known about the current status of the band. Padden joined Canadian metal band

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as lead vocalist in 2008. On June 2, 2015, it was announced that Padden had resigned from Annihilator in December 2014. Padden currently works as a bartender in Nanaimo BC.

Equipment

Padden has been seen using the Explorer model guitar, made by RAN Guitars, at Annihilator live events and it has been assumed that he's recorded with these same guitars. Once bandmate

Jeff Waters Jeff Waters (born February 13, 1966) is a Canadian guitarist and the founder and bandleader of the metal band Annihilator. He was born and resides in Ottawa, Ontario. Waters has owned Watersound Studios Inc. since 1994 (where it was in Maple ...

left RAN Guitars, so did Padden. Instead of playing Epiphone's, after this, he's now a Dean endorser and plays both Deceiver and Z models. He's been seen using an Epiphone Prophecy Futura Ex custom with Seymour Duncan pickups.

References

External links

Annihilator website

The Bulge website
(archived) Canadian heavy metal singers Canadian heavy metal guitarists Canadian male guitarists 1976 births Living people Annihilator (band) members 21st-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian male singers {{Canada-singer-stub