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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Dave Padden
Person · male · Canada · Canada · born 1976
Canadian singer
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Also known as デイブ・パデン
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1970s
Biography
English biography93 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372371733
Biography
David James Padden (born February 13, 1976) is a Canadian musician, best known as the former lead vocalist for thrash metal band Annihilator from 2003 to 2014.
In 2006, Padden co-founded the industrial 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 Terror Syndrome 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 performer at the Roxy in Vancouver.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annihilator(band) | 2003 | 2014 | guitar,lead vocals |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annihilator_%40_70000_tons_of_metal_2015_01.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/338d9ecf-8f5c-49a7-9384-738420af23acdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/338d9ecf-8f5c-49a7-9384-738420af23accore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531451genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531451seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Paddenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Padden
Why this artist is in the database
- List of thrash metal bands — rank #15
Annihilator | 1984 | Canada | | thumb|180x180px|Jeff Waters and [[Dave Padden of Annihilator at Wacken Open Air, 2013]]
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Image: Grywnn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2531451 · MusicBrainz: 338d9ecf-8f5c-49a7-9384-738420af23ac
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