Metal

Annihilator | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Steamhammer / SPV
• ASIN: B000NVI1GQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,911 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

For the true connoisseurs of intelligent, virtuosic heavy metal, Annihilator stands alone. Lead by the shredding axe of Jeff Waters, the brand new release (appropriately entitled "Metal") stands as a testament to Annihilator's status in the metal world. An impressive all-star cast joins Waters and company on this metallic tour-de-force, including Alexi Laiho from Children Of Bodom, Corey Beaulieu from Trivium, Willie Adler from Lamb Of God, Jesper Stromblad from In Flames, Anders Bjorler from The Haunted, Michael Amott from Arch Enemy, Jeff Loomis from Nevermore and many more! Now this is METAL!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice Has Left The Building . . ., May 21, 2007

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Beth Nice (Port Charlotte, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Metal (Audio CD)

I just got this CD, and I couldn't put it away once I started listening to it. It's got the ussual great music done by guitar wizard Jeff Waters, which he covers everything from heavy metal to speed to thrash. A good variety as always and Dave Padden's vocals were ever so good, but as a bonus, Jeff has brought long-time Annihilator fans from members of bands like Trivium, Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God, Arch Enemy and others (Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), Danko Jones (Danko Jones), Michael Amott and Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy), Corey Beaulieu (Trivium), Willie Adler (Lamb Of God), Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), Jesper Strømblad (In Flames), Steve 'Lips` Kudlow (Anvil), Anders Bjørler (The Haunted), Mike Mangini (Vai, Extreme, Annihilator) and Jacob Lynam (Lynam))for back ground singers. METAL is a really good CD that every Annihilator fan should own.

TRACK LISTING
1. Clown Parade - feat. Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
2. Couple Suicide - feat. Danko Jones (Danko Jones) & Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)
3. Army Of One - feat. Steve 'Lips` Kudlow (Anvil)
4. Downright Dominate - feat. Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom)
5. Smothered - feat. Anders Bjørler (The Haunted)
6. Operation Annihilation - feat. Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)
7. Haunted - feat. Jesper Strømblad (In Flames)
8. Kicked - feat. Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
9. Detonation - feat. Jacob Lynam (Lynam)
10. Chasing The High - feat. William Adler (Lamb Of God)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Old School Metal with a flare for the Now!, February 15, 2008

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Botwood "Just a consumer" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Metal (Audio CD)

This is an awesome album from front to back. Waters does not disappoint and definitely delivers the goods on this one. If you are a fan of classic guitar driven heavy metal then this album should be at the top of your list. I've listened about six times through now. I took it out of my player because there are always other CDs screaming for attention. I had to put it back in this morning. Yes, it's a good album that begs for more playing. The highlights for me thus far are tracks 1, 3, 7* and 8. I starred track 7 because I often find myself starting it again to get some more when it's near finished playing. All in all a great album though and highly recommended if you like Annihilator at all, or if you regularly listen to music by classic metal guitar heroes such as Zakk, KK Downing, Glenn Tipton, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, Mustaine... to name but a few...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something well worth owning!, February 24, 2008

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Robert S. I. Mercer "Rocker For Life" (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Metal (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of Annihilator since '89 and it's rare that Jeff Waters disappoints. While this isn't the one-two punch of back-to-back opuses Carnival Diablos and Waking The Fury, Metal kicks with a fury that is almost non-existant in today's metallic world. Waters has assembled a virtual who's who of heavy metal guest artists for this release, and from that point on, it's heads-down, pedal-to-the-metal THRASH, bay-bee! You either come along for the ride, or get steamrollered over, it's that simple, punk!

I could use a whole bunch of superlatives to describe the songs herein, and wax poetic over the thrill of hearing such rippin' solos by Jeff's guests, but I sorta doubt you wanna read all that. Suffice to say, this is one solid album from start to finish. If I HAD to give Metal less than stellar marks, I'd have to point out the glaring Black Sabbath opening riff rip-off of "Detonation" (not to worry, Jeff veers away from that soon enough so that he can't be unfairly accused of stealing) and the rock, rather than metallic thrash, of "Couple Suicide"; it really does take some getting used to hearing that song. But honestly, that's about the only blunders on an otherwise nigh-to-perfect disc. And if that's all there is, then that's pretty d**n good to me! Go ahead, pick up this album, and be glad you did!