Annihilator is considered by many to be the perfect example of anintelligent, sweaty, ever surprising metal act, having released a numberof classics la Alice In Hell, Never, Neverland, King Of The Kill, CarnivalDiablos, Schizo Deluxe and others over the years. In April 2007, after afull year of writing and production, Annihilator will release Metal.Metal's ten new tracks were recorded by Jeff Waters (guitar, bass andlead vocals on one song), drum legend Mike Mangini and Dave Padden (long-time vocalist and touringguitarist/vocalist). Metal also features sensational performances by some of metal's finest players and Annihilator'sgood friends, like Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), Danko Jones (Danko Jones), Michael Amott and Angela Gossow(Arch Enemy), Corey Beaulieu (Trivium), William Adler (Lamb Of God), Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), Jesper Str mblad (InFlames), Steve 'Lips` Kudlow (Anvil), Anders Bj rler (The Haunted), Mike Mangini (Steve Vai, Extreme, Annihilator),Jacob Lynam (Lynam) and more.In view of these impressive omens, one should tend to believe Waters when he states: "Metal is going to be known asone of the coolest guitar albums out there but this is also one of the best-written records in my career; something thatyou can never achieve if you try. it just happens!"Jeff Waters on the straightforward and unambiguous album title, Metal: "The new album reminds me of the first fourAnnihilator records. It's then tempting to think that I'm looking back artistically, when the opposite happens to be thecase. But it's a fact that I composed the new material the same way I went about the early Annihilator tracks. Thisrecord combines many of the diverse styles you will find in metal music done our way. Annihilator Metal"