Pictured is the artwork for the upcoming ANNIHILATOR album, Metal, due for release April 11th in Japan (King Records), April 12th in Australia/New Zealand (World Riot Distributors), April 13th in Germany (SPV Records) and on April 16th in the rest of Europe (SPV Records).

Metal’s ten new tracks were recorded by Jeff Waters (guitar, bass and lead vocals on one song), drum legend Mike Mangini and Dave Padden (long-time vocalist and touring guitarist/vocalist). Metal also features sensational performances by some of metal’s finest players and Annihilator’s good friends, like Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM), Danko Jones, Michael Amott and Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY), Corey Beaulieu (TRIVIUM), William Adler (LAMB OF GOD), Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE), Jesper Strømblad (IN FLAMES), Steve ´Lips` Kudlow (ANVIL), Anders Bjørler (THE HAUNTED), Mike Mangini (Steve Vai, EXTREME, Annihilator), Jacob Lynam (LYNAM) and more.

Tracklisting: 'Clown Parade' – feat. Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), 'Couple Suicide' – feat. Danko Jones and Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy), 'Army Of One' – feat. Steve ´Lips` Kudlow (Anvil), 'Downright Dominate' – feat. Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), 'Smothered', ' – feat. Anders Bjørler (The Haunted), 'Operation Annihilation' – feat. Michael Amott (Arch Enemy), 'Haunted' – feat. Jesper Strømblad (In Flames), 'Kicked', ' – feat. Corey Beaulieu (Trivium), 'Detonation' – feat. Jacob Lynam (Lynam), 'Chasing The High' – feat. William Adler (Lamb Of God).

Jeff Waters on the straightforward and unambiguous album title, Metal: “The new album reminds me of the first four Annihilator records. It’s then tempting to think that I’m looking back artistically, when the opposite happens to be the case. But it’s a fact that I composed the new material the same way I went about the early Annihilator tracks. This record combines many of the diverse styles you will find in metal music done our way. Annihilator Metal."