ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has also confirmed that the band's new self-titled album will be released digitally on May 15th. More information will be revealed on the band's official website AnnihilatorMetal.com that day.

In other news, Canuck shred legend Waters recently inked a new endorsement deal for his new Signature Gibson/Epiphone Flying V - Annihilation-V. Says Waters, "I am also the first Canadian, I believe, to make the main-page of Gibson.com, let alone, have this kind of major push from the top guitar company in the world."

A Gibson press release reads as follows: "As one of the heaviest metal men ever to burst out of Canada and North America, and a major force in Europe and Asia for many years, Jeff Waters is not only the hot guitarist at the center of the band Annihilator, he virtually is Annihilator. Waters, lives, breathes and eats metal—and when he really wants to rock, he straps on an Epiphone, namely the new Jeff Waters Annihilation-V signature model, a guitar primed for total destruction.

It all starts with the wood, and the Jeff Waters Annihilation-V is born out of select mahogany, long tonewood of choice of countless metal players. Its body is made from solid mahogany in the radical Flying V shape that Jeff prefers, while its neck is carved from another piece of solid mahogany and glued in with a deep-set Flying V neck joint for unparalleled upper fret access. A “D” profiled SlimTaper™ neck combines comfort with the lightning fast speed, while a 24-fret phenolic fingerboard offers an ultra smooth, resonant and durable surface for all your shredding action."

For more info on Annihilation-V visit this location.

As previously reported, Annihilator's new self-titled album is now available for pre-order to European fans via the following links:

EMP

HMV.com

Play.com

The official European release date for the record is May 17th. The tracklisting for Annihilator is as follows:

'The Trend'

'Coward'

'Ambush'

'Betrayed'

'25 Seconds'

'Nowhere To Go'

'The Other Side'

'Death In Your Eyes'

'Payback'

'Romeo Delight'

Annihilator have posted the song 'Coward' on their official MySpace for streaming. Click here to check it out.

Annihilator is available to pre-order now in a special, limited edition set. The set includes the ripping new album on CD, along with an Annihilator logo keyring, a sticker sheet and three pin badges, all housed in a special clam box. The first 500 orders will also receive a free and exclusive Annihilator guitar pick.

Pre-order your copy now in Europe at this location.

More on Annihilator: Myspace.com/AnnihilatorOfficial, AnnihilatorMetal.com.