ANNIHILATOR Mainman Issues New Album Update

April 10, 2008

Guitarist Jeff Waters of the long-running Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR has issued the following update:

"[The songwriting process for the] new CD [is] coming along just delightfully. Something strange happened in the last few years in that I have started to really play guitar more than usual, thus giving me more than five times as many guitar riffs written on tour, in hotel rooms, on buses and at home in the studio. I have, for the first time since I started this band, around three CDs' worth of material now. Ridiculous amounts of stuff but at least this could be exciting as I can pick the best material for the CD rather than writing 10 for a record and using them all. So that means the new ANNIHILATOR CD should technically be three times better! HA! Ya never know! Dave [Padden, guitar/vocals] wants to heavy the record up vocally this time but not so much in a 'newer style' and not so much in an early '80s style. Should be interesting to hear what he has in mind. Drumming on the new cd is probably going to be done by our touring drummer Ryan Ahoff. He kicked ass on the ICED EARTH/ANNIHILATOR tour in Europe late last year. Bassist Dave Sheldon has also been fitting in well and playing like a madman on that tour, as well as in Greece. Dave S. is also a guitar player so that helps in this band, as a bass player!"

ANNIHILATOR released its latest album, "Metal", in North America on January 15 via SPV. The CD's ten new tracks were recorded by Jeff Waters (guitar, bass and lead vocals on one song),drum legend Mike Mangini and Dave Padden (longtime vocalist and touring guitarist/vocalist). The album 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, Jesper Strmblad (IN FLAMES),Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Anders Bjrler (THE HAUNTED),Jacob Lynam (LYNAM) and more.

ANNIHILATOR performing "Clown Parade" live at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands (November 2007):

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