Album
Metal
Metal is the twelfth album by Canadian band Annihilator, released on 16 April 2007 through Steamhammer. American listeners had to wait until January 2008 to get hold of it. It sits between Schizo Deluxe and the self-titled album of 2010, in a run of records that kept the band firmly in thrash metal territory.
What sets it apart is the guest list. Different tracks feature Danko Jones, Angela Gossow, Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Alexi Laiho, Anders Björler, Michael Amott, Jesper Strömblad, Corey Beaulieu, Jacob Lynam and William Adler, so the record doubles as a gathering of players from across the metal world. Annihilator revisited the whole album in 2022 with Metal II, which says something about how much the band still thinks of it.
Metal on Riffology
riffology.co →
Metal: tracklist and credits
21 tracks · 1:44:15Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Clown ParadeJeff Waters5:15
- 2Couple SuicideDanko Jones and Jeff Waters3:54
- 3Army of OneJeff Waters6:01
- 4Downright DominateJeff Waters5:13
- 5SmotheredJeff Waters5:09
- 6Operation AnnihilationJeff Waters5:17
- 7HauntedJeff Waters8:06
- 8KickedJeff Waters5:56
- 9DetonationJeff Waters3:54
- 10Chasing the HighJeff Waters6:16
- Disc 2
- 1Carnival DiablosJeff Waters and Joe Comeau5:06
- 2Time BombJeff Waters and Joe Comeau4:47
- 3Blackest DayJeff Waters and Joe Comeau5:06
- 4My Precious Lunatic AsylumJeff Waters and Joe Comeau5:47
- 5Shallow Grave (live)Jeff Waters and Joe Comeau5:04
- 6MurderJeff Waters4:27
- 7Tricks and TrapsMike Leakey and Jeff Waters4:58
- 8Refresh the DemonRandy Black and Jeff Waters5:26
- 9Ultra ParanoiaRandy Black and Jeff Waters4:28
- 10King of the KillBig John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz and Jeff Waters3:12
- 11Second to NoneAaron Randall and Jeff Waters0:52
- Produced by
- Jeff Waters, Paul Blake
- Recorded at
- Watersound Studios (Ottawa, Canada), Studio 55, Sanctum Sound, Boston, U.S., Spider Studios, Strongsville, U.S., Backstage Recording Studios, Derbyshire, England, The Concrete Jungle, Toronto, Canada
- Recorded
- 2006–2007
- Mixed by
- Jeff Waters, Mark Henning, Paul Blake, Joel Van Dyke
- Mixed at
- Watersound Studios, Studio 55, Machine Works
- Engineered by
- Jeff Waters, Paul Blake
- Labels
- Steamhammer, SPV/Steamhammer
- Length
- 1:44:15
Line-up
- Jeff Loomis · guitar · guest
- Mike Mangini · membranophone
- Jeff Waters · bass guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar, background vocals, guitar
- Dave Padden · lead vocals
- Angela Gossow · background vocals · guest
- Danko Jones · vocals · guest
- Steve “Lips” Kudlow · guitar · guest
- Alexi Laiho · guitar · guest
- Anders Björler · guitar · guest
- Michael Amott · guitar · guest
- Jesper Strömblad · guitar · guest
- Corey Beaulieu · guitar · guest
- Jacob Lynam · guitar · guest
- Willie Adler · guitar · guest
- Russell Bergquist · electric bass guitar · guest
- Dave Scott Davis · electric guitar, guitar · guest
- Ray Hartmann · drums (drum set) · guest
- Joe Comeau · lead vocals · guest
- Randy Black · membranophone · guest
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
28.1
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
419
ListenBrainz listeners
9.9k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
240
Deezer fans (all editions)
Released the same week
Also released on 16 April
Every year →
Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine · 1996
Let the Bad Times Roll
The Offspring · 2021
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog · 1991
Tribute
Ozzy Osbourne · 1987
Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree · 2007
Medium Rare
Foo Fighters · 2011
Covers
Deftones · 2011
Ready Steady Who Two
The Who · 2016
Dominator
W.A.S.P. · 2007
EP 21
Goo Goo Dolls · 2021
Hostile Ambient Takeover
Melvins · 2002
United World Rebellion: Chapter One
Skid Row · 2013
More from Annihilator
Full discography →
Alice in Hell
1989
Never, Neverland
1990
Set the World on Fire
1993
King of the Kill
1994
Bag of Tricks
1994
Refresh the Demon
1996
In Command: Live 1989–1990
1996
Remains
1997
Criteria for a Black Widow
1999
Carnival Diablos
2001
Waking the Fury
2002
Double Live Annihilation
2003
The One
2004
All for You
2004
Schizo Deluxe
2005
Live at Masters of Rock
2009
Annihilator
2010
Total Annihilation
2010
Re-Kill
2013
Feast
2013
Suicide Society
2015
Triple Threat
2017
For the Demented
2017
Ballistic, Sadistic
2020
Metal II
2022
The best of 2007
All of 2007 →
Minutes to Midnight
Linkin Park · 2007
In Rainbows
Radiohead · 2007
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters · 2007
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold · 2007
Era Vulgaris
Queens of the Stone Age · 2007
Year Zero
Nine Inch Nails · 2007
Eat Me, Drink Me
Marilyn Manson · 2007
Black Rain
Ozzy Osbourne · 2007
Underclass Hero
Sum 41 · 2007
Zeitgeist
The Smashing Pumpkins · 2007
![[untitled] by Korn, album cover](/img/4ee42fb0-056a-38bf-8a89-e4cf8e4a57ed/300)
[untitled]
Korn · 2007
Lost Highway
Bon Jovi · 2007
More on Steamhammer
The label →
Inferno
Motörhead · 2004
Roorback
Sepultura · 2003
Master of the Moon
Dio · 2004
Along Came a Spider
Alice Cooper · 2008
A-Lex
Sepultura · 2009
DIO's Inferno: The Last in Live
Dio · 1998
Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live at Hammersmith
Motörhead · 2007
Live in London
Judas Priest · 2003
State of Emergency
Prong · 2023
25 & Alive: Boneshaker
Motörhead · 2001
Waking the Fury
Annihilator · 2002
Symphony for the Devil
Type O Negative · 2006
Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2007-04-11 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 11 April 2007 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 April 2007 | |
| Wikidata | 16 April 2007 | |
| UK / Europe release | 16 April 2007 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | DE | Steamhammer | other | |
| 11 April 2007 | JP | METAL FRONTIER | 4988003339326 | original |
| 13 April 2007 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723023120 | other |
| 16 April 2007 | XE | Steamhammer | 693723980126 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |