ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Performs Two New Songs At Montreal Workshop

Video footage of ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters performing two songs from the band's forthcoming self-titled album — "Betrayed" and "The Trend" — during a guitar workshop on March 11, 2010 at Italmélodie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be viewed below.

ANNIHILATOR will release its 13th CD in Europe on May 17 via Earache Records, in Japan through Marquee and in Australia via Riot Entertainment.

The track listing for the album is as follows:

01. The Trend
02. Coward
03. Ambush
04. Betrayed
05. 25 Seconds
06. Nowhere To Go
07. The Other Side
08. Death In Your Eyes
09. Payback
10. Romeo Delight

Total running time: 48:50

Since releasing its classic "Alice In Hell" debut in 1989, ANNIHILATOR has consistently played heads-down, no-frills metal, led by guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters.

ANNIHILATOR was honored in the "Favorite Metal Artist/Group" category at the 2009 Indie Awards (Independent Music Awards), which was held on March 14, 2009 at the Royal York Hotel (Canadian Room) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also nominated in the "Metal" category were BISON B.C., CRYPTOPSY, CURSED and FUCK THE FACTS.

The Indies celebrate the best in independent music. Nominees are selected by committees of industry professionals from all areas of the music scene and winners are decided by a combination of public and industry voting.

ANNIHILATOR released its latest album, "Metal", in North America in January 2008 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 featured 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 Strömblad (IN FLAMES), Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Anders Björler (THE HAUNTED), Jacob Lynam (LYNAM) and more.

ANNIHILATOR'S JEFF WATERS INTERVIEWED BY EPIPHONE

ANNIHILATOR'S JEFF WATERS INTERVIEWED BY EPIPHONE; VIDEO AVAILABLE
JEFF WATERS, guitarist and founding member of Canadian thrash metal pioneers
ANNIHILATOR, has been interviewed by guitar manufacturers Epiphone about his
illustrious career and his new Epiphone Annihilation-V signature model
guitar.

JEFF WATERS is widely recognised as one of the most influential metal
guitarists of all time, and was ranked third in Joel McIver's 2009 book,
"The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists".

Read part of the interview below for JEFF's tips on gear and playing:

EPI: Any advice for younger players trying to find their way?

JEFF: Listen to LOTS of guitar players in lots of styles of music. For young
musicians, practice the song Chemical Warfare by Slayer, Creeping Death and
anything off of Puppets/Kill 'Em All. That will get your rhythm hand fast
and tight. For solos, try to listen to as many metal guitar players as
possible... Listen to the '80s players to get more of an original influence.
The '80s were the time when the greats were producing brilliance! Also, on a
personal note, stay away from alcohol, drugs and cigarettes... If you want a
long career... Or a long life! These days, to have a career at all means
that you need to learn the business and take care of your business; you
cannot do this if you are cloudy in the mind or dying from lung disease.

EPI: Any advice on gear?

JEFF: Just have fun and try lots of things out at your local music store. As
far as amps... If you have some money, try the Hughes and Kettner Coreblade.
If you don¹t, there are a lot of good, lower-priced amps out there. I will
say though... My new Epiphone Annihilation-V is very reasonably priced. It
took me 2 years to design and create it with Epiphone because we wanted the
best guitar possible at an incredible value.

EPI: How close are the production models to what you play?

JEFF: The same guitars you can buy in the music store are the EXACT same
guitars I use live. No other company I know has done this, at this price
level.

EPI: 2 years is a long time developing the Jeff Waters Annihilation-V
Signature model. How do you think it came out?

JEFF: Fantastic! I could ramble on about how great the guitar is but I think
the best way to answer this is to simply see the video that is on the
Epiphone web site... That will speak for itself. You must see it to
understand what I mean!

Read the full interview at http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1814

Check out video footage of JEFF WATERS demonstrating his new Epiphone
Annihilation-V guitar at http://vimeo.com/10176507

You can also hear a sound clip from ANNIHILATOR's upcoming, self-titled
album at the Hughes & Kettner website at http://www.coreblade.net/home.html

'ANNIHILATOR' is the band's thirteenth studio album and features ten tracks
of heads-down, no-frills metal, including a cover of VAN HALEN's song,
"Romeo Delight". The album is due to be released in Europe by Earache
Records on 17th May.

For more ANNIHILATOR news and info, head to http://www.annihilatormetal.com

Check out the band on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/annihilatorofficial