With a title as blunt as a steel pipe to the skull, Metal is Annihilator’s 2007 riff-fest that celebrates everything loud, fast, and gloriously un-subtle. Led by Canadian guitar wizard Jeff Waters, this double LP is both a love letter to heavy metal and a loaded collaboration between Annihilator and a murderer’s row of guest musicians from across the metal universe. This isn’t just an album — it’s a full-blown celebration of all things METAL.

From the absolutely ripping opener “Clown Parade” (featuring Jeff Loomis of Nevermore) to the groove-thrash insanity of “Army of One,” this album doesn’t take its foot off the gas. And check this — you’ve got Alexi Laiho, Corey Beaulieu, Angela Gossow, Michael Amott, and even Danko Jones throwing down on vocals or leads across various tracks. It’s a riff-packed, guest-solo-stuffed banger of a record that doesn’t try to be trendy — it just rips.

Waters’ guitar tone is as savage and surgical as ever, and Dave Padden’s vocals (plus Jeff’s own snarls) give it that unmistakable Annihilator fire. Side D wraps it all up with re-recorded classics “King of the Kill,” “Refresh the Demon,” and “Chasing the High” — pure fan service, and it hits hard.

This German-pressed 2LP version is getting tougher to find — it sounds beastly, with Celebrate Records’ lacquer work keeping the riffs sharp and the solos blazing. Discs are in near mint shape, with a VG+ sleeve — perfect for collectors who spin their records, not just frame them.