ANNIHILATOR

Metal II

EARMUSIC Canadian thrash veterans patch up their

OF ALL THE albums Annihilator could follow up, why would they pick Metal? The 2007 collaboration project bisected a fanbase that was already dwindling, begging the thrashers to rediscover the fast-fingered dynamism of magnum opuses Alice In Hell and Never, Neverland. While one half was wowed by the album’s 12 cameos, which included Willie Adler and Jeff Loomis, the other was deflated by the forgettable songwriting.

Then you realise isn’t a sequel, despite its name explicitly stating such. Instead, it’s a