ANNIHILATOR Triple Threat Unplugged Vinyl (20170

Jeff Waters has spent four decades being one of the most technically ferocious guitarists in thrash metal while somehow remaining criminally underrated outside of the people who actually know. Annihilator is essentially a one-man wrecking operation out of Canada, and "Triple Threat Unplugged" is the rare acoustic side of that operation, stripped back and still quietly deadly.

Released as a Record Store Day exclusive picture disc, this 2017 pressing is the kind of object that earns a dedicated spot on the shelf rather than the pile. Picture discs divide audiophiles, but they win on aesthetics every time, and for a catalogue this underappreciated in the mainstream, owning a limited pressing feels like a small act of cultural justice. If you came up on the Bay Area thrash circuit, or you've spent time with "Alice in Hell" and "Never Neverland", this is a document worth having in the collection.

Format: Vinyl Picture Disc, RSD Exclusive. Artist: Annihilator. Released 2017. Country of origin: Canada. Genre: Speed/Thrash/Heavy Metal.

Fans of: Metallica, Exodus, Slayer, Testament, Megadeth, Coroner, Anthrax.