THE ANNIHILATOR KILLER CONTEST - PRIZE PAGE 4

(Personal comments by Jeff Waters)



6 subscriptions. For one year, 3 lucky metalheads will get one online and one magazine subscription to Rock Hard Germany. There are only a few dedicated, long-running Heavy Metal mags left in the world, that have been around from the beginnings; Rock Hard are one of them. Without the help of this magazine (and a few others) Annihilator would not have been able to continue releasing cd's from 1989, right through, and without pause, to 2005. Rock Hard offer features to bands in all types of metal and are strong promoters of the underground metal scene. Goetz, Holger, Frank and crew: Danke!

Visit the home of another of the best metal mags in metal: www.rockhard.de





3 killer prize packages containing: a Metal Hammer shirt, one lanyard, earplugs and a sticker. As with Rock Hard, Metal Hammer are one of the strongest and biggest metal mags in Europe, and also a big Annihilator supporter. They have shown their dedication to metal and Annihilator for a long time and also are deserving of everyone's thanks and attention! Maximum Metal to you, Thorsten and crew! Thanks to Christoph as well!

www.hammer-mag.de



3 magazine subscriptions. Metal Mike, Andre and crew have also been long-time supporters of heavy metal and Annihilator. Holland's Aardschok, not only the mag but also the festival, are world-renowned by metal fans and bands alike, as being one of the coolest gigs to play and one of the best mags to be in. Cheers to Holland's metal fans and the rampaging guys and gals at Aardschok; YOU ROCK!

see the mighty Dutch Metal Masters at: www.aardschok.com


2 coupons. "Nuclear Blast" and "Blast - The Nuclear Blast mailorder magazine" are proud to offer 2 metal fans a coupon worth 20 Euros. You can use this coupon towards purchasing anything in their online shop. Thanks to Nuclear Blast, Blast and Christof for their contribution to this contest and for their great support of the metal scene!

check out the shop at: http://shop.nuclearblast.de
check out the label at: www.nuclearblast.de


1 prize package. One winner will get a cool Metal Observer pen, two guitar picks and a cool shirt from these metalheads in Calgary, Canada!

check out this cool metal site at: www.metal-observer.com




1 Sony PDA. Not new; Waters used it. I used this delightful Sony PDA to write the lyrics to the last 3 Annihilator cd's so it is now yours (to the lucky winner). Cool writing tool and organizer. I am throwing in a case, the charger/cradle, manual, software, etc...

see Sony on the web at: www.sony.com









3 shirts and 3 subscriptions. The good folks at Sweden Rock Magazine offer 3 lucky metalheads a one-year subscription to their killer magazine and they will also throw in a Sweden Rock shirt. From a beautiful country: great people, great metal bands, a killer festival (that Annihilator wants to play this summer, guys!) and a great magazine. Thanks to Martin and the crew!

www.swedenrock.com




1 voice recorder. Not new; Waters used it. This is a neat little voice recorder (Olympus VN-900) that I used to record all the vocal part, melodies, guide tracks, etc... for the last 3 cd's. Great for driving around in the car and not losing any melody ideas or titles/lyrics for songs! No manual; just the little unit!

See the unit at Olympus on the web at: http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_voicerecorders.asp?CMP=ILC-homevr





3 cd's and 3 shirts. 3 winners will get 1 Big John Bates "Mystiki" cd and 1 "44 Love Bites" shirt, courtesy of the FIRST Annihilator singer, good friend and long-time Annihilator lyric collaborator (co-wrote tunes like Alison Hell, King of the Kill, I am in Command, etc...) John Bates. John took a far different musical turn than I did with Annihilator. Bates was always into theatrical and dramatic styles of music (Alice Cooper, Jim Morrison, Rocky Horror Picture Show) so when he moved into his own style and sound, years ago, his Big John Bates band combined a mixture of those early influences with kinda a rock-a-billy/Stray Cats vibe... Very cool stuff and also a pleasure to see and hear that John is kickin butt across the world with sold-out tours around the globe and doin great records.

check him out, y'all at: www.bigjohnbates.com



5 prize packages. Italian melodic metal gods "Eldritch" are here to offer 5 fans a cool metal package! Each winner will get a limited edition digipak version, and shirt, from their February 2006 release "NeighbourHell", a copy of their Ltd. Ed. Digipak and shirt from their previous cd "Reverse" AND another cool shirt from "Portrait of the Abyss Within". They are not done yet!!! Their drummer Dave will also offer up a pair of his "Eldritch 5AX Custom" sticks. Now this rocks. Thanks to you Italian metal maniacs for these KILLER prizes!

Get info about Eldritch at: www.eldritchweb.com


One picture disc, one album/single and one shirt. Holland's After Forever are ready to give 3 lucky metal fans one of the following: an After Forever picture disc (Decipher), an After Forever album+single (Remagine) or an After Forever T-shirt or girlie. A kick ass set of prizes from one of Holland's best; much thanks from all of us to Sander and the band!

Check out After Forever here: www.afterforever.com

1 prize package. Our friend Hendrik at "Shadows of Disgust" e-zine is offering a rare package for a lucky Annihilator fan. The package includes: a signed CD “Bag Of Tricks” (signed also by John Bates), 1 drumstick (autographed by Randy Black 1995 on the King of the Kill tour), a laminated All Areas pass (Europe King of the Kill tour 95), a copy of "The Best Of Annihilator" (2004 release) and one Promo CD of the "Double Live Annihilation" double cd. Very cool Hendrik and all the best!

www.shadowsofdisgust.com



1 shirt. Metal Universe is a cool French-Canadian metal site. Thanks to Marc and the staff and keep promoting THE METAL!

see them at: www.metaluniverse.net