World on Fire (album)

World on Fire
Studio album by Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators
Released September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
Recorded 2014, NRG Studios (Los Angeles)
Studio Barbarosa South (Orlando)
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 77:24
Label Dik Hayd International
Roadrunner
Producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Slash chronology
Apocalyptic Love
(2012)Apocalyptic Love2012		 World on Fire
(2014)		 Live at the Roxy 9.25.14
(2015)Live at the Roxy 9.25.142015
Myles Kennedy chronology
Fortress
(2013) Fortress2013		 World on Fire
(2014) World on Fire2014		 Live at the Roxy 9.25.14
(2015) Live at the Roxy 9.25.142015
Singles from World on Fire
  1. "World on Fire"
    Released: June 16, 2014
  2. "Bent to Fly"
    Released: July 1, 2014
  3. "30 Years to Life"
    Released: August 19, 2014

World on Fire is the second studio album billed to the American band Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, consisting of Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and his backup band, released on September 16, 2014; it also acts as Slash's third solo album.[1]

The album was written by Slash and Myles Kennedy while on the road, and produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette. Kennedy had focused on rhythm guitar and vocals on Apocalyptic Love, but due to his touring with Alter Bridge he worked only on vocals for World On Fire.[2] Returning members Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz played bass and drums, respectively, on the album. The album was given a limited edition box set release which included a T-shirt and a new lenticular album cover.

Track listing

All tracks written by Slash and Myles Kennedy, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."World on Fire"4:31
2."Shadow Life" (Slash, Kennedy, Todd Kerns)4:00
3."Automatic Overdrive"3:35
4."Wicked Stone"5:27
5."30 Years to Life"5:08
6."Bent to Fly"4:56
7."Stone Blind"3:49
8."Too Far Gone"4:07
9."Beneath the Savage Sun"5:48
10."Withered Delilah"3:10
11."Battleground"6:59
12."Dirty Girl"4:14
13."Iris of the Storm"4:00
14."Avalon"3:00
15."The Dissident"4:26
16."Safari Inn" (Slash; instrumental)3:26
17."The Unholy"6:48
Total length:77:24

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Kerrang[3]
AltSounds [5]

World on Fire received generally positive reviews from critics.

Allmusic stated "Everything hovers around the "pretty good" mark: Slash, naturally, stands out and his solos are nearly as pleasurable as his riffs, the Conspirators hit their marks with aplomb, as does Myles Kennedy, who never gets in the way of songs, not even ones he's written. As this train barrels on, there's the sense that the record never really started and will never really end, but such full-throttle indulgence may indeed be what some fans want, for there is a whole lot of bang for this buck."[4]

Personnel

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators
Production personnel

Commercial performance

The album sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.[6]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 2
Austrian Top 75 Albums[7] 5
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[7] 26
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[7] 11
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 4
Danish Albums Chart[7] 8
Dutch Albums Chart[7] 6
Finnish Albums Chart[7] 3
French Albums Chart[7] 7
German Albums Chart[9] 2
Hungarian Albums Chart[10] 2
Italian Albums Chart[7] 3
Iceland Albums Chart[11] 5
Japanese Albums Chart[12] 18
New Zealand Albums Chart[7] 4
Norwegian Albums Chart[7] 13
Portuguese Albums Chart[13] 15
Spanish Albums Chart[7] 11
Swedish Albums Chart[7] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 1
Irish Albums Chart[7] 2
UK Albums Chart[14] 7
US Billboard 200[15] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 3
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard Rock Albums[19] 70
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[20] 22
US Billboard Independent Albums[21] 29

Release history

Country Date
Japan September 10, 2014
Malaysia September 11, 2014
Australia September 11, 2014
Mexico September 12, 2014
Europe September 15, 2014
United States September 16, 2014
Canada September 16, 2014
South America September 16, 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Slash reveals release date, track list + artwork for third solo album 'World on Fire'". Loudwire. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SLASH And MYLES KENNEDY Discuss 'World On Fire' Album". Blabbermouth.net. May 27, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. 1 2 metacritic
  4. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "World on Fire - Slash". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Arthur, Greg. "Slash - World on Fire". AltSounds. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ↑
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Slash+feat.+Myles+Kennedy+%26+The+Conspirators&titel=World+On+Fire&cat=a
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-06-09/canadian-albums
  9. ↑ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Slash/28655/longplay
  10. ↑ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-06-09/german-albums
  12. ↑ ワールド・オン・ファイアー～デラックス・エディション スラッシュ. Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  13. ↑ "OLiS: sales for the period 21.05.2012 - 27.05.2012". OLiS.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  15. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/279567/slash/chart
  16. ↑ "Slash Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Slash Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Slash Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "2014 Year End Charts - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  20. ↑ "2014 Year End Charts - Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  21. ↑ "2014 Year End Charts - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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