Set the World on Fire (Annihilator album)
Set the World on Fire is the third studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on August 24, 1993 by Roadrunner and Epic Records. The album received mixed reviews, toning down the speed and thrash elements of 'Alice in Hell' and 'Never, Neverland'; in favour of a more radio friendly, hard rock sound. The title track, 'Knight Jumps Queen' and 'Brain Dance' are still setlist regulars - becoming fan favourites soon after the release of the album. The album was successful in Europe (charting at No. 79 in the German charts) and Asia (charting at No.47 in Japan) but failed to break America - leading to the band (along with many others) being dropped from Roadrunner in 1993. Bassist Wayne Darley left the band shortly after, as he was not able to enter Japan on tour in support of the album.
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| Released | 24 August 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Fiasco Brothers Recording, New Westminster, Creation Studios and Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, thrash metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner / Epic | |||
| Producer | Jeff Waters | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Set the World on Fire" | Jeff Waters, Coburn Pharr | Waters | 4:30 |
| 2. | "No Zone" | Waters | Waters, Wayne Darley, Ray Hartmann | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Bats in the Belfry" | Waters, Pharr | Waters, Hartmann | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Snake in the Grass" | Waters | Waters | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Phoenix Rising" | Ralph Murphy | Waters | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Knight Jumps Queen" | Waters | Waters | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Sounds Good to Me" | Waters | Waters | 4:18 |
| 8. | "The Edge" | Murphy | Waters | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Don't Bother Me" | Waters, Pharr | Neil Goldberg, Waters | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Brain Dance" | Waters, Pharr | Waters | 4:51 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 11. | "Hell Bent for Leather" | Glenn Tipton | Tipton | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 11. | "Hell Bent for Leather" | Tipton | Tipton | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Phoenix Rising" (Acoustic Version) | Murphy | Waters | 4:09 |
Credits
- Band members
- Aaron Randall - vocals
- Jeff Waters - guitars, bass, producer, mixing at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver
- Neil Goldberg - guitar, bass on "Don't Bother Me"
- Wayne Darley - bass (not on the album)
- Mike Mangini - drums on tracks 1-3,6,8-10
- Additional musicians
- Ray Hartmann - drums on "Snake in the Grass" and "Sounds Good to Me"
- Rick Fedyk - drums on "Phoenix Rising"
- John Webster - keyboards on "Phoenix Rising"
- Mark Lafrance, David Steele - backing vocals on "Phoenix Rising"
- Norm Gordon - backing vocals on "Brain Dance"
- Coburn Pharr - lyrics
- The Annihilettes - backing vocals on "Knight Jumps Queen" and "Brain Dance"
- Production
- Paul Blake - engineer, mixing
- Max Norman, Bill Buckingham, Steve Royea - engineers
- Randy Staub - mixing of "Phoenix Rising" at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver
- Eddy Screyer - mastering at Future Disc, Hollywood, California
References
- Ruhlmann, William. "Annihilator Set the World on Fire review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- Jepsen, Steen (6 February 2005). "Annihilator - Set the World on Fire". RevelationZ Webzine. Archived from the original on 2005-02-13. Retrieved 2012-05-17.