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 favor of a more radio friendly sound. The title track, "Knight Jumps Queen", and "Brain Dance" are still setlist regulars - becoming fan favourites soon after the release of the album.

Set the World on Fire
Studio album by Annihilator
Released	24 August 1993
Recorded	1993
Studio	Fiasco Brothers Recording, New Westminster, Creation Studios and Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, Canada
Genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal, progressive metal
Length	38:50
Label	Roadrunner / Epic
Producer	Jeff Waters
Annihilator chronology
Never, Neverland (1990) Set the World on Fire (1993) Bag of Tricks (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Revelationz	[2]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Hell Bent for Leather"	Glenn Tipton	Tipton	2:54

Limited edition digipak reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Annihilator Set the World on Fire review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
2. 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.