Annihilator "Set The World On Fire"

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.

Track listing

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

1. "Hell Bent for Leather" Glenn Tipton Tipton 2:54

Limited edition digipak reissue bonus tracks.

1. "Hell Bent for Leather" Tipton Tipton 2:54
2. "Phoenix Rising" (Acoustic Version) Murphy Waters 4:09

Trivia:

- Roadrunner Records forced Jeff Waters to write music in a more commercially accessible vein for this record.

Music video:

- Set the World on Fire

Recording information:

Recorded at Fiasco Brothers Recording, New Westminster, B.C., Creation Studios, Vancouver, B.C., and Vancouver Studios, Burnaby, B.C.

Mixed at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver. B.C.

Phoenix Rising mixed at Warehouse Studios, West Vancouver, B.C.

Mastered at Future Disc, Hollywood, CA.