Album
Set the World on Fire
Set the World on Fire is the third studio album by Canadian band Annihilator, released on 4 May 1993 through Roadrunner Records. It follows Alice in Hell and Never, Neverland, but eases back on the thrash attack of those records in favour of a more radio-friendly sound. Reviews at the time were mixed.
The album did well in Europe, reaching No. 79 in Germany, and in Asia, where it got to No. 47 in Japan. It failed to break America, and the band was dropped by Roadrunner in 1993. Bassist Wayne Darley left soon afterwards, having been unable to enter Japan for the tour. Years on, the title track, "Knight Jumps Queen" and "Brain Dance" are still regulars in the live set and firm fan favourites, which makes this a record worth revisiting.
Set the World on Fire: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 38:56Tracklist
- 1Set the World on FireJeff Waters and Coburn Pharr4:30
- 2No ZoneDarley, Hartmann, Waters2:48
- 3Bats in the BelfryHartmann, Waters, Pharr3:38
- 4Snake in the GrassJeff Waters4:56
- 5Phoenix RisingJeff Waters and Ralph Murphy3:48
- 6Knight Jumps QueenJeff Waters3:47
- 7Sounds Good to MeJeff Waters4:18
- 8The EdgeJeff Waters and Ralph Murphy2:57
- 9Don't Bother MeGoldberg, Waters, Pharr3:24
- 10Brain DanceJeff Waters and Coburn Pharr4:52
- Produced by
- Jeff Waters
- Recorded at
- Creation Studios, Fiasco Bros. Studios, Vancouver Studios, Fiasco Brothers Recording, New Westminster, Creation Studios and Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, Canada
- Recorded
- 1992–1993
- Mixed by
- Paul Blake, Endre Lukacsy, Jeff Waters, Randy Staub
- Mixed at
- Little Mountain Sound, The Warehouse Studio
- Engineered by
- Paul Blake
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner / Epic
- Length
- 38:56
Line-up
- Neil Goldberg · guitar
- Mike Mangini · membranophone
- Jeff Waters · guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
- Aaron Randall · lead vocals
- Ray Hartmann · membranophone · guest
- Rick Fedyk · membranophone · guest
- John Webster · keyboard · guest
- Marc LaFrance · background vocals · guest
- David Steele · background vocals · guest
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1993-05-04; musicbrainz + wikidata 1993-08-24 (112 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 August 1993 | ignored lone early release dated 1993-04-26 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 May 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 24 August 1993 | |
| US release | 24 August 1993 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 August 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | GB | Roadrunner Records | 016861920050 | other |
| 1993 | GB | Roadrunner Records | 016861920043 | other |
| 1993 | KR | Jigu Records | other | |
| 26 April 1993 | JP | Far East Metal Syndicate | 4988015046557 | original |
| 24 August 1993 | GB | Roadrunner Records | 016861920029 | other |
| 24 August 1993 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861920012 | other |
| 24 August 1993 | US | Epic | 074645739021 | other |
| 26 November 2002 | US | — | other | |
| 6 February 2007 | XW | Roadrunner Records | 016861920005 | other |
| 23 April 2008 | JP | Roadrunner Records | 4527583007517 | other |
| 19 January 2009 | PL | Metal Mind Productions | 5907785034044 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |