Set the World on Fire

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Annihilator

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This album is a must for any hard rock collection and is a great tribute to the band's abilities. The three octave range of Aaron Randal's voice and the sheer complexity of Jeff Waters' riffs create some of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard (Phoenix Rising & Sounds Good To Me). Yet the band has not lost their no-frills, thrash metal feel achieved in earlier albums (Set The World On Fire & Bats In The Belfry). The bass line on Knight Jumps Queen is enough to make anyone drive like an F1 racing driver and Annihilator's obsession with insanity has been addressed with Braindance (Alice would be proud!)

Jeff Waters has created a melodic heavy rock style that is truly original and harmonizes well with the vocals of Aaron Randal. It is a shame that Aaron left the band after this album because I believe that most of these songs were written to suit Aaron's voice and therefore the band has never repeated this level of musical genius.

In short, you will never grow tired of this album, as there is something for everyone (Even my Boy-Band loving girlfriend listens to it)

Annihilator have secured a place as one of the all time greats with this album.

Having never heard Annihilator and based on my respect for Amazon reviewers tastes(giving this album a 5 star average).I had high hopes before listening to this,the key word being "had". The band is good but the singer and lyrics S.T.I.N.K.!! No wonder I never heard of them before.

How can someone rate this album 5 stars with lyrics like this? I was literally cringing the whole time I was playing this. I would be embarrassed to play this for my friends or blast it in my car. "Phoneix Rising" is a decent ballad but that's the end of the praise. It's not so much that the lyics in and of themselves are bad,but it's the way they are sung by this guy, just terrible! Anyway if you don't believe me, take a chance and buy the album...you have been warned.