On Set the World on Fire, Aaron Randall advises his listeners to prepare for attack, but by then the battle has already commenced, as guitarist Jeff Waters rolls out the usual power chords, and the rhythm section of Wayne Darley and Mike Mangini piledrive every beat. Annihilator bring a certain efficiency to garden-variety speed metal, never wasting time, which, in a genre defined by excess, gives them a certain elegance. [This version adds one bonus track, a cover of Judas Priest's "Hell Bent for Leather."] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Steve Royea (Engineer), Jeff Waters (Liner Notes), David Steele (Vocals (Background)), Neil Goldberg (Group Member), Ray Hartmann (Drums), Jeff Waters (Guitar), Ursula Coyote (Cover Photo), Joel Van Dyke (Mixing Assistant), Wayne Darley (Bass), Carole Segal (Photography), Marc LaFrance (Vocals (Background)), Aaron Randall (Group Member), Randy Staub (Mixing), Neil Goldberg (Guitar), John Webster (Keyboards), Jeff Waters (Vocals (Background)), Andre Lukacsy (Mixing), Jeff Waters (Author), Paul Blake (Mixing), Len Rooney (Logo), Paul Blake (Engineer), Mike Mangini (Group Member), Jeff Waters (Producer), Aaron Randall (Vocals), Paul Blake (Mixing), Bill Buckingham (Engineer), Jeff Waters (Group Member), Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), Paul Blake (Engineer), Mark Leialoha (Photography), Monte Conner (A&R), Max Norman (Engineer), Jeff Waters (Mixing), Norm Gordon (Vocals (Background)), Wayne Darley (Group Member), Mike Mangini (Drums), The Annihilettes (Vocals (Background)), Rick Fedyk (Drums), Jeff Waters (Vocals), Monte Conner (Art Direction)