[1] The album was written by Slash and Myles Kennedy while on the road, and produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette.

[2] Returning members Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz played bass and drums, respectively, on the album.

AllMusic stated: "Everything hovers around the 'pretty good' mark: Slash, naturally, stands out and his solos are nearly as pleasurable as his riffs, the Conspirators hit their marks with aplomb, as does Myles Kennedy, who never gets in the way of songs, not even ones he's written.

As this train barrels on, there's the sense that the record never really started and will never really end, but such full-throttle indulgence may indeed be what some fans want, for there is a whole lot of bang for this buck.

"[4] World on Fire entered the Billboard 200 at number ten, selling 29,000 album-equivalent units in its first week of release.