"Set The Stage Alight" must be considered one of the biggest hymns of the entire New Wave Of British Heavy Metal period. Just ask a certain Lars Ulrich. "Set The Stage Alight" originally appeared on the B-Side of Weapon's debut 7"/12" single ?It's A Mad Mad World? (issued in 1980). The original "classic" line-up of Weapon consisted of Bruce Bisland (drums), Jeff Summers (guitars), Barry Downes (bass) and Danny Hynes (vocals). The band was initially called Fast Relief but changed its name to Weapon in early 1980. "Set The Stage Alight" was originally also called "Fast Relief" (as well as the band itself) when written in 1979 by Jeff Summers. In addition to that, "Liar", "It's A Mad Mad World" and "One Night Stand" were three of the earliest songs the group had written together. The live set at the time consisted of around twelve original compositions (including later stage favourites such as "Midnight Satisfaction", "Take That Bottle Away", "Olivia", "Killer Instinct", "This Is The Song" and "Remote Control").
