Saxon - Ballad Of The Working Man - last track off Call To Arms 2011
Edited at: Friday, September 16, 2011 6:26:21 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, September 16, 2011 6:24:45 AM
Saxon - Ballad Of The Working Man - last track off Call To Arms 2011
Edited at: Friday, September 16, 2011 6:26:21 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, August 22, 2011 12:21:45 AM
Saxon - Surviving Against The Odds - 2011 Call To Arms LP,total old school heavy metal.
[K2M] Saturday, July 02, 2011 10:30:43 AM
The Galaxy. That is is a go.
Rock it Biff
[Painkiller87] Friday, July 01, 2011 5:04:13 PM
SAXON: U.S. Tour Dates Announced - July 1, 2011
British heavy metal legends SAXON have scheduled the following U.S. tour dates:
Sep. 28 – West Hollywood, CA - The Key Club
Sep. 29 - Santa Rosa, CA - The Last Day Saloon
Sep. 30 - Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk
Oct. 01 - Santa Clara, CA - The Avalon
Oct. 02 - Santa Ana, CA - The Galaxy
Oct. 07 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Garden
Oct. 08 - Saint Charles (Chicago), IL - The Arcada Theatre
Oct. 13 - New York, NY - B. B. King Blues Club & Grill
Oct. 14 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Oct. 15 - Baltimore, MD - Bourbon Street
More shows will be announced soon.
It's a start but hopefully closer to home for me especially.
[.] Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:55:48 PM
Alright!
That's what I want to hear - Some SPEED!
[Painkiller87] Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:06:08 PM
SAXON: 'Call To Arms' North American Release Date Announced - June 30, 2011
"Call To Arms", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, will be released in North America on September 27, with distribution from EMI. More details will be made available soon.
"Call To Arms" was issued in Europe via Militia Guard Music, UDR and EMI. Recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, U.K. and Brighton Electric Studios in Brighton, U.K., the 11-track album was co-produced by singer/songwriter Biff Byford and Toby Jepson (LITTLE ANGELS). Featuring Byford on lead vocals, Paul Quinn and Doug Scarratt on guitars, Nibs Carter on bass and Nigel Glockler on drums, "Call To Arms" is bang on-the-money brilliant SAXON music, a confident embrace of the aura and writing values from their early years married perfectly to a modern SAXON crunch.
"This is probably the best album we've written and recorded in the last 20 years," stated Biff Byford unapologetically. "I know a lot of bands say that, but 'Call To Arms' really does feel like that to me. It's the perfect embrace of our past with a great modern edge."
Between the furious riffage of "Hammer Of The Gods" all the way through to "Ballad Of The Working Man", SAXON also found time to invite fans to sing on the nostalgic stomp of "Back In '79" thanks to a Byford brainwave the night before recording.
"We put something up on our website 24 hours before recording the track in Brighton, and funnily enough we had exactly 79 people show up on time to sing on the song," Biff said. "It was a fantastic result which is a direct tribute to 'Denim & Leather' where we did the same exact thing."
There is also a guest appearance from keyboard legend Don Airey (RAINBOW, ELO, OZZY OSBOURNE, DEEP PURPLE) on "When Doomsday Comes".
"Call To Arms" track listing:
01. Hammer Of The Gods
02. Back In '79
03. Surviving Against The Odds
04. Mists Of Avalon
05. Call To Arms
06. Chasing The Bullet
07. Afterburner
08. When Doomsday Comes (Hybrid Theory)
09. No Rest For The Wicked
10. Ballad Of The Working Man
11. Call To Arms (orchestral version)
"Hammer Of The Gods" video:
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:59:00 PM
Yeah I know,its not out yet over here either. Not sure when the due date is,I thought it was late June but I guess not lol! The band sucks for the lack of touring over here and now can't even get thier album out over here in time haha! Well when it comes out you won't be disappointed,every track has something special to offer in traditional quality british styled heavy metal and classic hard rock.
So I went in to a music store today to grab a copy of Call To Arms - no luck. I just hopped on to Amazon.com to grab a copy there - out of stock! ARGH!!!! LOL!!!
[Becks] Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:19:46 AM
So I went in to a music store today to grab a copy of Call To Arms - no luck. I just hopped on to Amazon.com to grab a copy there - out of stock! ARGH!!!! LOL!!!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, June 11, 2011 4:24:03 AM
Yeah I know Becks that would be awsome. Saxon doesn't come to the U.S. that often,they tour Europe and keep busy but when it comes to dealing with a U.S. tour they are lazy and complacent about it and at the same time thier manager isn't helping either that much it seems anyways.
But thier new album is totally excellent,its worth checking out. I'd say its thier 2nd or 3rd best LP out of 19 studio albums. They really stick to the same formula and thats why thier albums keep coming out so good,they don't try and experiment too much .Sometimes the same thing isn't "bad" like so many people seem to think .
Now they have 8 straight studio albums that are the band's best 8 of their career. I'm sure they will deliver something special again for thier 20th studio album 2 years from now.
Well I am currently looking on the Saxon website, nosing about checking out their upcoming tour dates, and this may be old news to some but MAN I wish I was going to their gigs in Spain with JUDAS PRIEST and MOTORHEAD!!! Holy crap those shows will kick enormous ass!
Just looked on here and it also says that with the Priest tour dates - I am probably really behind LMAO man wish I had the money to fly to Spain!
[Becks] Saturday, June 11, 2011 3:23:18 AM
Well I am currently looking on the Saxon website, nosing about checking out their upcoming tour dates, and this may be old news to some but MAN I wish I was going to their gigs in Spain with JUDAS PRIEST and MOTORHEAD!!! Holy crap those shows will kick enormous ass!
Just looked on here and it also says that with the Priest tour dates - I am probably really behind LMAO man wish I had the money to fly to Spain!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, June 05, 2011 4:49:25 PM
New Saxon Track "Afterburner" from 2011 Call To Arms album. Totally excellent!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, May 14, 2011 4:42:40 AM
Wheels Of Steel live 2009 Wacken
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:11:27 PM
Nope. Neve saw them. You know I didn't start getting into Saxon untill 2005 when my friend Tina from Walsall England got me into them. When she flew over here one of the times to stay with me for a week in 2005 she burned me thier entire discography,and yeah I knew their old stuff but thier albums from 1995 till now are so much better than thier old albums.
If I had to chose an era to see Saxon I'd chose anywhere in the last 16 years,but still yeah the Wheels Of Steel tour alone would of been cool to see......lol they looked so ridiculous back then haha but great first 5 studio albums before they went hair band lol!
J.D., have you been lucky enough to catch Saxon live before? If so, was it back in the day or more recent?
I would have loved to have seen them during Wheels of Steel or Strong Arm of the Law.
Edited at: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:56:22 PM
[Budred] Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:54:04 PM
J.D., have you been lucky enough to catch Saxon live before? If so, was it back in the day or more recent?
I would have loved to have seen them during Wheels of Steel or Strong Arm of the Law.
Edited at: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:56:22 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, April 09, 2011 3:19:32 AM
Just heard the live version of the 2nd track off the new Saxon album 'Back In 79' and also the track "When Doomsday Comes" and they both totally kicks ass,so "old school" style and total quality song writting.
Damn these guys know how to deliver the goods man. This band is so damn underrated its not even funny, I'm totally stoked about this new album,I've got a vibe this new LP will rival Lionheart and any other Saxon masterpice!
3 new songs so far are 100% classic Saxon and the quality is excellent, I'm one happy dude today I'll tell you. I always get nervous listening to a new album because if I don't like a song when I first hear it I usually don't like it period and with first listen to these 2 new tracks I love them!! Still 7 more songs to hear but the way its going so far I think this new album will be one of thier best!!!
If your a Saxon fan you DEFINATELY won't be disappointed. I'll post the songs when the studio versions are avaible.
Edited at: Saturday, April 09, 2011 3:42:53 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, April 05, 2011 3:26:24 AM
Saxon - Hungry years -1981 !!!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, March 28, 2011 12:44:49 AM
Saxon Freeway Mad....This has always been my song to Victoria when she drives on the freeway lol!
Edited at: Monday, March 28, 2011 12:45:53 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:23:44 PM
I agree Becks,this totally kicks buttox! lol! I hope the rest of the album is this good,if it is I will be thrilled! Saxon kicks ass!
