SAXON detail new album 'Battering Ram'

14 August 2015

SAXON will release their 21st album Battering Ram on October 16. The project is described as boasting “a clinically heavy echo of their glorious NWOBHM sound.”

The follow-up to 2013’s Sacrifice was produced by Andy Sneap at his Backstage Recording Studios in Derbyshire.

Singer Biff Byford says: “This one’s a natural progression from Sacrifice. There’s a bit less rock’n’roll and a bit more ‘heavy’ on it. We wanted to keep focused on a style rather than moving around too much."

The band recently issued a video for the title track, which features fans rocking out at the barriers during live shows. Byford says he explores a variety of themes throughout the record.

He says: “When I’m writing lyrics I like to switch back and forth between complex things, reality and rock’n’roll. I thought the whole folklore behind The Devil’s Footprint made it great material for a metal song, being that it’s both historic and mythical.

SAXON spent the summer playing festivals across Europe – including the Ramblin' Man Fair – and will launch a month-long US trek next week in California. The band will perform at the Hard Rock Hell Festival on November 14 as part of a series of winter European dates before appearing as a special guest at MOTORHEAD's 40th anniversary shows.

'Battering Ram' tracklist:

01. Battering Ram

02. The Devil's Footprint

03. Queen Of Hearts

04. Destroyer

05. Hard And Fast

06. Eye Of The Storm

07. Stand Your Ground

08. Top Of The World

09. To The End
10. Kingdom Of The Cross

Bonus Track:

11. Three Sheets To The Wind (The Drinking Song)