British metal stalwarts SAXON will release their 23rd studio album, Carpe Diem, on February 4 next year via Silver Lining Music.

And to whet appetites for what lies ahead, Biff Byford’s band have shared the video for the album’s title track. 

Explaining the meaning of the album title, Byford says, “In Latin it means ‘Seize the day’ and I think it’s a great thing to say. It’s what the Romans used to say to each other on a regular basis, apparently: never having met one, I wouldn’t know! But we’re gonna do the Seize the Day world tour, the album’s Carpe Diem, [and] this song’s called Carpe Diem (Seize the Day).

The follow-up to 2018’s acclaimed Thunderbolt album, Carpe Diem was produced by Andy Sneap (JUDAS PRIEST, EXODUS) at Backstage Recording Studios in Derbyshire.