SOME THINGS just go together...heavy metal and thunder...denim and leather ...Saxon and Wacken. When we first played Wacken, it was a small festival with a small stage in a small field, driven by nothing more than raw enthusiasm, which appealed very much to us! says Biff Byford, Saxon s venerable frontman, it started as fans putting on a festival for fans, and now it s fair to say that it is to Heavy Metal what the Donington Festival used to be. That was the iconic heavy metal festival of the 80s, and Wacken is the iconic heavy metal festival of now . Now you can feel that electricity for yourselves thanks to Saxon - Heavy Metal Thunder - Live - Eagles Over Wacken the no-fat-no-bull-@#$%-100%-pure live CD from Glasgow in 2011.
Call to Arms Music Artist : Saxon Music Label : Udr Release Date : 2011-09-27 Artistopia's Price :$11.85
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2011 release, the 19th studio album from the veteran British Heavy Metal band. Fronted by the legendary Biff Byford, Saxon has been rocking the world with their own brand of Heavy Metal since they formed in 1976. Call To Arms features a guest appearance from Deep Purple keyboardist Don Airey.
Denim & Leather Music Artist : Saxon Music Label : 101 DISTRIBUTION Release Date : 2009-05-05 Artistopia's Price :$13.92
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Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal monsters' 1981 album including nine bonus tracks. Denim And Leather, the band's fourth album, was originally released on the Carrere label and catches the band at an early commercial and creative peak, featuring the classic singles 'Princess Of The Night', 'Never Surrender' and their tribute to their appearance at the first Castle Donington Festival, 'And The Bands Played On'. The album now includes the Nigel Thomas remix of '20,000 Ft.', available on CD for the first time, plus the otherwise unavailable 'Bap Shoo Ap' (recorded at the Monsters Of Rock Festival in 1980), both of which were originally B-sides of the now highly collectable 'Never Surrender' double seven inch single. Also included are no less than seven live tracks recorded on the 1981 Denim And Leather tour. EMI. 2009.
SOME THINGS just go together...heavy metal and thunder...denim and leather ...Saxon and Wacken. When we first played Wacken, it was a small festival with a small stage in a small field, driven by nothing more than raw enthusiasm, which appealed very much to us! says Biff Byford, Saxon s venerable frontman, it started as fans putting on a festival for fans, and now it s fair to say that it is to Heavy Metal what the Donington Festival used to be. That was the iconic heavy metal festival of the 80s, and Wacken is the iconic heavy metal festival of now . Now you can feel that electricity for yourselves thanks to Saxon - Heavy Metal Thunder - Live - Eagles Over Wacken the no-fat-no-bull-@#$%-100%-pure live CD from Glasgow in 2011.
1998 Japanese reissue on EMI of the second album by thispremier New Wave Of British Heavy Metal outfit, originallyreleased on the Carrere label in 1980. Nine tracks,including '747 (Strangers In The Night)', 'Stand Up And BeCounted' & 'Motorcycle Man'.
2007 three CD box set featuring all the hit singles, B-Sides and best of the album tracks from one of the finest Heavy Rock bands ever '80s peak. All tracks remastered from original source tapes at Abbey Road Studios. Featuring tracks from the legendary original albums: Saxon, Wheels Of Steel, Strong Arm Of The Law, Denim And Leather, The Eagle Has Landed, Power And The Glory, Crusader, Rock The Nations with extensive sleeve notes from and rare photos. 54 tracks total.
2009 digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal band's third album originally released in 1980. Strong Arm Of The Law was their second album to be produced by the band in association with Pete Hinton at Ramport Studios. Opening with the self-explanatory 'Heavy Metal Thunder', like its predecessor Wheels Of Steel, Strong Arm Of The Law features many tracks that have remained staples of Saxon's live set to the present day. Strong Arm Of The Law now includes the complete 1982 Kid Jensen B15 session, recorded live in the studio for BBC Radio 1 and new mixes taken from the original 24 track tapes of 'To Hell And Back Again', '20,000 Feet' and 'Heavy Metal Thunder'. It also features two previously unreleased songs in 'Mandy' (an early working version of 'Sixth Form Girls', plus the jokey, off-the-cuff 'Mule Train'. It also features rare memorabilia and extensive liner notes by Classic Rock and Metal Hammer writer Jerry Ewing, written in co-operation with lead singer Biff Byford.
Crusader Music Artist : Saxon Music Label : 101 DISTRIBUTION Release Date : 2009-05-05 Artistopia's Price :$12.10
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Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal rockers' 1984 album including nine bonus tracks. Crusader was produced by Kevin Beamish at Sound City in Los Angeles (a far cry from their South Yorkshire roots!). According to singer Biff Byford, "We were trendsetters back then. Today, everybody from Trivium onwards dresses like knights going to the crusades, and writes lyrics about it. But back then it was virtually unheard of for a Metal band to do anything like that." As well as previously unavailable demo versions of the album's 'A Little Bit of What You Fancy', 'Sailing To America', a cover of The Sweet's 'Set Me Free' and the title track, this edition now includes the rare tracks 'Borderline' and 'Helter Skelter'. EMI. 2009.
Saxon Music Artist : Saxon Music Label : EMI France Release Date : 2009-03-10 Artistopia's Price :$11.84
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2009 digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal band's self-titled 1979 debut, widely regarded as the first LP to be released by a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band. The original album is now supplemented by pre-album demos, recorded when they were still called Son Of A Bitch, their first BBC session, recorded in 1980 for Tommy Vance's Radio 1 Friday Rock Show, plus live tracks from the inaugural Donington Monsters Of Rock show, 1980. It also features rare and previously unseen photos courtesy of the band's personal archives as well as extensive liner notes by Classic Rock and Metal Hammer journalist Jerry Ewing, written in co-operation with lead singer Biff Byford. 22 tracks. EMI.
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal band's 1985 album including bonus tracks. Innocence Is No Excuse was Saxon's seventh studio, and first for EMI. Featuring the singles 'Back On The Streets' and 'Rock n' Roll Gypsy', this edition features seven bonus cuts, including the otherwise unavailable studio b-sides 'Live Fast Die Young' and 'Krakatoa', live versions of 'Gonna Shout' and 'The Devil Rides Out', plus a 10 minute medley of Saxon classics that originally appeared as the b-side of the 12" version of 'Rock n' Roll Gypsy'. Featuring liner notes from Malcolm Dome, this release is completed by a previously unreleased version of 'Back On The Streets' recorded in concert. EMI.