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South American Dates and Mexico City on sale!
Monday, 10 December 2012
Hello Saxon Universe,for all our fans south of the border, we are happy to announce 3 more dates to our 2013 Sacrifice World Tour:
24.03.2013 - Mexico City - Plaza Condesa ticketmaster.com.mx
26.03.2013 - Sao Paulo - A Seringueira ticketbrasil.com.br
28.03.2013 - Buenos Aires - El Teatro Flores ticketek.com.ar
Historically, these have been 3 of our favorite cities to perform in and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again!
Stay tuned for more updates and news!
Keep the faith!
SAXON
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SAXON "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie" - Special Bundles
Sunday, 09 December 2012
ORDER NOW !!
The silver eagle has finally landed for audiences worldwide!
After enjoying a limited "Fan Club Only" UK release, "Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie", Saxon’s wonderfully unfiltered and intimate account of their ascent to the upper echelons of heavy metal, will finally enjoy an international release this December.
Rivetingly honest, and including the frank memories of every musician who has played in the band, "Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie" pieces together the earliest incarnations of Saxon, from frontman Biff Byford’s teenage years in the coalmines of 'Yorkshire' and 'Son Of A Bitch' (the first incarnation of Saxon) all the way through to top 10 hits and world tours. Nothing is forsaken and nothing skipped.
"Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie" will entertain, engage and charm fans and non-fans alike.
That’s a truth as honest as the film itself…
The exclusive fan packages contain not only the Blu-Ray or 2 Disc-DVD, but also a Saxon "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie" T-Shirt!
Order NOW online at:
UDR Shop: http://www.udr-music.com/index.php/en/saxon-products
Digital Stores: https://store.digitalstores.co.uk/saxon
THE NEXT PROMISE
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
We promised and we kept our word!Saxon is confirmed to headline the big tent at Graspop Metal Meeting in 2013.
AND: we will be bringing the “Heavy Metal Thunder” Stage Production to make this event into an unforgettable one and which will blow all other bands off the stage!
See you at Graspop!!
AND: we will be bringing the “Heavy Metal Thunder” Stage Production to make this event into an unforgettable one and which will blow all other bands off the stage!
See you at Graspop!!
Keep the faith!
Saxon prepare to deliver their latest album Sacrifice, in February 2013
Thursday, 15 November 2012
WITH A storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, Saxon will release “Sacrifice”, in February 2013 through UDR. Taking a sharper, re-invigorated approach to the production, on this, their 20th album, Saxon have produced 10 of their strongest, heaviest and most inspired songs for many-a-year, and a more than worthy successor to their last album “A Call To Arms”.“Less tricks, more power!” roars frontman and founding father Biff Byford, “my brief to the band was to be raw, be real and not be afraid to look back at the old classic material for inspiration.”
The album was recorded at LS Studios in Yorkshire and was produced by Byford with Andy Sneap mixing and engineering by Jacky Lehmann. It fairly bristles with muscular metallic intent, Paul Quinn’s and Doug Scarratt’s guitar 
work the best it’s ever been, while Biff’s vocals sound fresher and livelier. The songwriting too harks back to a classic era in Saxon’s history, with the likes of ‘Warriors Of The Road’, ‘Wheels Of Terror’ and ‘Stand Up And Fight’ evoking the halcyon days of yore with a contemporary twist, the classic Saxon sound absorbing the snarl, ferocity and attitude of contemporary bands (and fans) such as Megadeth, as evidenced by the crunching title cut ‘Sacrifice’.
“It’s certainly been done from a more early ‘80s thrashier perspective,” explains Biff, “and it’s not just guitars bashing away willy-nilly, they’ve got a fresh drive, purpose and perspective.”
work the best it’s ever been, while Biff’s vocals sound fresher and livelier. The songwriting too harks back to a classic era in Saxon’s history, with the likes of ‘Warriors Of The Road’, ‘Wheels Of Terror’ and ‘Stand Up And Fight’ evoking the halcyon days of yore with a contemporary twist, the classic Saxon sound absorbing the snarl, ferocity and attitude of contemporary bands (and fans) such as Megadeth, as evidenced by the crunching title cut ‘Sacrifice’. “It’s certainly been done from a more early ‘80s thrashier perspective,” explains Biff, “and it’s not just guitars bashing away willy-nilly, they’ve got a fresh drive, purpose and perspective.”
Besides the new material, Saxon will also be adding some unique recordings of revisited classic to certain formats of the release, also produced by Byford and mastered by Andy Sneap, including an orchestrated version of ‘Crusader’ and an acoustic version of ‘Frozen Rainbow’.
“From the songs to the production, I wanted to focus on the raw aspects which made us great in the first place,” concludes Biff, “And living in that rawness, combined with some great classic Saxon-songwriting, has in my opinion made Saxon fresher than ever.”
“From the songs to the production, I wanted to focus on the raw aspects which made us great in the first place,” concludes Biff, “And living in that rawness, combined with some great classic Saxon-songwriting, has in my opinion made Saxon fresher than ever.”
New Paiste Cymbals
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Hi to all crazy drummers out there!!Please find below great shot of Nige with one of his new cymbals. The great thing is that we finally have the Paiste logo in the great Saxon font!
We love it!
Saxon
ANNOUNCE ‘SACRIFICE TOUR’ IN SPRING
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
9 UK DATES IN APRIL 2013Never tired of the road, Saxon announce the UK leg of their Sacrifice World Tour in support of the upcoming album of the same name. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends will play 9 dates in April 2013 and they can’t wait to share their new material on stage.
Throughout the years, Saxon have been touring relentlessly and earning an excellent reputation for the quality and energy of their performances. This is documented in their ‘Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie’, which is released on 7th December. As UK fans await ‘Sacrifice’ with the same anticipation reserved for Saxon’s previous work, they know the spring shows will be - as always - a treat not to be missed.
Biff Byford says “People have been asking me if this is going to be our last album and tour - we don’t know yet we’ll see how it goes.”
Full details are:
18.04.2013 UK Leamington Spa - Assembly
19.04.2013 UK Nottingham - Rock City
20.04.2013 UK Newcastle - Academy
21.04.2013 UK Glasgow - ABC
23.04.2013 UK Manchester - Ritz
24.04.2013 UK Leeds - Academy
26.04.2013 UK Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall
27.04.2013 UK London - Shepherd's Bush Empire
28.04.2013 UK Bristol - Academy Tickets for all venues are priced at £18.50 except for London* where they are £20.00 (all subject to booking fee). Tickets available at Kililive.com Tel: 0844 871 8803 and usual outlets. Doors for all venues open at 7pm.
After more than 35 years and 13 million albums sold worldwide, Saxon are still relentless and passionate as they were back in the days of ‘Wheels of Steel’ and ‘Denim and Leather’. The influential heavy metal outfit has been an inspiration for the likes of Metallica and Megadeth and a front-runner for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal sweeping the nation in the late 70s-early 80s. New Studio album ‘Sacrifice’ out on February 25th, will be album number 20 in their stellar career, and fans are as excited as they were when Saxon first made their initial impact on the metal scene.
SAXON CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE ROCK STAGE AT SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL!!!
Monday, 29 October 2012
As we promised: Here is the next big one!Saxon is headlining the Rock Stage at Sweden Rock Festival next year! Not only that but as said before we will be able to bring the "Heavy Metal Thunder" Production and give the Swedish a show they have never ever seen before!!!
We are looking forward to come back to one of the greatest festivals in the world!
On another hand we got multiple questions re our postponed gig in Hatfield. After we tried several times to tie this gig in some of our live plans and haven't been successful we decided to let this gig go. Everybody of you who bought a ticket will be refunded by your ticket master. We promise you to try and to find another option for Hatfield some day next year but we couldn't take the responsibility to let you wait any longer.
Keep the faith!
SAXON
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