{"id":5432,"date":"2015-07-31T20:01:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T20:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/07\/31\/saxon-releases-official-qbattering-ramq-music-video\/"},"modified":"2015-07-31T20:01:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T20:01:25","slug":"saxon-releases-official-qbattering-ramq-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2015\/07\/31\/saxon-releases-official-qbattering-ramq-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SAXON Releases Official “Battering Ram” Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"


On October 16, 2015, legendary British heavy metal quintet SAXON will release their 21st<\/sup> studio album, Battering Ram, in North America via UDR Music. The new album boasts a clinically \u2018heavy\u2019 echo of SAXON\u2019s glorious NWOBHM sound! Check out the official \u201cBattering Ram\u201d single music video today, here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/2oLC0nOfWGc <\/a><\/p>\n

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In this no-nonsense, sharp performance, Biff and the boys are captured at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, throwing down a thunderous performance of their forthcoming new album\u2019s title track.<\/p>\n

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Battering Ram is available for pre-order now via iTunes (with \u201cBattering Ram\u201d Instant Grat track) here: http:\/\/smarturl.it\/SX_Batt_Ram_iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n

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Coming soon, Battering Ram will be available for pre-order via Amazon and various formats will include CD in Ecolbook, 180 gram Vinyl, Limited Edition Boxset (containing CD, Vinyl and a Bonus CD with the band performance of their Denim & Leather Tour \u201cSaxon Over Sweden 2011\u201d \u2013 18\u00a0tracks).<\/p>\n

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In celebration of the release of Battering Ram, SAXON will join select dates with Mot\u00f6rhead, and others with Armored Saint, in the US beginning August 19th<\/sup>. See below for all confirmed tour dates.<\/p>\n

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SAXON US Tour Dates:<\/p>\n

August 19 \u2013 Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

August 20 \u2013 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

August 21 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

August 22 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

August 23 \u2013 Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades<\/p>\n

August 24 \u2013 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

August 27 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

August 28 \u2013 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory<\/p>\n

September 1 \u2013 Austin, TX @ Cedar Park Center w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

September 2 \u2013 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

September 3 \u2013 El Paso, TX @ Speaking Rock Entertainment Center<\/p>\n

September 4 \u2013 Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

September 5 \u2013 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

September 6 \u2013 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant Theater w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

September 9 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theater w\/ Mot\u00f6rhead<\/p>\n

September 10 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage \u2013 Prog Power<\/p>\n

September 12 \u2013 Stafford, CT @ Palace Theater w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

September 13 \u2013 Portland, ME @ Asylum w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

September 15 \u2013 Washington, DC @ Howard Theater w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

September 16 \u2013 Westland, MI @ Token Lounge w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

September 17 \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

September 18 \u2013 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

September 20 \u2013 St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theater w\/ Armored Saint<\/p>\n

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ABOUT BATTERING RAM:<\/p>\n

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On Battering Ram \u2013 with Biff Byford singing as well as he ever has, Paul Quinn and Doug Scarratt making full use of the term \u2018shredding\u2019 with their guitars and the lock-steady rhythm of Nibbs Carter\u2019s bass and Nigel Glockler\u2019s drums \u2013 the future and the past crash together in an ear-scintillatingly engaging, raucous, melodic-yet-classically heavy ten-song collection which will instantly be hailed as a SAXON classic. The title track, with its delectable twin guitar assault heralding the album\u2019s commencement, gives the listener an instant crack around the chops, whilst traditionalists will be delighted to hear such a perfect marriage of old, classic SAXON with the newer, fresher invective in such riff-fronted fare as \u201cDestroyer\u201d and \u201cStand Your Ground\u201d, but there are still moments of space and exploration which fans will love.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis one\u2019s a natural progression from Sacrifice,\u201d says Byford, \u201cThere\u2019s a bit less rock\u2019n\u2019roll and a bit more \u2018heavy\u2019 on it. We wanted to keep focused on a style rather than moving around too much.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Produced by Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Testament, Exodus, Accept) at his Backstage Recording Studios in rural Derbyshire, SAXON were able to hone in and whittle down any excess, finding the sonic space and balance to let Battering Ram\u2019s riffs and melodies get the necessary space to scream front and center, Sneap bringing a crispness to the sound which evokes memories of the early \u201880s without for one moment sounding dated.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYes, Andy has been in charge of everything with this album, I keep on overview of it all, but he\u2019s done a great job and we\u2019re both pleased with the results. We have a great partnership,\u201d adds Byford.<\/p>\n

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Lyrically, Battering Ram covers a variety of social situations, like the screaming fans who rage at the gig barriers (\u201cBattering Ram\u201d) or engaging in some good old fashioned myth (\u201cThe Devil\u2019s Footprint\u201d – a 200 year old tale of people waking up in winter snowfall to see unexplained hoof prints which they followed, looking for an answer in vain).<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I\u2019m writing lyrics I like to switch back and forth between complex things, reality and rock\u2019n\u2019roll,\u201d says Byford, \u201cI thought the whole folklore behind \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Footprint\u201d made it great material for a metal song, being that it\u2019s both historic and mythical.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith \u201cQueen of Hearts\u201d I wanted to write something around Lewis Carroll\u2019s Alice In Wonderland, and it\u2019s about the chess game that happens in the story. I wanted it to have prog-feeling in the way of its ambiance and mood. Then you have songs like \u201cDestroyer\u201d and \u201cHard and Fast\u201d which are \u201880s inspired songs with that modern slant on it. I\u2019m a big fan of Marvel comics, and I wanted to write a song around the character Destroyer, and with \u201cHard and Fast\u201d it\u2019s as the title suggests, about driving fast! I do like to tie the lyric into the song, so if it\u2019s going to be a song about driving fast, well, it has to be a fast, hard song!\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is also the album\u2019s closing cut, haunting, gripping, melancholic tale of the First World War, \u201cThe Kingdom of The Cross\u201d, where a poem unfurls the feelings and horrors which comprised this most brutal of global conflicts. \u201cThis year is the centenary of the end of the First World War. Nigel had a piece of music which he played on a synthesizer for a couple of years that I really liked. We had an actor (and singer), David Bower from the band Hell, read the poem and I sang the choruses. I didn\u2019t want it to be typical Saxon, so it is just keyboards, bass, me and Dave.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wonderfully uncompromising, with Battering Ram, SAXON have once again established their rightly-venerated credentials as Kings and vanguards of heavy metal music.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0 www.udr-music.com\/en\/artists\/saxon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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