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trace la route a écrit :C est vraiment dommage, la prod est bien présente mais on discerne un manque de fluidité dans les morceaux, c est un peu pato et même un peu répétitif niveau compositions: chant progressif puis chant hurle puis rififi etc... C est un peu mécanique je trouve... Bon, j ajoute tout de même pour le cote positif, le "stand up And fight" qui devrait bien fonctionner en live et les bons riffs de guitares...mais, dans l ensemble la majorite des morceaux restent dispensable ; l album s ecoute mais c est moyen pour du SAXON, dommage cet album cherche à envoyer plus de lourd que le précédent ; on est loin du tonitruant "Inner Sanctum"!

Phil a écrit :Pour ma part, j'adore cet album qui respire la fraîcheur, l'authenticité et l'efficacité. Bref, un grand crû.

TheRighttoRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #151), featuring an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON The chat lasts approximately 30 minutes and can be streamed using the audio player below.

SAXON's new album, "Sacrifice", was released on March 1 in Europe (except in the U.K., where it was made available on March 4) and March 26 in North America through UDR. Taking a sharper, reinvigorated 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". 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".

The "Sacrifice" cover artwork was created by longtime SAXON artist Paul Raymond Gregory and can be seen below.

Fan-filmed video footage of SAXON's performance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which embarked on its second voyage March 16 and returned four days later, can be seen below.

Metal Shock Finland's Blackdiamond recently had an interview with drummer Nigel Glockler from NWOBHM legends SAXON, as part of their Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Week.

They started the chat by being brought up to date with all things Saxon. Nigel said “We’re just starting festival season and we’ve just announced a European tour for the autumn. We’re writing, everyone’s getting ideas for the next album. We started this because the MOTÖRHEAD thing got cancelled, so we thought rather than waste time, we’ll get a jump and start writing.”

“It obviously had an influence on me because I had DEEP PURPLE In Rock and Machine Head when I was at school and I was learning my trade. I should think it had an influence on me, whether consciously or subconsciously. When Deep Purple In Rock came out, with Ian’s (Gillan) screaming vocals it was quite a unique thing. In fact, my party piece was singing ‘Child In Time,’ I could get all the screaming notes!”