Saxon

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Member Since: 10/28/2006
Band Website: http://www.saxon747.com
Band Members: http://www.myspace.com/planetsaxon Where would rock stars be without their little secrets? The legendary history of a band, the magic of their music, and the depth of their lyrics - all this is part of the fascination that a successful act such as Saxon exudes. Naturally, the band members keep the very private moments of their lives to themselves, but their current album, The Inner Sanctum, allows an honest insight into the rather unusual working process that went into the new songs. “The past 12 months were undeniably the most successful year in our career to date, so we knew that it would be a good idea to start collecting ideas and write the songs early,” comments vocalist Biff Byford. “All through the last summer, we used the weekdays between the festival weekends to concentrate on working on our albums. We hired rehearsal rooms in Germany, Spain and England, where we ensconced ourselves for three days during the week, before travelling to the next festival. We’d never gone about things this way before, but as you can see it worked.” Release: Germany: 09.01.2009:
Europe: 12.01.2009:
USA / Canada: 13.01.2009: :

Into The Labyrinth was recorded at the Twilight Hall in Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of Charlie Bauerfeind. Saxon recorded 13 new songs at Blind Guardian’s studio, starting with their monumental opener, ‘Battalions Of Steel’, through ‘Demon Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Valley Of The Kings’, which both cover historic events, to the final slide guitar blues track, ‘Coming Home’ (fans are already familiar with the electric version of this track from Saxon’s Killing Ground album).

Saxon are currently still working on an additional 14th track, which will be available exclusively as a download on iTunes from the release date. “The new material was written in England and at my house in France,” Byford explains.

“Stylistically, I would describe the album as an even balance between Lionheart and The Inner Sanctum, a mix of powerful, in-your-face rock songs and pure heavy metal tracks. We’re very happy with the production and proud of Into The Labyrinth.” <[b>more infos:] Battalions of Steel World Tour II: >> special guest: DORO in UK / IR << 23.04.2009 UK London - Forum 25.04.2009 UK Prestatyn - Hammerfest 26.04.2009 IR Dublin - Academy 27.04.2009 IR Belfast - Mandela Hall 28.04.2009 UK Glasgow - ABC 30.04.2009 UK Sheffield - Academy 01.05.2009 UK Newcastle - Academy 03.05.2009 UK Manchester - Academy 04.05.2009 UK Bristol - Academy 05.05.2009 UK Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall 19.05.2009 US New York,NY - B.B. Kings 22.05.2009 US San Antonio,TX - South Texas Rock Fest 23.05.2009 US Houston, TX - Meridian Rock Club 31.05.2009 D Gelsenkirchen - Rock Hard Festival 05.06.2009 D Rainau/Buch - Rock am Limes 05.06.2009 DK Esbjerg - Esbjerg Rock Festival 20.06.2009 FR Denain - Denain Festival tbc 21.06.2009 ES Zaragoza - Metalway Festival 27.06.2009 CZ Trinec Open Air Festival 30.06.2009 GR Athens - Rockwave Festival 11.07.2009 US Oklahoma,OH - Rocklahoma Festival 30.07.2009 NL Steenwijkerwold - Dicky Wodstock Festival 31.07.2009 SE Sävsjö - Sävjö Festival 01.08.2009 D Wacken - Wacken Open Air 08.08.2009 B De Brielpoort/Deinze - Alcatraz Metal Festival 14.08.2009 GB Derby - Bloodstock Open Air 23.08.2009 US Algona,IA - Rock Gone Wild Festival 02.10.2009 ES tba - tba 03.10.2009 ES Madrid - Heineken 04.10.2009 ES Barcelona - Razzmatazz 2 .. Dean Gibson Vintage Sandberg EarnieBall Shure Electrovoice Marshall :

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Record Label: Steamhammer
Type of Label: Major