Saxon #07

Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977, in South Yorkshire. As one of the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums…

Limited 14 disc (13 CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) Includes all nine studio albums from 1991 to 2009 with eight bonus tracks and two bonus CDs - "Classics Re-Recorded" originally issued with the initial pressings of Killing Ground, and Lionheart - Rough Studio Mix originally issued on the 2006 limited edition…

There are plenty of anthology collections available for New Wave of British Heavy Metal act Saxon, and if you're an enthusiast looking for a curated overview of the band, they are a great place to begin. But for the Saxon completist, The Complete Studio Album Collection 1979-1988 is your way to celebrate this classic, underrated band…

Saxon, those seminal British Heavy Metal Heroes hailing from Barnsley release Carpe Diem through Silver Lining Music. Ten titanic tracks bristling with still-clad riffery and proud intent, Carpe Diem is the statement which reminds heavy metal fans worldwide who the true masters of British Metal are, drawing on a variety of ingredients from their career to forge what is Saxon’s most dynamic release in many a year.

A Full Spoon of Seedy Blues is the fourth album by the American garage rock band, the Seeds, credited to the Sky Saxon Blues Band, and released on GNP Crescendo in November 1967.
With liner notes by Muddy Waters, a cover of Water's tune "Plain Spoken," and two titles written by Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, the trend-conscious Sky Saxon takes his Seeds into a world far removed from punk and garage rock. This may be the only album that doesn't contain a variation of the "Pushin' Too Hard" riff, and that might not be a good thing. Six minutes and four seconds of Sky Saxon's "Cry Wolf" is too long for blues this lightweight. Saxon plays a cool harp, but his Sam the Sham-style vocals are not going to cause Buddy Guy any sleepless nights, nor would George Guy find them amusing…

"Hell, Fire and Damnation" is a good example of how Saxon keeps on keeping on, (with blistering rockers) as they became one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, during the late '70s. This is certainly Dad Rock, that hasn't changed a whole lot over the centuries you see? This is NOT to say this isn't good rock and roll, by any means, rather this LP scores big time, and like Black Sabbath, it keeps us groovin' to a whole new set of tunes that rocks our sock off! Starting off with "The Prophecy" it gets us in the mood for what's to come in this concise and professional set of songs from a great rock band. Saxon has never really had any deep poetry in its lyrics, rather keeps that driving beat to keep us in our seats.

Saxon threads familiar territory on “Carpe Diem”, and cater to the long time fans on this new effort. At times drawing too much inspiration from their past, but never short of impressive, the band clearly know their strengths, and refuse to rely on past glories, making a point of releasing new material whenever possible…