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As the still-spreading Covid-19 virus continues to wreak havoc worldwide, British heavy metal legends Saxon have elected to temporarily put their planned follow-up to 2018’s acclaimed Thunderbolt album on the shelf, and throw fans a curveball by releasing an album of cover songs.
Saxon’s evergreen vocalist Biff Byford announced the news of the project in a video message posted on social media on November 17.
“I wanna tell you about a project we’re getting really excited about,” Byford said. “We’re just finishing it; I’m just finishing the vocals off now. It’s gonna be a cover album.”
“Somebody had the idea of doing something a bit of fun, because our new Saxon album has been put back till next year,” he explained. “So, yeah, we’re gonna call it Inspirations, and it’s a collection of songs that inspired us and influenced us to go down the rock and roll highway, looking for fame and fortune. So, yeah, there’s some big songs on there, there’s some surprises, some really difficult songs to play and to sing. But we like doing it.”
“I just finished the last vocal tonight,” Byford revealed. “We did it the old way — old Marshall amps, old Marshall amps, real drums in a huge hallway in a big stately home that we used near York. So there’s gonna be a video about that soon. Hopefully you’re gonna be able to pre-order the album before release. And we’re gonna drop a single soon, so keep your eyes open on social media for that.”
There is no firm news as yet as to when the band’s next ‘official’ studio album will be released. Saxon had completed 11 songs for the album, with Byford promising “it’s heavy.”
“I would say the direction is the same as Thunderbolt and Battering Ram [2015] [and] Sacrifice [2013],” the singer told The Metal Voice. “It’s heavy and it’s quite British [-sounding]; we like to retain that.”
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- Saxon - Denim And Leather - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.24, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 14-May-2024 15:19)on May 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
SAXON Denim And Leather (1981 UK 9-track vinyl LP - their fourth studio album, including the singles And The Bands Played On, Never Surrender & Princess Of The Night, The picture sleeve shows a tiny amount of paper loss on the top opening edgebut the vinyl shows minimal signs of play making this a great play copy CAL128)
- Saxon - Ride Like The Wind - UK - shaped picture disc - £20.00, $25.40, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jan-2024 09:23)on May 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
SAXON Ride Like The Wind (1988 UK limited edition logo shaped 7" Picture Disc single, also including Red Alert, within the barcode stickered clear PVC sleeve EMP43)
- Saxon - Back On The Streets - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 04-Jan-2024 14:28)on May 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
SAXON Back On The Streets (1985 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Live Fast Die Young, picture sleeve. There is a little shelfwear to the sleeve but the vinyl remains in excellent condition R6103)
- Saxon - Wheels Of Steel - Black & White Swirl Vinyl - Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.74, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jan-2024 13:50)on May 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
SAXON Wheels Of Steel (2018 UK limited edition 9-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Black & White Swirl Vinyl, the 1980 second album by the NWOBHM legends, including the singles 747 [Strangers In The Night], Suzie Hold On & the classic title track. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. Sleeve is in the open hype-stickered shrink. A Near Mint copy BMGCAT159LP)
- Saxon - Saxon - Blue & Red Splatter Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.74, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jan-2024 16:12)on May 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
SAXON Saxon (2018 UK 8-track LP, with picture sleeve and lyric inner, pressed on Blue and Red Splatter vinyl. Reissue of their 1979 album, including the singles Stallions Of The Highway, Big Teaser and Backs To The Wall. Although not sealed, this copy retains its original, opened, hype stickered shrink and both the sleeve and vinyl remain in near mint condition)
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