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Indesructible rock war lords click back into top gear.
Stalwarts of british metal for 25 years, saxon have never lost their core fan base, but mainstream recognition has often been thin on the ground.
All that should, but probably wont change with Lionheart, easily the bands best album since their early 80s heyday and a thoroughly modern slab of proper metal.
starting with the feral Witchfinder General, this sounds like the spirited work of 20- somethings rather then paunchy middle-aged men. riffs scythe, kick drums pummel and frontman biff byford delivers the performance of a lifetime, screeching, howling and nailing every melody with heart-warming vigour. saxon rule, kids.
By dom lawson - Kerrang
Indesructible rock war lords click back into top gear.
Stalwarts of british metal for 25 years, saxon have never lost their core fan base, but mainstream recognition has often been thin on the ground.
All that should, but probably wont change with Lionheart, easily the bands best album since their early 80s heyday and a thoroughly modern slab of proper metal.
starting with the feral Witchfinder General, this sounds like the spirited work of 20- somethings rather then paunchy middle-aged men. riffs scythe, kick drums pummel and frontman biff byford delivers the performance of a lifetime, screeching, howling and nailing every melody with heart-warming vigour. saxon rule, kids.
By dom lawson - Kerrang