Witchfinder general = Good up tempo song to start the album of with, saxon deciding on this occasion not to start the album of with the title track, which is different and it works give this track 9 and a half out of ten.
Man and machine = again good up tempo track, good chorus 10/10.
The return = intro track leading into lionheart sort of atmospheric sounding nice intro 10/10
Lionheart = for me this is prob joint fav song of the album along with juctice, great lyrics like the guitar behind the chorus, + like the slow down section before the guitar solo great song 10/10.
Beyond the grave = I heard this might be saxon first single of the album good song but if i had the choice id pick either lionheart or juctice as the first single 9/10.
juctice = again great up tempo song love this track along with lionheart 10/10.
To live by the sword = another good track great drumming on here along with the rest of the album 9/10.
Jack tars = 9/10
English man o war = Im going to give this track 10/10 same score as lionheart and juctice but comes a close second behind them great track
Searching for atlantis = nice mid tempo sort of song tuck me a few listens to get into this track but its ok prob my second least fav track of the album
Flying on the edge = My least fav track of the album, It dosent seem to fit with the rest of the album, as in the lyrics the guitars and drums on here are good but the lyrics and the way the song has been put together dosent work for me this song might have worked better maybe on the dogs of war album but hopefully this song will grow on me but i dont think it will 5 or 6/ 10.
Overall i think this is saxon best album to date it beats wheels of steel album and for me unleash the beast as well, saxon have put a lot more up tempo songs on this album which ive been waiting for saxon to do for ages rather then just say 2 up tempo tracks onto 1 album but also keeping the guitars nice and heavy at the same time.
and biffs vocals sound amazing on this album the best ive ever heard him, the drumming is top draw giving saxon just that bit extra,nibbs bass also spot on again, cant fault the production on the album charlie giving saxon that bit more raw edge in the studio without going over the top with it,
This is an album almost full of great metal tracks, when you buy an album these days you might get 2 or 3 great tracks on it with saxon s lionheart album for me there all great tracks apart from 1 which is excellant.
I think a lot of thought has gone into this album and you can tell this aint no rush job, As the songs overall have been put together really well and one thing that stands out a lot on a lot of the songs of the album are the tempo changes within a lot of the songs of the album which is different and good.
10/10 for the whole of the album and well worth waiting for,
Thanks for a great album saxon, see you in london oct 2nd Hope to hear plenty of the lionheart album. ROCK ON :Spin:
