Saxon - "Into the Labyrinth"

[Wyvern]

Somehow a copy of the album ended in my HD , so of course I listened to it as fast as possible.

1. It is undoubtedly a Saxon album, they haven't got a bad one since the debut, weak ones yes, but not bad ones.
2. I will put this among the weak ones, specially compared to TIS and "Lionheart"
3. The opener 'Batallions Of Steel', I was expecting something like 'The Power & The Glory', but it is more midpace epic one like 'Killing Ground' only not as majestic
4. The second one 'Live To Rock' is a very bluesy one (I'm not very fond of blues) so that turned a bit down for me the pace
5. Then comes 'Demon Sweeney Todd' and that is the ass-kicker song of the album, fast and heavy

Afterwards I can mention 'Valley Of The Kings', 'Hellcat' as the heavy fast ones, with the rest being more mid-paced but not lacking certain vibe.

Then there is a re-recorded version of 'Coming Home' that came originally in "Killing Ground", this version is different as being a slow blues. Frankly I prefer the original, had more life and coolness.

I believe is a decent effort, I put it at the level of "Metalhead" only I like all the songs on this one. Maybe more spinning will grow on me better, but in anycase I will buy it for sure being a fan of the band.