Saxon - Unplugged And Strung Up (2013)

 

Heavy Metal from United Kingdom

@ 320 Kbps

[Mp3]

Line Up:

Biff Byford - Vocals
Paul Quinn - Guitars
Doug Scarratt - Guitars
Nibbs Carter - Bass (ex-Paul Di'Anno, ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Paul Di'Anno & Dennis Stratton)
Nigel Glockler - Drums (ex-Thunderstorm, Winter's Reign, ex-Paul Di'Anno, ex-Air Pavilion, ex-The Bernie Tormë Band, ex-Toyah)

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British heavy metal legends SAXON released a special album entitled "Unplugged And Strung Up", on November 18th, 2013 via UDR Music. The effort reveals layers and pieces previously dormant in many of the 14 classic SAXON songs chosen for this makeover, thanks to some ear-catching new arrangements and mixes. Recorded, mixed and mastered with Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, U.K. earlier this year, "Unplugged And Strung Up" contains re-evaluated, re-worked and re-energized versions of "The Eagle Has Landed" and "Crusader" by introducing orchestral dynamics to offer added dimension. "Frozen Rainbow", from the band's 1979 debut, gets a stunning acoustic reprisal which transports it into a power ballad to be proud of, while "Red Star Falling" soars and sweeps the emotions with its orchestrally arranged dovetail.

As if this reinvention wasn't enough, SAXON superfans and collectors can purchase a digipak version of the release which includes 2002's storming set of full-volume, pedal-to-the-metal re-recorded hits "Heavy Metal Thunder". Featuring staple SAXON stormers such as "Motorcycle Man", "Strong Arm Of The Law" and "Dallas 1pm", it is a quintessential part of any collection.

The standard single CD of "Unplugged And Strung Up" comes in a jewel case, and a double-vinyl gatefold sleeve version of the release is also available. The digipack is a two-disc version of the release featuring the bonus disc "Heavy Metal Thunder", and there was a digital release of the same.

An acoustic performance of the song "Frozen Rainbow" from SAXON, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

The official lyric video for the orchestral version of the song "The Eagle Has Landed" from SAXON, can be seen below.

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Tracklist:

1. Stallions Of The Highway (Remix)
2. Crusader (Orchestral Version)
3. Battle Cry
4. The Eagle Has Landed (Orchestral Version)
5. Red Star Falling (Orchestral Version)
6. Broken Heroes (Orchestral Version)
7. Call To Arms (Orchestral Version)
8. Militia Guard
9. Forever Free (Re-recorded Version)
10. Just Let Me Rock (Re-recorded Version)
11. Frozen Rainbow (Acoustic Version)
12. Iron Wheels (Live Acoustic Version)
13. Requiem (Acoustic Version)
14. Coming Home (Acoustic Version)

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Release Date: November 18th, 2013

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Saxon - Sacrifice (2013)

 

Heavy Metal from United Kingdom

@ 320 Kbps

[Mp3]

Line Up:

Biff Byford - Vocals 

Paul Quinn - Guitars

Doug Scarratt - Guitars 

Nibbs Carter - Bass (ex-Paul Di'Anno)

Nigel Glockler - Drums (ex-Thunderstorm, ex-Paul Di'Anno)

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British heavy metal legends SAXON released their twentieth full-length album entitled "Sacrifice", on March 1st in Europe (except in the U.K., where it will be made available on March 4th) and March 26th in North America via UDR. The album was recorded at LS Studios in Yorkshire and was produced by Byford, with Andy Sneap mixing and engineering by Jacky Lehmann. It fairly bristles with muscular metallic intent, Paul Quinn's and Doug Scarratt's guitar work the best it's ever been, while Biff's vocals sound fresher and livelier. The songwriting too harks back to a classic era in SAXON's history, with the likes of "Warriors Of The Road", "Wheels Of Terror" and "Stand Up And Fight" evoking the halcyon days of yore with a contemporary twist, the classic SAXON sound absorbing the snarl, ferocity and attitude of contemporary bands (and fans) such as MEGADETH, as evidenced by the crunching title cut, "Sacrifice". 

"It's certainly been done from a more early '80s thrashier perspective," explains Biff, "and it's not just guitars bashing away willy-nilly, they've got a fresh drive, purpose and perspective."

Besides the new material, SAXON will also be adding some unique recordings of revisited classic to certain formats of the release, also produced by Byford and mastered by Andy Sneap, including an orchestrated version of "Crusader" and an acoustic version of "Frozen Rainbow".

"From the songs to the production, I wanted to focus on the raw aspects which made us great in the first place," concludes Biff, "And living in that rawness, combined with some great classic SAXON songwriting, has in my opinion made SAXON fresher than ever."

The "Sacrifice" cover artwork was created by longtime SAXON artist Paul Raymond Gregory.

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Tracklist:

1. Procession

2. Sacrifice

3. Made In Belfast

4. Warriors Of The Road

5. Guardians Of The Tomb

6. Stand Up And Fight

7. Walking The Steel

8. Night Of The Wolf

9. Wheels Of Terror

10. Standing In A Queue

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Release Date: March 1st, 2013

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