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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Saxon - Battering Ram + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-08-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.saxon747.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Saxon Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Battering Ram Label : UDR Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The first, released in 1979. The last in 2013. ║ │
│║ Battering Ram is number 21. An incredibly ║ │
│║ impressing number. Saxon's latest effort has ║ │
│║ been hyped up these last days and has finally ║ │
│║ arrived. Often when reading a review of a Saxon ║ │
│║ album they are praises for staying so true to ║ │
│║ themselves; always releasing the same high ║ │
│║ quality metal, no matter what's trending. At the ║ │
│║ same time, other bands of the same class, like ║ │
│║ Priest and Maiden, receive loads of hate for not ║ │
│║ trying to emulate thirty year old hits. (And ║ │
│║ when they do try, they get hate for that, too.) ║ │
│║ To me, it's kind of the opposite. It's a lot ║ │
│║ more interesting to listen to a band who dares ║ │
│║ to try new stuff. I think that's why Saxon ║ │
│║ hasn't reached the same level as the above ║ │
│║ mentioned Priest and Maiden in my book, although ║ │
│║ I still consider myself a devoted fan. ║ │
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│║ With that said, I won't say Saxon's style is ║ │
│║ anything to talk bad of. I probably actually ║ │
│║ fall into the first category of reviewers as ║ │
│║ well as the second. Ever since the seventies and ║ │
│║ through 2015 (and with no sign of slowing down!) ║ │
│║ Saxon has released 21 fucking albums formed by ║ │
│║ the same tough, classic heavy metal, showing ║ │
│║ genuine love for the music they play. In that ║ │
│║ category, Saxon and Motorhead stand ║ │
│║ unthreatened. When it comes to "modern" Saxon, I ║ │
│║ think their sound peaked around The Inner ║ │
│║ Sanctum (2007) and Into The Labyrinth (2009), ║ │
│║ while latest effort Sacrifice (2013) showed a ║ │
│║ grayer, more dull side to the band's sound. And ║ │
│║ so I'm pleasantly surprised to start up ║ │
│║ Battering Ram, and being met by a more full, ║ │
│║ darker sound. It feels more modern in its ║ │
│║ production than its predecessor. ║ │
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│║ Biff Byford and his unique style hasn't ║ │
│║ deteriorated in the least. He's as reliable as ║ │
│║ ever before and delivers every syllable with ║ │
│║ style and the authority befitting one of heavy ║ │
│║ metal's titans. Screamingly tough in 'Eye Of The ║ │
│║ Storm' to classic heavy metal shouts in opening ║ │
│║ title track shows a man who shows no sign of ║ │
│║ getting tired. 'Queen Of Hearts' shows an ║ │
│║ effective verse, with an almost hypnotic ║ │
│║ performance by Byford. It doesn't however quite ║ │
│║ deliver in the chorus, but gets repetitive. ║ │
│║ Nigel Glockler's solid drumming is perfectly ║ │
│║ produced to show his tight and well trimmed ║ │
│║ style. His rhythm section in the fast, ║ │
│║ aggressive 'Destroyer' is perfect. And at the ║ │
│║ same time Byford makes one of the best vocal ║ │
│║ deliveries on the album. The entire album is ║ │
│║ filled with inspired riffs and well performed ║ │
│║ hooks, incredible deliveries and an overall ║ │
│║ surprisingly well polished sound befitting the ║ │
│║ modern Saxon. ║ │
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│║ Paul Quinn and Doug Scarratt trades solos and ║ │
│║ keep trying to one-up the other time and again. ║ │
│║ It feels like every song has a new treasure to ║ │
│║ offer from the two guitarists. The speed metal ║ │
│║ solo of the 'The Devil's Footprint' (one of the ║ │
│║ album's highlights) both rocks and gives a dark, ║ │
│║ cozy atmosphere at the same time. A few of the ║ │
│║ songs do feel like betting on the safe horse. ║ │
│║ 'Hard And Fast', for example, rocks some great ║ │
│║ solos but fails to deliver in full like other ║ │
│║ songs do. But it isn't just solos that the ║ │
│║ guitarist's deliver with great accuracy. A few ║ │
│║ of the riffs shows to be some of modern Saxon's ║ │
│║ greatest, as well as some leads. 'Top Of The ║ │
│║ World' is probably the album's weakest song, ║ │
│║ feeling like a 'Conquistador' junior (the ║ │
│║ original is from Metalhead (1999)), but still ║ │
│║ manages to deliver an incredible lead guitar ║ │
│║ part and a riff in the middle that just makes me ║ │
│║ happy.s ║ │
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│║ For some reason I find myself trying to find ║ │
│║ something about Battering Ram to complain about. ║ │
│║ Something to point at and say, "why the fuck did ║ │
│║ they do that?" But I can't. Not even the ballad ║ │
│║ (something which has never been Saxon's best ║ │
│║ side), 'Kingdom Of The Cross' manages to fail. ║ │
│║ It's calm and easy, with soothing guitars and a ║ │
│║ spoken voice breaking Byfords almost menacing ║ │
│║ voice, and it leads the album close to its end. ║ │
│║ The best ones on Battering Ram are easily Quinn ║ │
│║ and Scarratt, and - of course - Byford. If I ║ │
│║ have ever doubted, that doubt is long gone by ║ │
│║ now. No one will be able to dislike this album ║ │
│║ (but I'm guessing some will complain anyway). I ║ │
│║ won't hesitate to say Battering Ram might soon ║ │
│║ find its place among Saxon's greatest albums in ║ │
│║ my collection. Actually, I'm not sure what ║ │
│║ surprises me most. The upswing since (not bad, ║ │
│║ but) somewhat tame Sacrifice or that it's ║ │
│║ possible for Saxon to sound so fucking inspired ║ │
│║ after 21 albums, like they were as young and ║ │
│║ hungry as on Crusader (1986). Of course, ║ │
│║ Sacrifice did have something Battering Ram ║ │
│║ doesn't. The fuck ugly song title 'Standing In A ║ │
│║ Queue'. That's probably it. ║ │
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│║ Standout tracks: Battering Ram, The Devil's ║ │
│║ Footpring, Destoyer, Eye Of The Storm ║ │
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│║ Biff Byford - Vocals ║ │
│║ Nigel Glockler - Drums ║ │
│║ Nibbs Carter - Bass ║ │
│║ Doug Scarratt - Guitars ║ │
│║ Paul Quinn - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - battering ram [04:52] │
│ 02 - the devil's footprint [04:10] │
│ 03 - queen of hearts [05:08] │
│ 04 - destroyer [03:21] │
│ 05 - hard and fast [04:46] │
│ 06 - eye of the storm [03:55] │
│ 07 - stand your ground [04:16] │
│ 08 - top of the world [04:02] │
│ 09 - to the end [05:51] │
│ 10 - kingdom of the cross [06:08] │
│ 11 - three sheets to the wind (the drinking son [03:54] │
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│ Total Length : [50:23 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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