SPV
2009
1. Battalions Of Steel
2. Live To Rock
3. Demon Sweeney Todd
4. The Letter (Interlude)
5. Valley Of The Kings
6. Slow Lane Blues
7. Crime Of Passion
8. Premonition In D Minor (Interlude)
9. Voice
10. Protect Yourselves
11. Hellcat
12. Come Rock Of Ages (The Circle Is Complete)
13. Coming Home (Bottleneck Version)
Saxon return fairly quickly on the heels of The Inner Sanctum after just under 2 years and this one rings in the new year as the first 2009 album review I've written. Inner Sanctum, and really most Saxon since the return to form album Unleash The Beast, I have loved, so of course I was looking forward to this one.
From the opener this album grabbed me right away with the very epic sound of Battalions of Steel. Great melodic chorus to that one with a lot of power behind it and Valley Of The Kings follows in a similarly awesome vibe. Definitely two of the highlights as these are just great anthemic tunes that could very well find their way into my favorite Saxon songs in general. More standouts come in the forms of Demon Sweeney Todd which seems to hearken back to the sound of Metalhead with it's dark heaviness and Voice which has nice variation between slower verses building to a heavier chorus. Come Rock Of Ages is also worthy of mention as just a great rocker. Other tracks like Live To Rock and Slow Lane Blues are somewhat on the simpler blues rock groove side, but work for what they are even if they don't grab me quite as much as the previously mentioned tracks.
If you like what Saxon has been doing lately than I see no reason why this one shouldn't find it's way into your collection as well. These guys are just classic and they're not done yet.
Highlights: Battalions Of Steel, Valley Of The Kings, Voice, Demon Sweeney Todd
Rating - 4.0/5
2. Live To Rock
3. Demon Sweeney Todd
4. The Letter (Interlude)
5. Valley Of The Kings
6. Slow Lane Blues
7. Crime Of Passion
8. Premonition In D Minor (Interlude)
9. Voice
10. Protect Yourselves
11. Hellcat
12. Come Rock Of Ages (The Circle Is Complete)
13. Coming Home (Bottleneck Version)
Saxon return fairly quickly on the heels of The Inner Sanctum after just under 2 years and this one rings in the new year as the first 2009 album review I've written. Inner Sanctum, and really most Saxon since the return to form album Unleash The Beast, I have loved, so of course I was looking forward to this one.
From the opener this album grabbed me right away with the very epic sound of Battalions of Steel. Great melodic chorus to that one with a lot of power behind it and Valley Of The Kings follows in a similarly awesome vibe. Definitely two of the highlights as these are just great anthemic tunes that could very well find their way into my favorite Saxon songs in general. More standouts come in the forms of Demon Sweeney Todd which seems to hearken back to the sound of Metalhead with it's dark heaviness and Voice which has nice variation between slower verses building to a heavier chorus. Come Rock Of Ages is also worthy of mention as just a great rocker. Other tracks like Live To Rock and Slow Lane Blues are somewhat on the simpler blues rock groove side, but work for what they are even if they don't grab me quite as much as the previously mentioned tracks.
If you like what Saxon has been doing lately than I see no reason why this one shouldn't find it's way into your collection as well. These guys are just classic and they're not done yet.
Highlights: Battalions Of Steel, Valley Of The Kings, Voice, Demon Sweeney Todd
Rating - 4.0/5
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