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UFO And SAXON To Tour Across the US in March/April 2017

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 11, 2016
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Rock legends UFO have announced a US tour with very special guests SAXON, beginning March 9 in Houston, TX and continuing into early April.
 UFO, with their long standing line up of Phil Mogg (Vocals), Paul Raymond (Keyboards / Guitar), Andy Parker (Drums), Vinnie Moore (Guitar) and Rob De Luca (Bass), are back in the US after a phenomenally successful sold out tour in early 2016.  They are currently working on their 22nd studio album after the last studio release A Conspiracy of Stars in 2015.
SAXON are touring on their latest release Battering Ram together with the new double live album set Let Me Feel Your Power (out October 28 in North America), both on the UDR Music label. After great success with both US headline shows and dates with Judas Priestover last few years, the band are back as part of this great package. SAXON are Biff Byford (Vocals), Paul Quinn (Guitar), Nigel Glockler (Drums), Doug Scarrett (Guitar) and Tim “Nibbs” Carter (Bass).
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UFO‘s Phil Mogg states, “We are polishing the guitars, cleaning up the drums, I have a new front tooth, and our crew have bought themselves fresh mascara, some new tunes, and an airline ticket to the USA, to be joining our old pals SAXON on what will be a celebrational tour of all our favorite places. Look forward to seeing you there! Kisses, UFO.”
SAXON‘s Biff Byford adds, “It’s great to be back on the road with UFO. The last time we toured together was in the 80’s so it should be fun and a unique package for the fans. See you in March. Keep the faith.”
 
Special guest on all shows is Jared James Nichols.
UFO & SAXON US Tour Dates:
March 9 – Houston, TX / SCOUT BAR
March 10 – Dallas, TX / GAS MONKEY LIVE
March 11 – San Antonio, TX / ALAMO CITY MUSIC HALL*
March 14 – San Diego, CA / HOUSE OF BLUES
March 15 – San Francisco, CA / THE INDEPENDENT
March 16 – Los Angeles, CA / BELASCO
March 18 – Anaheim, CA / THE GROVE
March 19 – Las Vegas, NV / HOUSE OF BLUES
March 21 – Denver, CO / SUMMIT CONCERT HALL
March 24 – Sioux City, IA / ANTHEM @ HARD ROCK CASINO
March 26 – St. Charles, IL / ARCADA THEATER
March 28 – Cleveland, OH / HOUSE OF BLUES
March 29 – New York, NY / BB KINGS
March 30 – New York, NY / BB KINGS
April 1 – Jim Thorpe, PA / PENN’S PEAK
April 2 – Allston, MA / BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
 
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Tickets are available from all usual agents and outlets.
 

SAXON: To Release “The Vinyl Hoard” In October; Live Four Double LP Boxset

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 16, 2016
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Britain’s favourite Heavy Metal warriors SAXONwill have four of their most explosive live recordings pressed on vinyl for the first time and released by Demon Records in a must-have deluxe box set. “The Vinyl Hoard” will be officially unleashed on the rock landscape on 28th October 2016.

Saxon The Vinyl Hoard Cover Art

The albums come as four double LP sets on 180 gram gold vinyl, each in a specially designed gatefold sleeve and presented in a slipcase box showcasing a beautiful brand new cover painting by legendary Saxon artist-in-residence, Paul Gregory.  An exclusive limited edition of 500 copies will be available via Amazon, with a framable print of the cover painting signed by legendary frontman Biff Byford.
Amazon Exclusive Edition with signed print: http://amzn.to/2bb6VE5
Standard Edition (no print): http://amzn.to/2aQsMCH

Saxon frontman Biff Byford says: “This is not going to be around again and with exclusive art work too…   Bring it on – I think we’ll play some of these tracks on tour in the Autumn.”

Each renamed after the tour during which the featured shows took place, the recordings were previously released as ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ II and III CDs and the ‘To Hell and Back Again’ DVD.

The 8-vinyl album boxset will contain:

1.    “The Dogs Of War Tour, 1995”
Recorded on tour in Germany
Featuring: Dogs Of War, Denim And Leather, Wheels Of Steel

2. “The Lionheart Tour, 2004”
Recorded on tour in France, England and Germany
Featuring: Lionheart, Court Of The Crimson King, Are We Travellers In Time

3. “A Night Out With The Boys, 2005: The 25th Anniversary of the NWOBHM”
Recorded on tour in Germany and Sweden
Featuring: And The Bands Played On, Suzie Hold On, Stand Up And Be Counted

4. “Rocksound Festival, 2006” [2 LP]
Recorded in Switzerland
Featuring: Backs To The Wall, Princess Of The Night, Crusader

In the second half of the ’70s, in a Great Britain shaken by widespread poverty and social unrest, disillusioned youth expressed their discontent through the straightforward loudness of punk and heavy metal. In this culturally vivid canvas, where such movements reached their highest peak, Saxon started their career – initially under the moniker ‘Son of A Bitch’. It wasn’t long until they joined Motorhead on the road, attracted the attention of a label and recorded their self-titled debut in 1979. “Wheels of Steel” followed one year later, giving Saxon their first Top 5 album in the UK charts and fans two classics – the title track and ‘747’ to head bang along to these days.

When the term ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ was coined in the 80s, Saxon carried the flag with pride. They stood the test of time, taking their influence on the European metal scene to the present days: their most recent album “Battering Ram” charted in the UK in 2015 and reached #12 in Germany, while their roaring live shows never fail to attract and excite a large all age crowd.

Saxon embark upon the UK leg of their Battering Ram World Tour with 9 dates featuring special guests Fastway and Girlschool from 28th October. Tickets available from http://myticket.co.uk/search?query=Saxon
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Tracklist:

THE DOGS OF WAR TOUR, 1995

Recorded on tour in Germany
Featuring: Dogs Of War, Denim And Leather, Wheels Of Steel

SIDE A
1. Intro / Warlord
2. Dogs Of War
3. Forever Free
4. Requiem (We Will Remember)
5. Crusader

SIDE B
1. Lights In The Sky
2. Iron Wheels
3. Ain’t Gonna Take It / Nibb’s Bavarian Bass
4. Crash Dive
5. Refugee

SIDE C
1. Solid Ball Of Rock
2. The Great White Buffalo
3. The Eagle Has Landed / Paul Quinn guitar feature
4. Princess Of The Night

SIDE D
1. Can’t Stop Rockin’
2. Denim And Leather / Doug Scarratt guitar feature
3. Wheels Of Steel / Demolition Alley
Previously issued on CD as “The Eagle Has Landed Part II”

THE LIONHEART TOUR, 2004

Recorded on tour in France, England and Germany
Featuring: Lionheart, Court Of The Crimson King, Are We Travellers In Time

SIDE A
1. The Return
2. Lionheart
3. Man And Machine
4. Beyond The Grave

SIDE B
1. Searching For Atlantis
2. To Live By The Sword Pt. 1
3. Unleash The Beast
4. To Live By The Sword Pt. 2
5. Flying On The Edge
SIDE C
1. Jack Tars
2. English Man O’ War
3. Court Of The Crimson King
4. Broken Heroes

SIDE D
1. Dragon’s Lair
2. Rock Is Our Life
3. Are We Travellers In Time
4. Solid Ball Of Rock

A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS TOUR, 2005: The 25th Anniversary of the NWOBHM’

Recorded on tour in Germany and Sweden
Featuring: And The Bands Played On, Suzie Hold On, Stand Up And Be Counted

SIDE A
1. This Town Rocks
2. Backs To The Wall
3. Redline
4. Stand Up And Be Counted
5. Never Surrender

SIDE B
1. Frozen Rainbow
2. Suzie Hold On
3. Play It Loud

SIDE C
1. Warrior
2. See The Light Shining
3. To Hell And Back Again
4. Stallions Of The Highway

SIDE D
1. Wheels Of Steel
2. And The Bands Played On
3. Crusader
Previously issued on “The Eagle Has
Landed Part III”

ROCK SOUND FESTIVAL, 2006

Recorded in Switzerland
Featuring: Backs To The Wall, Princess Of The Night, Crusader

SIDE A
1. Heavy Metal Thunder
2. Dogs Of War
3. Strong Arm Of The Law

SIDE B
1. Witchfinder General
2. Backs To The Wall
3. Solid Ball Of Rock

SIDE C
1. Motorcycle Man
2. Dragon’s Lair
3. To Hell And Back Again
4. Princess Of The Night

SIDE D
1. Wheels Of Steel [including Doug Scarratt solo]
2. Crusader
Previously issued on “To Hell And Back Again”
Saxon The Vinyl Hoard Gold Discs

 

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The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards 2016: The Winners

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 14, 2016
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The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball blew the roof off a sold-out Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith last night (Monday 13th June), and honoured the very best of the past 12 months’ metal and rock from around the globe.

Hosted by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, this unique and special night is all about the fans. There are no tables, no sit-down dinners, no industry backslapping – this is a room full of genuine fans who have voted in their hundreds of thousands to see their favourite bands be victorious. Plus, all profits from the Golden Gods ticket sales went to Heavy Metal Truants, an annual charity cycle ride, sponsored by TeamRock, from London to Download Festival to benefit Nordoff Robbins, Teenage Cancer Trust and Childline.

Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2016

One of the most celebrated drummers of the past 30 years and former member of Slipknot, Joey Jordison was announced as 2016’s Golden God, following in the footsteps of Dave Mustaine, Lemmy and Marilyn Manson. Among other winners were Asking Alexandria for Best UK Band, whose 2016 album “The Black” entered the US Billboard Top 10 and UK Official Chart Top 15. Iron Maiden’s Number One album “The Book Of Souls” won Album Of The Year. Ghost, Sweden’s iconic and internationally celebrated occult rockers, won Best International Band. Sixx:A.M.’s Nikki Sixx picked up Icon, thrash metallers Anthrax won Inspiration and Lamb Of God picked up Best Live Band.

Interwoven with the award presentations were live sets from Grammy Award-winners Halestorm, French metal innovators Gojira and the immense and unwavering Amon Amarth, in what were the only UK summer shows for any of the bands outside of festival appearances.

Closing the evening was A Salute To Lemmy – a monumental celebration of the life of one of music’s biggest icons. Lemmy was, and will always be, a godfather of rock. A renegade, an innovator, an icon and an inspiration, there is no doubt that our music scene would look very different today if it wasn’t for him. A Salute To Lemmy was a unique celebration of the man. Saxon, one of Britain’s greatest rock bands – who in their own right have sculpted and inspired the world of rock today and influenced generations of bands – performed Lemmy’s three favourite Saxon songs and were then joined onstage by Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee and performed Motörhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’, ‘Born To Raise Hell’  and ‘Overkill’.

Tribute To Lemmy Golden Gods 2016

“There’s only one publication in the world capable of putting such a broad range of talent under one roof, and that’s Metal Hammer,” says Alexander Milas, Metal Hammer’s editor-in-chief. “For our 30th anniversary we pulled out all the stops, but it’s really our Salute To Lemmy that’s hit the loudest note. His legend will always live on.“

This year, TeamRock and the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards teamed up with Pinewood Live to film the event. Pinewood Live is part of the Pinewood Studio Group, a leading provider of studio and related services to the global creative industries, synonymous with world-class British and international film and television productions.

 

The 2016 winners are…

Best New Band – Creeper

Best Underground – Enslaved

Best UK Band – Asking Alexandria

Best International Band – Ghost

Breakthrough – Beartooth

Best Live Band – Lamb Of God

Best Independent Label – Prosthetic Records

Dimebag Darrell ‘Shredder’ – Lzzy Hale

Best Album – ‘The Book Of Souls’ Iron Maiden

Riff Lord – Phil Campbell

Inspiration – Anthrax

Icon – Nikki Sixx

Global Metal Band – Chthonic

Golden God – Joey Jordison

Best Video – Parkway Drive

Saxon Phil Campbell Golen Gods 2016

RAINBOW “Rising” At 40: Interviews With Ronnie Romero, Biff Byford

Posted by aliblackdiamond on May 17, 2016
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The first two musicians sharing their thoughts on RAINBOW and “Rising” for this 40th anniversary celebration this week, are Ronnie Romero and Biff Byford. The whole interviews with the two vocalists, also discussing their recent works can be heard on the audio players in the article.

Ronnie Romero

Ronnie Romero

Ronnie Romero:

As every Ritchie Blackmore’s RAINBOW fan must know by now, the Chilean born vocalist Ronnie Romero was announced as the part of the new line-up for the band, back in November 2015. Of course Ronnie also has his own band LORDS OF BLACK, based in Spain and they have recently released their second album “II”.

Very recently, photos have been posted online from the New York rehearsals, ahead of the forthcoming shows this summer. So it seems the band are prepared and ready to face the public with the highly anticipated all new RAINBOW very soon. Back in 1976 when “Rising” was released, a more familiar Ronnie was fronting the classic line-up. The songs recorded by the legendary Ronnie James Dio have the most special place in the hearts of his faithful followers.

Back in February we caught up with Ronnie Romero and discussed all things RAINBOW. Ronnie said about “Rising”, “It’s one of my favourite albums. I think it’s the beginning of contemporary heavy metal and rock. I really love Stargazer.”

saxon_biffBiff Byford:

The origins of what was to become the legends of NWOBHM, SAXON, actually began in the year that “Rising” was released. 21 albums later the band are stronger than ever and reign supreme at the forefront of the heavy metal world today.

SAXON frontman Biff Byford discussed RAINBOW in a recent interview with us, his thoughts on “Rising”, Ritchie Blackmore and a funny story from the road years ago.

Talking about RAINBOW albums, Biff stated, “I liked the Dio ones the best – they were rockier, it was more like Deep Purple. I love Rainbow Rising, it’s a great album.”

“I like Run With The Wolf, that’s my favourite on that album“.

Rainbow Rising 40th Anniversary

‘A Salute To Lemmy’: Metal Hammer Golden God Awards To Celebrate Lemmy Kilmister

Posted by aliblackdiamond on April 30, 2016
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The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball has brought together rock behemoths, SAXON, with Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee of MOTÖRHEAD to play a special one-off set of Lemmy’s favourite SAXON songs and MOTÖRHEAD classics in a unique Salute To Lemmy.

Lemmy was, and will always be, one of the godfathers of rock. A renegade, an innovator, an icon and an inspiration, there is no doubt that the world of rock would look very different today if it wasn’t for him. ‘A Salute To Lemmy’ is a unique celebration of the man himself. Saxon, one of Britain’s greatest rock bands – who in their own right have sculpted and inspired the world of rock today and have influenced generations of bands – will perform a one-off live set with guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee of Motörhead.

A Salute To Lemmy Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2016

The Eventim Apollo (formerly Hammersmith Apollo) is a new venue for the Golden God Awards and the perfect venue for Britain’s salute to Lemmy. The venue is staunchly part of Motörhead’s history – the band’s ‘No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith’ live album reached Number 1 in June 1981, 35 years to the month of this year’s awards.

Biff Byford of SAXON says, “Lemmy was a great friend and he always supported our band – as we did Motörhead – through ups and downs. We were touring with them until he died, so to be able to honour him at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods is a great opportunity to say goodbye.“

This year, TeamRock and the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards are teaming up with Pinewood Live to film the event. Pinewood Live, is part of the Pinewood Studio Group, a leading provider of studio and related services to the global creative industries, synonymous with world class British and international film and television productions.

Billy Watson, Director of Pinewood Live, says, “Pinewood Live is delighted to be involved with this momentous anniversary for the Golden God Awards. Capturing the event for posterity and distributing the show around the world is a great way to celebrate Lemmy’s music and contribution to rock.”

“The Metal Hammer Golden Gods are about more than those who we honour on the night,” says Alexander Milas, Editor-in-Chief of Metal Hammer Magazine and TeamRock Executive Director. “It’s about letting the proverbial hair down and partying with the readers who’ve supported us for all these years, and the first act we’re announcing for the night is sure to be emotional. A salute to Lemmy Kilmister with Saxon and Motörhead’s members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee is going to bring the house down, and means that June 13th will be one for the history books.“

“Any movie fan will know that Pinewood is a mark of quality,” says Milas, “and Pinewood Studios have hosted some of the greatest films of our time, from Star Wars to Superman the list goes on and on. To be working with Pinewood Live in their latest venture to immortalise the Metal Hammer Golden Gods is more than an honour. It’s two institutions working together to break new ground and we guarantee you won’t see anything like it.“

Tickets are available in two ways:

Simply vote for this year’s winners at www.metalhammer.com/awards to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets – voting is open NOW.

Alternatively, tickets are available to buy now for £6.66 at www.eventim.co.uk/goldengods. TeamRock and Eventim UK, the official ticketing partner of the Golden Gods, will donate all profits from ticket sales to the charity Heavy Metal Truants, an annual charity cycle ride sponsored by TeamRock from London to Download Festival to benefit Nordoff Robbins, Teenage Cancer Trust and Childline.

Each Golden God Awards ticket includes a FREE 3-month TeamRock+ membership worth £11.97, giving unlimited access to full magazine content online from Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Prog and The Blues Magazine as well as exclusive content, events and offers.

Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2016

Rich Davenport’s Rock Show Featuring Interviews With SAXON, ALEX RUDI PELL, SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND And SANGUINE

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 21, 2016
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This week’s Rich Davenport’s Rock Show is featuring the interviews with SAXON, ALEX RUDI PELL, SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND and SANGUINE, stream the show below.

The show opens with Biff Byford discussing SAXON’s “Eagles and Dragons” 9 vinyl LP Box set, featuring all of their studio albums between 1991 – 2009. Biff talks about the development of the band’s sound as they returned to their Metal roots during this era, and chooses four songs from “Eagles and Dragons”, with one song selected as a tribute to his old friend Lemmy.

German guitar maestro ALEX RUDI PELL, due to begin a European tour in April, talks about the writing and recording of his new album “Game of Sins”, which has hit the charts throughout Europe. Axel gives an insight into his songwriting method, and his relationships with band members Johnny Gioelli (vocals) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums), along with 3 songs from the new record.

In the second hour, SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND guitarist Zal Cleminson kicks off the first in a series of interviews celebrating the music of Alex Harvey, to coincide with the new career-spanning Alex Harvey box set “The Last of the Teenage Idols”, a 14-disk collection featuring all 8 SAHB albums and Alex’s pre-SAHB solo albums, along with a wealth of unreleased material. Zal shares his recollections of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s career from beginning to end, and also reveals that he’s putting together a new project with former Only Ones bassist Alan Mair.

The show concludes with an interview with innovative young metal band SANGUINE, whose new album “Black Sheep” blends melody and crushing heaviness to impressive effect.