The Official Hard Rock / Classic Metal Music Discussion and Memorabilia Thread!

[jjrock88]

New Saxon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oLC0nOfWGc

awesome!

[bl5150]

Sample from upcoming Lynch Mob.

Sounds alright

https://youtu.be/TmTdcK9RVwU

AND

Armored Saint supporting the 'Ryche

https://youtu.be/Cs7B8ovCQS0?t=437

Bush sounds fucking fantastic.

[TAC]

Armored Saint supporting the 'Ryche

https://youtu.be/Cs7B8ovCQS0?t=437

Bush sounds fucking fantastic.

Dude, that gave me goosebumps. I maintain that I am DTF's biggest Armored Saint fan. And that video is coupled with Aftermath which is an A+ AS tune.

Great sound and picture. And Gonzo is the heaviest drummer I have ever seen live. He literally makes the floor shake.

[TAC]

New Black Majesty sampler.
Sounds awesome! I'm all over this!
https://bravewords.com/news/black-majesty-cross-of-thorns-audio-sampler-unleashed

[jjrock88]

Never heard of Black Majesty. Sounds like textbook power metal

And Armored Saint kicks major ass!

[BlobVanDam]

Never heard of Black Majesty. Sounds like textbook power metal

Sounds like an African-American Dream Theater cover band.

[wolfking]

Never heard of Black Majesty. Sounds like textbook power metal

Yes, a standard Aussie power metal band, but they are extremelly reliable and all their albums are really good actually.  Recommend Silent Company for a first timer.

Those samples sound really good too.

[Deathless]

New WASP track!

Blabbermouth

[bl5150]

New WASP track!

Blabbermouth

Sounds like New Jersey era Bon Jovi featuring Blackie      Hopefully that's the single........good enough song but not much WASP attitude in there.   It does sound better than many of their albums , so that's a good thing.

[bl5150]

Time for another feature band - two actually.  Coming up in Tim's roulette we will have a Winger extravaganza over the next week and here , seeing as they're topical right now with a new album , I thought we could discuss Saxon.

                                   

                           


It's only in recent times that I have had a really good listen to the Saxon discography.   I had some odds and sods growing up but was never a big fan.   They were actually one of the first metal bands I saw on a music video too  - right next to two of the most influential videos of my life.   

I had taped a music video show we have down here called Rage (still going too)...........this would be about 1986 (so 12 yo) and first up on this VHS was the triple shot "live" videos for Runnin With The Devil, You Really Got Me and Jamie's Cryin'   , followed by Ozzy's Lightning Strikes ..............so I immediately fell in love with Jake E Lee and rushed out to get The Ultimate Sin.

After these was this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbjtb-ffDk

and you know............first impressions and all.........a very "happy" Def Leppard was my first thought.    A song from Rock The Nations probably wasn't the best example for me.

Go for it - any thoughts on Saxon , rank the albums (or top 5) and , if you can , Top 10 songs.

[BlobVanDam]

I had taped a music video show we have down here called Rage (still going too)...........this would be about 1986 (so 12 yo) and first up on this VHS was the triple shot "live" videos for Runnin With The Devil, You Really Got Me and Jamie's Cryin'   , followed by Ozzy's Lightning Strikes ..............so I immediately fell in love with Jake E Lee and rushed out to get The Ultimate Sin.

After these was this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbjtb-ffDk

Yeah, you can't compete with that run of songs.

Ah, the good old Rage tapes. We had several tapes from the early 1990s with some good stuff. Not the gold you were getting, but I do remember watching Bohemian Rhapsody endlessly (hated it at first for being weird and long, ended up loving it).

Got nothing to say about Saxon though. Carry on.

[jjrock88]

That WASP sounds decent, nothing great though

Big Saxon fan, I'll come up with a list later

[Deathless]

Never listened to Saxon before, but listening to a couple of their greatest hits albums on Spotify. Really good stuff. Catchy songs, good melody, some harder hitters. Will try and start with their oldest stuff and work through before commenting further.

[jjrock88]

Albums

1) Sacrifice 2) Power & the Glory 3) Denim and Leather 4) Unleash the Beast 5) Metal Head

Songs

1) 747 2) Power & the Glory 3) And the Band Played On 4) Ride like the Wind 5) Eagle has Landed 6) Broken Heroes 7) Crusader 8) Heavy Metal Thunder 9) Thin Red Line 10) Sacrifice

[wolfking]

New WASP track!

Blabbermouth

What the fucking fuck is this?

I'm looking at the album cover while listening to this confused as fuck, this doesn't make sense.  At least it has some variety compared to what they have been doing.  Reminds me of a Forever Free type song, and for a melodic rock style track, it's pretty good.  Production and recording sounds clear and professional too.  If the heavy tracks can have this freshness and sound in them, we could be in for a good album.  Just totally threw me this.


Saxon are incredible too but one band that I'm more familiar with their later stuff than the earlier stuff.  I think their last 5 albums or so have been incredible, Sacrifice for one was amazing.

[TAC]

Saxon are incredible ....  I think their last 5 albums or so have been incredible, Sacrifice for one was amazing.

So true. They were legends to begin with. They have gone to a whole new level. With their last half dozen albums, they have gone from a Top 15-20 band for me to close to a Top 10.

[jjrock88]

Check out older Saxon Kade, you won't be disappointed.

[TAC]

Check out older Saxon Kade, you won't be disappointed.

https://www.amazon.com/Carrere-Years-1979-1984-SAXON/dp/B0079043T8/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1439591517&sr=1-1&keywords=Saxon+carrere+years

The best $22 you can ever spend on music.

Their first 6 albums and first live album. 7 CDs worth!!

[wolfking]

I got into Saxon from the time of Lionheart, so they were one of those bands I prodominately just went with from there for some reason.  Saying that, just had a look and I own all these on CD;

Heavy Metal Thunder 2CD
Dogs of War
Killing Ground
Metalhead
Power and the Glory
Rock the Nations
Solid Ball of Rock
The Eagle Has Landed 3 live cd
Unleash the Beast
Wheels of Steel

I think I just grabbed most of those around the same time as a lot of them were going cheap and never gave them a lot of repeated listens, just kept going back to the later stuff. 

[TAC]

Lionheart is awesome and it pulled me back in after really not paying any attention to them throughout the 90's.

[wolfking]

Bruce Dickinson I remember at the time had a radio show and played the title track of Lionheart.  I immediately took notice and went out and got the album that weekend once Bruce said who it was.

[TAC]

For me, I was trying to get into Stratovarius at the time and I heard that Jorg Michel was the drummer on the new Saxon album. So I bought my first new Saxon album in over 15 years.

[wolfking]

Check out older Saxon Kade, you won't be disappointed.

https://www.amazon.com/Carrere-Years-1979-1984-SAXON/dp/B0079043T8/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1439591517&sr=1-1&keywords=Saxon+carrere+years

The best $22 you can ever spend on music.

Their first 6 albums and first live album. 7 CDs worth!!

Why do record companies do this?  I know it's a budget thing, but splitting the albums like this just seems silly.

[TAC]

I don't disagree, but it is a great collection. I bought it myself.

[wolfking]

Just listened to Metalhead, fuckin' good!

[bl5150]

For me, I was trying to get into Stratovarius at the time and I heard that Jorg Michel was the drummer on the new Saxon album. So I bought my first new Saxon album in over 15 years.

Is that how you got into everything - Jorg Michael has played for everyone 

[jjrock88]

That looks like a good collection, but getting each album on their own is mandatory IMO

Saxon is one of the most consistent metal bands of all time

[bl5150]

New Hoekstra song feat. Russell Allen .................not quite what I was hoping for but it's alright I suppose.

https://youtu.be/dIIv5xn0t9c

[jjrock88]

Allen is a busy guy

[wolfking]

New Hoekstra song feat. Russell Allen .................not quite what I was hoping for but it's alright I suppose.

https://youtu.be/dIIv5xn0t9c

Did nothing for me.  Solo was good though.

[Lowdz]

Saxon were one of my first favourite bands back in the depths of time when great bands were rare. I loved those first few albums but when they went all LA  in search of the mighty dollar I dropped them pretty quickly.
I only started to give themthem another go aboutabout 3 years or so ag.o.
It appears iImissed out on some good stuff

[jjrock88]

Saxon were one of my first favourite bands back in the depths of time when great bands were rare. I loved those first few albums but when they went all LA  in search of the mighty dollar I dropped them pretty quickly.
I only started to give themthem another go aboutabout 3 years or so ag.o.
It appears iImissed out on some good stuff

Never too late to backtrack and get what you missed

[TAC]

Well it sounded AWESOME until the vocals started.
https://bravewords.com/news/act-of-defiance-featuring-former-megadeth-members-streaming-debut-album-in-full-north-american-co-headline-tour-with-allegaeon-announced

[jjrock88]

Anyone else putting up a Saxon list?

That band is very underated

[TAC]

Anyone else putting up a Saxon list?

Sorry, I've been working on my Winger list!