SAXON Frontman Is Not Interested In Reuniting With Former Members

August 8, 2011

Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON has issued the following update:

"The shows in Spain with [JUDAS] PRIEST were fantastic. Great audience and good to meet them again and MOTRHEAD.

"Shows in Tokyo were special. First band there after earthquake so they said great atmosphere and we spent some time at the meet-and-greet.

"We are announcing further shows soon, which will make this tour the longest for many years, I think. It will be around 150 days since March all around the world.

"I am working on setting more charity meet-and-greets; will be talking to the promoters when dates get confirmed. So off for a well-earned rest and a curry. Next show Poland and then holidays.

"Some people are talking of reunions. I can tell you all now while ever ex-members are living in the past and pretending to be in SAXON at every opportunity, there will be no reunion.

"As I have said before: we allowed them to use OLIVER DAWSON SAXON [featuring founding SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson], so they could earn money, but they are not allowed to do anything else.

"I know all of you do not like the fact that they can use this name, but if they cross the line too far, we will enforce our high court injunction. After all, we did allow them to appear on the 'Heavy Metal Thunder' live DVD which was done for the fans as it should be.

"SAXON are on a fantastic journey at the moment and we have a great legacy of music, but that includes all our music, not just parts of it."

"Call To Arms", the new video from SAXON, can be seen below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released in North America on September 27 via UDR Music/EMI.

The digipack version of "Call To Arms" includes a glorious bonus a free seven-track CD, "Live At Donington 1980".

"Call To Arms" track listing:

01. Hammer Of The Gods
02. Back In '79
03. Surviving Against The Odds
04. Mists Of Avalon
05. Call To Arms
06. Chasing The Bullet
07. Afterburner
08. When Doomsday Comes (Hybrid Theory)
09. No Rest For The Wicked
10. Ballad Of The Working Man
11. Call To Arms - Orchestral Version

Digipack bonus feature:

Live At Donington 1980 (remixed and remastered from original multitrack tape)

01. Motorcycle Man
02. Still Fit To Boogie
03. Freeway Mad
04. Backs To The Wall
05. Wheels Of Steel
06. Bap Shu Ap
07. 747 (Strangers In The Night)

"Call To Arms" was issued in Europe in June. Recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, U.K. and Brighton Electric Studios in Brighton, U.K., the 11-track album was co-produced by singer/songwriter Biff Byford and Toby Jepson (LITTLE ANGELS). Featuring Byford on lead vocals, Paul Quinn and Doug Scarratt on guitars, Nibs Carter on bass and Nigel Glockler on drums, "Call To Arms" is bang on-the-money brilliant SAXON music, a confident embrace of the aura and writing values from their early years married perfectly to a modern SAXON crunch.

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