SAXON's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist
February 11, 2011British heavy metal legends SAXON are currently in the studio in Brighton, England putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Call To Arms".
A new video message from SAXON frontman Biff Byford — taped after the band invited fans to the studio to be part of a choir performing on the new song "Back In '79" — can be viewed below.
SAXON is seeking a suitable record label to release the follow-up to 2009's "Into The Labyrinth" (SPV/Steamhammer),which will feature a guest appearance by legendary keyboardist Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW).
SAXON had a busy year in 2010, which included performing a blinding set at Download in June, where to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first Monsters of Rock show, they played their legendary "Wheels of Steel" album in its entirety for the first time ever.
As is becoming an almost yearly custom for SAXON, they will perform at the 02 Shepherds Bush Empire in London on St. Georges Day, April 23, which promises to be a loud, rocking celebration of England's patron saint's day.
SAXON's last album, "Into The Labyrinth", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. The CD was recorded at the Twilight Hall in Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of Charlie Bauerfeind.
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