SAXON’s New album INTO THE LABYRINTH out on January 12th 2009 in Europe (January 9th in Germany, January 13th in USA)
Download single ‘Live To Rock’ available from October 17th 2008

All Saxon fans have a lot of things to look forward to in the coming months: to start off with, the British metal legend will release their new download single ‘Live To Rock’, followed by the arrival at the stores of their current studio album Into The Labyrinth, as well as major tours to support both releases. So a hot autumn is about to start in a few days’ time!

Saxon’s new single ‘Live To Rock’ will be available as an internet download from 17 October 2008, and Saxon will present their new track live for the first time during the tour which will take Biff Byford & Co., alongside Motörhead and Danko Jones, through England and Germany in November/December 2008. Their new studio album, Into The Labyrinth, will be out on 12 January 2009 (Germany: 9 January 2009, US: 13 January 2009). February 2009 will see the band embark on another major world tour, only one month after the album release.

Into The Labyrinth was recorded at the Twilight Hall in Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of Charlie Bauerfeind. Saxon recorded 13 new songs at Blind Guardian’s studio, starting with their monumental opener, ‘Battalions Of Steel’, through ‘Demon Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Valley Of The Kings’, which both cover historic events, to the final slide guitar blues track, ‘Coming Home’ (fans are already familiar with the electric version of this track from Saxon’s Killing Ground album). Saxon are currently still working on an additional 14th track, which will be available exclusively as a download on iTunes from the release date. “The new material was written in England and at my house in France,” Byford explains. “Stylistically, I would describe the album as an even balance between Lionheart and The Inner Sanctum, a mix of powerful, in-your-face rock songs and pure heavy metal tracks. We’re very happy with the production and proud of Into The Labyrinth.”

TRACKS

Battalions Of Steel * Live To Rock * Demon Sweeney Todd * The Letter * Valley Of The Kings * Slow Lane Blues * Crime Of Passion * Premonition in D Minor * Voice * Protect Yourselves * Hellcat * Come Rock Of Ages (The Circle Is Complete) * Coming Home (Bottleneck Version)

TOUR DATES NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008

01.11. GB-Holmfirth - The Picturedome

SAXON w/ Motörhead and Danko Jones:

03.11. GB-Wolverhampton - Civic Hall
04.11. GB-Ipswich - Regent
06.11. GB-Brighton - Dome
07.11. GB-Newcastle - Academy
08.11. GB-Sheffield - Academy
10.11. GB-Glasgow - Academy
11.11. GB-Leicester - De Montfort Hall
12.11. GB-Southampton - Guildhall
14.11. GB-Manchester - Apollo
15.11. GB-Cardiff - University
17.11. GB-Cambridge - Corn Exchange
18.11. GB-Bristol - Colston Hall
19.11. GB-Exeter - University
21.11. GB-Norwich - UEA
22.11. GB-London - Hammersmith Apollo
28.11. D-Düsseldorf - Philipshalle
29.11. D-Lingen - Emslandhallen
30.11. D-Bremen - Pier 2
02.12. D-Offenbach - Stadthalle
03.12. D-Bamberg - Jako Arena
05.12. D-Dresden - Messehalle
06.12. D-Stuttgart - Schleyerhalle
07.12. D-Munich - Zenith

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