Saxon - The Inner Sanctum

British Heavy Metal stalwarts Saxon recently featured on national TV here in the UK with rock promoter extraordinaire Harvey Goldsmith in an amusing look at making them relevant in 2007. So lets see if their latest album 'The Inner Sanctum' has gone all trendy and 'current' on us!

Style of music

Traditional British Heavy Metal

Website:

http://www.saxon747.com

Release:

Out Now

Overview's

I am pleased to report that Saxon have remained gloriously true to their roots here and, although it doesn't scale the dizzy heights of their 2004 masterpiece 'Lionheart' – in my opinion one of the finest traditional metal albums of recent times – it is, nevertheless, a very good album with some cracking anthems and great production. Stand out cuts include 'I've Got to Rock to Stay Alive' (I know, don't laugh!), 'Red Star Falling' and the latest single 'If I Was You'. The album finishes with a bonkers epic called 'Atilla the Hun', which is so metal it would make Manowar cry!

Conclusion

Long may the lads from Barnsley continue their resurgence!

For fans of:

Iron Maiden
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal!
Scorpions
Dio
Black Sabbath