Description
Saxonrsquos earspankingly crushing THUNDERBOLT Feb 2nd 2018, Silver Lining Music, is a glorious combination of searing Saxon riffery wrapped in crunchingly contemporary modern metal. The 22nd album of a supreme 41 year career, THUNDERBOLT was produced by renowned metal technician Andy Sneap at his Backstage Studios in rural Derbyshire, UK. And when fans put on the likes of the title track ldquoThunderboltrdquo, ldquoPredatorrdquo featuring guest vocalist Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth and ldquoNosferatu The Vampirersquos Waltzrdquo it will be hard to remember, let alone fathom, that Saxon stride the earth not as young bucks but wiseowls, a band who knows exactly how to channel supermolten energy and hit the metal heights in a way that fuses rsquo81 and rsquo18 at the hip.In two of the albumrsquos standout moments, Saxon have crafted a cracking sequel to the 1980 fan favourite ldquoMotorcycle Manrdquo with ldquoSpeed Merchantsrdquo, and they pay a storming tribute to their metal brothers Motoumlrhead with ldquoThey Played Rock And Rollrdquo which is exactly what you hope it is THUNDERBOLT reached the Top 30 in the Official UK Charts at No 29, their highest UK chart position since their 1984rsquos lsquoCrusaderrsquo album.nbsp Worldwide critically acclaimed, THUNDERBOLT also entered the Top 5 in the German 100 National Album Charts, the bandrsquos highest entry in Germany to date.
