Battering Ram (Saxon album)

Battering Ram
Studio album by Saxon
Released	16 October 2015
Recorded	January—March 2015
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	46:30
Label	UDR Music
Producer	Andy Sneap
Saxon chronology
Sacrifice (2013) Battering Ram (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	[1]
Metal-hammer.de	[2]
About.com	[3]
Stormbringer.at	[4]

Battering Ram is the twenty-first studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon, which was released on 16 October 2015.^[5][6]

Background

Saxon frontman Biff Byford stated that the band worked on a new album in January, February and March 2015.^[7] On 1 August, the band announced 16 October as the release date of Battering Ram and also premiered the official video of the title track worldwide.^[8]

Track listing

All music composed by Saxon, all lyrics composed by Biff Byford.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Battering Ram"	4:56
2.	"The Devil's Footprint"	4:08
3.	"Queen of Hearts"	5:08
4.	"Destroyer"	3:21
5.	"Hard and Fast"	4:45
6.	"Eye of the Storm"	3:54
7.	"Stand Your Ground"	4:15
8.	"Top of the World"	4:00
9.	"To the End"	5:50
10.	"Kingdom of the Cross"	6:08
Total length:		46:30

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Three Sheets to the Wind (The Drinking Song)"	3:53
Total length:		50:24

Credits

Saxon

• Biff Byford – lead vocals
• Paul Quinn – guitar
• Doug Scarratt – guitar
• Nibbs Carter – bass
• Nigel Glockler – drums

Additional musicians

• David Bower – vocals

Production

• Andy Sneap – production
• Paul Raymond Gregory – artwork

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	78
French Albums (SNEP)[12]	66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	12
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]	67
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	50

External links

• The official Saxon website
• Video for ‘Battering Ram’ single on YouTube

References

1. CD Reviews - Battering Ram Saxon - Blabbermouth.net
2. Saxon :: Battering Ram - Metal Hammer
3. Saxon - Battering Ram Review
4. SAXON - Battering Ram | Review bei Stormbringer.at
5. "SAXON To Release 21st Studio Album ‘Battering Ram’ On October 16th, Official Video For Title Track Released". Metal Shock Finland. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
6. "SAXON Release Official “Battering Ram” Music Video; New Album Details Revealed". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
7. "SAXON To Begin Recording New Album In January". Blabbermouth.Net. 17 November 2014.
8. "SAXON - Battering Ram official Video". SAXON, Official Website. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Saxon – Battering Ram" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
10. "Ultratop.be – Saxon – Battering Ram" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
11. "Ultratop.be – Saxon – Battering Ram" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
12. "Lescharts.com – Saxon – Battering Ram". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
13. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
14. "Italiancharts.com – Saxon – Battering Ram". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – Saxon – Battering Ram". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Saxon – Battering Ram". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2015.