NWOBHM icons Saxon have announced 10 dates for the
UK leg of their upcoming Battering Ram World Tour. They will be joined by
special guests Fastway and Girlschool for the much awaited shows, opening in
Newcastle on 28th October.
"Gonna be a great tour with Fastway and
Girlschool” - said frontman Biff Byford. “I think
this line up is unique, you don't wanna miss it. Looking forward to battering
some halls… Welcome to the metal church!”
Battering Ram,
Saxon’s 21st studio album, was released in October 2015 reaching the UK Top 50
and #12 in Germany. It was described by frontman Biff Byford as “a natural
progression from Sacrifice” with “a bit less rock’n’roll and a bit more
‘heavy’ on it”. Following its release Saxon hit Europe with Motorhead for their
40th Anniversary tour, accompanied by Girlschool. Sadly, the tragic passing of
Lemmy in December put an early end to the tour, and the UK leg planned to begin
on January 16th was cancelled - bar a Saxon headlining show in Brighton.
Joining Saxon and Girlschool on the new dates will
be Fastway, the brainchild of ex-Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke with UFO
bassist Pete Way. The current line up features Fast Eddie Clarke with Toby
Jepson on vocals, Steve Strange on drums and Mama’s Boys’ John McManus on bass.
More info on http://www.fastwayofficial.com
Dates as follows:
DATE
CITY VENUE
October
28th Newcastle O2
Academy
29th Glasgow O2
ABC
30th Belfast
Limelight
November
1st Dublin
Academy
2nd Manchester O2
Ritz
3rd Bristol O2
Academy
5th London O2
Shepherd's Bush Empire
6th Wolverhampton Wulfrun
Hall
8th Sheffield O2
Academy
9th Nottingham Rock
City
Tickets go on sale on Friday
3rd June via myticket.co.uk and seetickets.com
Saxon released their self-titled debut in 1979,
followed by “Wheels of Steel” the following year,
which reached #5 in the UK charts and gave fans two classics in the title track
and “747”. They established themselves as one of the icons of the
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal throughout the 80s. Later the band tried to attack the US market taking
a more melodic direction with release of “Destiny” in
1988, before going back to their original sound with 1991’s “Solid Balls of Rock” ,
reaffirming their influence on the European metal
scene. They continued touring and recording enjoying renewed success and
released their current album Battering Ram in 2015. They also
recently released a 9 Vinyl album box set Eagles and Dragons containing
the bands nine studio albums recorded between 1991 and 2009.
Saxon saw album sales topping 15 million worldwide
including 8 UK Top 40 albums across their career. They are considered a seminal
NWOBHM act and are known to have inspired the likes of Metallica, Megadeth,
Pantera, Motley Crue and plenty more.
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