Battering Ram is the twenty-first studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon, released on 16 October 2015.[5][6]
Battering Ram | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 October 2015 | |||
Recorded | January–March 2015 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 46:30 | |||
Label | UDR Music | |||
Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
Saxon chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [1] |
Blabbermouth.net | [2] |
Metal-hammer.de | [3] |
Stormbringer.at | [4] |
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]
All music composed by Saxon, all lyrics written by Biff Byford.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Three Sheets to the Wind (The Drinking Song)" | 3:53 |
Total length: | 50:24 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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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 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 29 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 13 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 21 |
UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 50 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] | 8 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[20] | 3 |