CARPE DIEM

SAXON GO FULL CARPE DIEM WITH THEIR LATEST STUDIO RELEASE Saxon, those seminal British Heavy Metal Heroes hailing from Barnsley, UK, will release Carpe Diem on February 4th 2022 through Silver Lining Music. Ten titanic tracks bristling with still-clad riffery and proud intent, Carpe Diem is the statement which reminds heavy metal fans worldwide who the true masters of British Metal are, drawing on a variety of ingredients from their career to forge what is SaxonAEs most dynamic release in many a year. "It all starts with the riff,o says frontman and co-founder Biff Byford, "if the riff speaks to me, then weAEre on our way. ItAEs a very intense album, and thatAEs all down to the fact that the essence of a great metal song is the riff that starts it, and this album has loads of them." From the title trackAEs roll-back attack to the incessant speed and power of oSuper Novao, this is Saxon at their purest and most definitive, aggressively parading the pure metal flag and imploring fans old and new to gather and celebrate the very best of both Saxon and the genre itself. oAll for Oneo has the stomp and pure power of a oPrincess of the Nighto while oThe Pilgrimageo is classic oCrusadero-era Saxon. Produced by Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Exodus, Accept and Richie Faulkner) at Backstage Recording Studios in Derbyshire with Byford with Sneap mixing and mastering, Carpe Diem strikes the ear as one of the most essential British Metal statements of the last few years, one which will ignite the joy in stalwart supporters and attract a whole new legion to the Saxon fold. oI love that sort of fast metal. I love Princess of the Night and 20,000 FT and I try and bring that style of Saxon into the music now but in a bit more modern styleo affirms Byford obut itAEs the same five guys playing it and singing it, so I think we donAEt really sound like an old band on records because weAEre not really sitting back on our past success. WeAEre always trying to make a great album.o oWe want every album we make to go platinum,o says Byford defiantly. "We never make an album that we donAEt expect to be fantastic because there are no laurels around here, only a commitment to the best songs and riffs we can write.o Saxon have certainly made sure to Seize the Day; be sure you join them.