Killing Ground

Killing Ground
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by Saxon
Released 25 September 2001
Recorded 2001
Studio Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany
Genre Heavy metal
Length 49:26
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Biff Byford, Saxon
Saxon chronology
Diamonds and Nuggets
(2000)Diamonds and Nuggets2000		 Killing Ground
(2001)		 Heavy Metal Thunder
(2002)Heavy Metal Thunder2002
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Killing Ground is the fifteenth full-length studio album by heavy metal band Saxon. Killing Ground was also released as a special Digi-pack edition with a bonus disc featuring 8 classics re-recorded tracks which would later appear in Heavy Metal Thunder.

Track listing

All tracks written by Saxon, except "The Court of the Crimson King" by Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:36
2."Killing Ground"5:44
3."The Court of the Crimson King" (King Crimson cover)6:00
4."Coming Home"3:38
5."Hell Freezes Over"4:42
6."Dragons Lair"3:38
7."You Don't Know What You've Got"5:00
8."Deeds of Glory"4:34
9."Running for the Border"4:24
10."Shadows on the Wall"6:15
11."Rock Is Our Life"3:55
12."Backs to the Wall" (Japanese bonus track)3:07

Bonus disc: classics re-recorded

  1. "Princess of the Night" – 4:10
  2. "Crusader" – 6:38
  3. "Wheels of Steel" – 5:52
  4. "Motorcycle Man" – 3:45
  5. "Strong Arm of the Law" – 4:24
  6. "Denim and Leather" – 5:19
  7. "Dallas 1 PM" – 6:15
  8. "And the Bands Played On" – 2:52

Personnel

  • Biff Byford - vocals
  • Paul Quinn - guitar
  • Doug Scarratt - guitar
  • Nibbs Carter - bass guitar
  • Fritz Randow - drums
Production
  • Biff Byford – producer
  • Saxon – producer
  • Rainer Hänsel – executive producer
  • KARO Studios, Brackel, Hamburg, Germany – recording location
  • Nikolo Kotzev – audio engineer
  • Charlie Bauerfeind – audio engineer
  • Herman Frank – mixing
  • Rainer Hänsel – mixing
  • Paul R. Gregory Studio 54 – artwork

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Killing Ground". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
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