Killing Ground
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 classic re-recorded tracks which would later appear in Heavy Metal Thunder.
| Killing Ground | ||||
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 Cover art by Paul R. Gregory | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 September 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Studio | Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 49:26 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Biff Byford, Saxon | |||
| Saxon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Saxon, except "The Court of the Crimson King" by Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Princess of the Night" – 4:10
- "Crusader" – 6:38
- "Wheels of Steel" – 5:52
- "Motorcycle Man" – 3:45
- "Strong Arm of the Law" – 4:24
- "Denim and Leather" – 5:19
- "Dallas 1 PM" – 6:15
- "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
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Killing Ground". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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