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SAXON RELEASES 'HEAVY METAL THUNDER' LIVE VIDEO AHEAD OF 'EAGLES OVER HELLFEST 2025' RELEASE, ADD DATES TO EUROPEAN TOUR




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Edited by Anselm Anderson


NWOBHM Icons Saxon have unveiled the video for 'Heavy Metal Thunder (live at Hellfest)', taken from their upcoming new live album 'Eagles Over Hellfest'. due out this week via Silver Lining Music


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Saxon has generated excitement with their new release ahead of their September European tour. "Eagles Over Hellfest" is a recording from their performance at last year’s Hellfest and serves as a sneak peek of what fans can expect during their “Castles & Eagles” headline shows in September 2025 at the Zénith venues in Paris, Nantes, and Toulouse. Lead singer and founding member Biff Byford enthuses that 'Heavy Metal Thunder' is a revered classic, taken from the new album.



Watch “Heavy Metal Thunder (Live at Hellfest)” here – videos courtesy of Sombrero & Co in collaboration with Hellfest Productions.


'Eagles Over Hellfest' revisits classic albums like "Strong Arm Of The Law" to "Power & The Glory" and "Denim And Leather "to the latest "Hell, Fire And Damnation", which form part of an unmistakable collection of heavy metal history. Eagles Over Hellfest will be released this Friday, June 13th, via Silver Lining Music. The release will be available as a double audio CD set along with the band’s latest studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation, and as a standalone double coloured vinyl and digital release. Orders can be placed here.



Watch the previously released “Princess Of The Night (Live at Hellfest)” here – videos courtesy of Sombrero & Co in collaboration with Hellfest Productions. After a series of successful and sold-out shows in Japan and South America, SAXON is not slowing down. They have an extensive list of tour dates scheduled across Europe and the UK for the remainder of 2025. For tickets and more information, please visit: saxon747.com/tourdates.











2025 Upcoming Dates:

JUL 2 - Rockharz Festival, Ballenstadt (Germany)

JUL 12 - Area 53 Festival, Leoben (Austria)

JUL 24 - Lokomotivat, Ekilstuna (Sweden)

JUL 25 - Öland Rock Festival, Borgholm (Sweden)

JUL 26 - Garden, Linköping (Sweden)

JUL 27 - Furuvik, Gävle (Sweden)

JUL 29 - Turbinenhalle 2, Oberhausen (Germany)
JUL 30 – Pol’And’Rock Festival, Czaplinek (Poland)

AUG 1 - Wacken Open Air, Wacken (Germany)

AUG 9 - Stallörsparken, Ekenäs (Finland)

AUG 16 - Summer Breeze Festival, Dinkelsbühl (Germany)

AUG 29 - Neuborn Open Air, Wörrstadt (Germany)

AUG 23 - Trutnoff Open Air Festival, Trunoff (Czech Republic)

SEPT 5 - Santana 27, Bilbao (Spain)

SEPT 6 - La Riviera, Madrid (Spain)

SEPT 7 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona (Spain)

SEPT 11 - Zénith, Paris (France)*

SEPT 12 - Zénith, Nantes (France)*

SEPT 13 - Zénith, Toulouse (France)*

NOV 4 - Ulster Hall, Belfast (UK)

NOV 5 - 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin (Ireland )

NOV 7 - O2 Apollo, Manchester (UK)

NOV 8 - Octagon Centre, Sheffield (UK)

NOV 9 - Glasgow Academy (UK)

NOV 11 - O2 City Hall, Newcastle (UK)

NOV 13 - Beacon, Bristol (UK)

NOV 14 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (UK)

NOV 15 - Hammersmith Apollo, London (UK)

NOV 16 - Great Hall, Cardiff (UK)

NOV 28 - Metal Hammer Paradise, Lübeck (Germany)

*Castles & Eagles show





Eagles Over Hellfest Track Listing:

Hell, Fire and Damnation (Live at Hellfest)
Motorcycle Man (Live at Hellfest)
Power and the Glory (Live at Hellfest)
Madame Guillotine (Live at Hellfest)
Heavy Metal Thunder (Live at Hellfest)
Dallas 1 PM (Live at Hellfest)
The Eagle Has Landed (Live at Hellfest)
Strong Arm of the Law (Live at Hellfest)
And the Bands Played On (Live at Hellfest)
Denim and Leather (Live at Hellfest)
Wheels of Steel (Live at Hellfest)
747 (Strangers in the Night) [Live at Hellfest]
Crusader (Live at Hellfest)
Princess of the Night (Live at Hellfest)



SAXON
BIFF BYFORD – Vocals

NIGEL GLOCKLER – Drums

DOUG SCARRATT – Guitar

BRIAN TATLER – Guitar

NIBBS CARTER – Bass



Recorded at Hellfest 2024

Produced by Biff Byford



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