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| 1 | Gothic Dreams [Instrumental] 01:33
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| | 2 | Unleash the Beast 05:18
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| | 3 | Terminal Velocity 04:46
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| | 4 | Circle of Light 05:28
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| | 5 | The Thin Red Line 06:22
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| | 7 | The Preacher 04:57
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| | 8 | Bloodletter 05:34
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| | 9 | Cut Out the Disease 05:25
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| | 10 | Absent Friends 04:57
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| | 11 | All Hell Breaking Loose 04:31
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Bife Byford - vocals
Paul Quinn - guitars
Doug Scarrat - guitars
Tim Nibbs Carter - bass
Fritz Randow - drums |
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Produced by Biff Byford and Charlie Bauerfeind
Track 1 by Byford, Glocker
Track 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 by Byford, Scarrat, Quinn, Carter and Glocker
Track 3, 4, 5 and 10 by Byford, Scarrat, Carter and Glocker
Recorded at KARO Studios in Brackel-Hamburg Germany.
Re-issued in 2007 by SPV with two bonus tracks, both live in Germany 1995:
12. Crusader (6:02)
13. Solid Ball of Rock (4:41) |
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| 2. Metalhead
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
You only fool yourself if you think we are alone
You can't deny the truth it's here it's plain to see
But do they come as friends our brothers from the stars
Or are they here to take our place and rule our world
Heed the warning
Come the day
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"Metalhead" был одним из самых первых альбомов Saxon, которые я услышала, именно с него и началось мое близкое знакомство с творчеством этой группы. Несмотря на то, что многими этот диск был недооценен, он является примечательным во многих отношениях: во-первых, эта пластинка была первой совместной работой Saxon и известного немецкого звукорежиссера Чарли Бауэрфайнда, с которым музыканты сотрудничали долгие 10 лет; во-вторых, на данном альбоме отметился вокалист-гитарист Freedom Call - Крис Бей, который записал для него партии клавишных.
И в-третьих, этот диск стал первым для барабанщика Фрица Рандов, сменившего Найджела Глоклера, который был вынужден покинуть группу из-за полученной травмы. Впрочем, несмотря на такую неприятность, Глоклер принял самое активное участие в написании материала к этому альбому.
Вообще, по-моему, это один из самых лучших дисков группы, наряду с "The Inner Sanctum", "Lionheart" и "Sacrifice". Данная пластинка отличается довольно тяжелым и современным звучанием - чего только стоит один заглавный трек "Metalhead". В этот стальной сплав очень удачно вкраплены клавишные, что добавляет саунду еще большей мелодичности. Яркий тому пример - пауэр-боевик "Conqistador". A завершающая альбом лирическая композиция "Sea Of Life" - так это вообще нечто. Голос Биффа Байфорда просто околдовывает, завораживает... По спине сразу мурашки начинают бегать...
Кстати, мне кажется, можно провести некоторые параллели между этим диском и альбомом Helloween "The Dark Ride" (2000). В частности, в "If I Could Fly" слышатся отдаленные отзвуки "Sea Of Life", а "The Departed" чем-то смахивает на "Metalhead". Может, все объясняется тем, что оба диска записывались под руководством одного и того же продюсера - Чарли Бауэрфайнда? |
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Новый альбом стариков НБХМа. Что можно сказать, предудущий UNLISH THE BEAST был намного интереснее и красивее. Здесь же ну может только All gus blazing выделяется из всей массы.
Как бы то ни было для меня SAXON это знак качества на долгие года. В знак уважения к ветеранам стоит прослушать этот альбом. |
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А я так скажу - вполне забойный альбомец с большим количеством хитов: Metalhead, Conquistador, What Goes Around, Song Of Evil... Ну и конечно All Guns Blazing. Только, пожалуй, Are We Travellers In Time не очень. Все сделано на высшем классе. Чем мне всегда нравились Saxon, так вокалом Биффа. Старик поет все так же классно. Конечно Unleash The Beast покруче будет, однако и этот альбом очень хорош. |
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Выход нового четырнадцатого по счёту альбома «Metal Head» английских рокеров случился через два года после выпуска одного из сильнейших их творений «Unleash The Beast». И как это не грустно говорить, но банда на этот раз сдала свои позиции, выпустив самое слабое творение третьего периода, начавшегося с 1995 и длящегося по сей день. Качество записи на диске отличное, ведь музыканты уже не новички, голос лидера коллектива Биффа Байфорда отличается особенной силой и мощью, и в связи с достаточно темной концепцией диска, он поёт очень мрачно и грубо. Технически альбом продолжает линию предыдущего диска «Unleash The Beast», только делая больший упор на средне темповые композиционные структуры. К сожалению, музыкальный материал не отличается ни особой оригинальностью, ни яркостью, ни запоминающейся хитовостью. Достаточно будет сказать то, что Саксон не растерял своего собственного стиля и представления о тяжелой металлической музыке, но он и не привнёс в этот стиль ровным счётом ничего нового в 1999 году. На общем жидковатом фоне особенно выделяются несколько композиций носящих классический характер, это скоростная пауэр металлическая «Conquistador», которая может составить компанию всем классическим боевикам группы, просто ураганный и сразу же заметный боевик «All Guns Blazing», по названию сразу напоминающий популярную песню Judas Priest, а также добротный средне темповый заглавный номер «MetalHead», в котором ребята показывают насколько тяжёлыми и в тоже время чёрными они могут быть. Об остальных произведениях на диске лучше просто умолчать, поскольку они ничего интерсного из себя не представляют. В общем, альбом «Metalhead» сможет порадовать только старых поклонников Саксона, остальным же металлистам она вряд ли приглянётся. |
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They walk among us
Metalhead
Did they come for you through mists of swirling light
You had a childhood dream abduction in your sleep
You start to scream out loud but no one hears your voice
You never feel the implant deep inside your head
Heed the warning
Come the day
They walk among us
Metalhead
Your tiny world revolves in a sea of endless space
Are you feeling safe protected from the skies
They come and go at will there's nothing you can do
We only stand and stare at powers they possess
Heed the warning
Come the day
They walk among us
Metalhead
Heed the warning
Come the day
They walk among us
Metalhead
3. Are We Travellers In Time
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
Two thousand years they stand behind us
Are we just travellers in time
We face the phantoms of our future
They face destruction of their kind
These, these are the days
These, these are the times
Are we just travellers in time
The ancient stones of time they call us
To hear their mystic prophecies
They've stood in silence they're immortal
Forgotton page of history
These, these are the days
These, these are the times
Are we just travellers in time
Are we just travellers in time
The crystal powers they will take you
Far across the sands of time
Searching ever for an answer
What's the future of mankind
These, these are the days
These, these are the times
Are we just travellers in time
Are we just travellers in time
Are we just travellers in time
Are we just travellers in time
In time, time, time, time, time
4. Conquistador
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
Distant lands are calling you
From far across the sea
Waiting for the stories to be told
The winds of change are blowing down
Across the Spanish main
They carry you towards the land of gold
Conquistador
I see you leaving
Far away you have to go
To distant shores
They are calling
Crying out across the sea
Your stallions ride across the land
Your conquest has begun
You're searching for the kingdom of the sun
A mighty empire found you there
The like you'd never seen
The palace lay before you like a dream
Conquistador
I see you leaving
Far away you have to go
To distant shores
They are calling
Crying out across the sea
The dynasty of Inca gods
No longer rules the land
The sun has set upon the golden king
In galleons anchored off the shore
Their spirits will remain
Your destiny conquistadors of Spain
Conquistador
I see you leaving
Far away you have to go
To distant shores
They are calling
Crying out across the sea
5. What Goes Around
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You're a mind of useless information
I'll make it easy on you
I'll never say what you want me
I'm not a martyr for your cause
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
You're gonna get what's coming to you, yeah
Can't seem to figure out your problem
I'm just not hearing what you say
You got a mouth just like a shotgun
Go spit your Buckshot out the door
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
What goes around (yeah) comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
I find it easy to see
You're runnin' everywhere
I say to you
I say to you
You live your life outside my back door
I just can't take it anymore
Those seedy games will take you nowhere
Why don't you get yourself a life
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
What goes around comes around
You're gonna get what's coming to you
Comin' to you
6. Song Of Evil
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
Turn the wheel of torture
Spin the rack of pain
Now many souls will suffer
To satisfy your game
The smell of death surrounds you
How can you hide your shame
Can we stop this nightmare
Before it starts again
How can you sleep at night
Can you hear their voices in your head
We wrote this song for you
This is your song of evil
Song of evil
Stop this reign of terror
Are we all insane
Crush the voice of freedom
How many will remain
The devil walks beside you
Your souls will burn in hell
Your final retribution
When Satan rings the bell
How can you sleep at night
Can you hear their voices in your head
We wrote this song for you
This is your song of evil
Song of evil
Can you hear their voices in your head
This is your song of evil
Turn the screws of torment
Drop the blade of fear
Hear the screams of anguish
There's no mercy here
The smell of death surrounds you
Your souls will burn in hell
Can we stop this nightmare
When Satan rings the bell
How can you sleep at night
Can you hear their voices in your head
We wrote this song for you
This is your song of evil
How can you sleep at night
Can you hear their voices in your head
We wrote this song for you
This is your song of evil
Evil, evil, evil, evil
7. All Guns Blazing
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
All guns blazing
Back's against the wall
Don't let the system break you
Why make it easy for them all
Barricade your doors
Defend yourself don't let them in
Keep hostile forces from your shores
Don't let them grind you down
Keep both feet on the ground
The battle rages on and on
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
All guns blazing
Together we will stand
Don't let the sword divide you
Draw your line across the sand
Waiting for the fall
Stand your ground we're digging in
This time we rally to the cause
Don't let them grind you down
Keep both feet on the ground
The battle rages on and on
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
Back's against the wall
Don't let the system break you
Why make it easy for them all
Barricade your doors
Defend yourself don't let them in
Keep hostile forces from your shores
Don't let them grind you down
Keep both feet on the ground
The battle rages on and on
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
Going in - All guns blazing
Going in - Get out my line of fire
8. Prisoner
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
Too late now, you wait now
You're out of time
New face now, your place now
Is that a crime
Stop talking, keep walking
You missed the sign
You made your choice
It's too late now
You threw it all away
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
Control you, involve you
You can't deny
You move me, surround me
You mystify
Can't stand it, won't make it
Just pass me by
You made your choice
It's too late now
You threw it all away
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
Too late now, you wait now
You're out of time
New face now, your place now
Is that a crime
Stop talking, keep walking
You missed the sign
You made your choice
It's too late now
You threw it all away
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
You're just a prisoner
You're just a prisoner of lies
Prisoner
9. Piss Off
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
How come every time you feel real good
Somebody drops you a piss off bomb
How come every time you roll the dice
Somebody offers you the wrong advise
Oh no not again, just when I'm feeling happy
Oh no not again, just when you're feeling fine
Take it slow, don't go fast
Looking good never lasts
Different day same old song
Then somebody drops you a piss off bomb
In and out, round about, try to sort your feelings out
Can you see the full moon rising
Break the spell, ring the bell, trapped inside your private hell
Can't you see the far horizon
Down, down, drag you down, just when you're feeling happy
Down, down, drag you down, just when you're feeling fine
Take it slow, don't go fast
Looking good never lasts
Different day same old song
Then somebody drops you a piss off bomb
How come every time you feel real good
Somebody drops you a piss off bomb
How come every time you roll the dice
Somebody offers you the wrong advise
Round, round, turn you round, just when you're feeling happy
Down, down, drag you down, just when you're feeling fine
Take it slow, don't go fast
Looking good never lasts
Different day same old song
Then somebody drops you a piss off bomb
10. Watching You
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
Have you ever had the feeling
Someone's watching you
Listening to everything you say
Satellite surveilance
Creeping high above us all
Watching every little thing you do
'Cause they're watching you
They're watching me
Invasion of your privacy
There is no place really left to hide
Everything's in view
Can you see the writings on the wall
We live inside a fish eye lense
There's nothing they can't see
Can you feel them staring in at you (yeah)
They're watching you
They're watching me
Invasion of your privacy
They're watching you
They're watching me
Invasion of your privacy
(Come on)
There's a lens on every corner
No one hides from view
Who's behind the camera
No one has a clue
Are we getting paranoid
Or is it really true
Is the camera zooming in on cue
Take the shot, roll the film
There's nothing more to say
It does no good we'll never get away (yeah)
They're watching you
They're watching me
Invasion of your privacy
They're watching you
They're watching me
Invasion of your privacy
They're watching you
They're watching me
Invasion of your privacy
Watching you
They're watching me
They're watching you
They're watching me
They're watching you
Watching you
11. Sea Of Life
[Byford/Quinn/Scarrattt/Carter]
A single silent bullet
Flying through the air
Will it find it's target
Fate will take it there
Who's name is written on it
No one has a clue
Will it find a victim
Could be you
I have seen the angel
The messenger of death
Riding out across the crimson sky
He comes to take another soul
Away from the sanctuary
He who plays the game
Must surely die
But someone has to pay the ferryman
To sail across the sea of life
Someone has to pay the ferryman
To sail across the sea of life
Sea of life
Sea of life
Your life is held in balance
On a slender silken thread
Weaving through the tapestries of time
We can walk the road together
Can you take me by the hand
Maybe we can find your promised land
I can hear the darkness falling
Somewhere in the night
Reaching out across the cold black sky
Could this be a twist of fate
Your written destiny
Or could the angel simply pass you by
Someone has to pay the ferryman
To sail across the sea of life
Someone has to pay the ferryman
To sail across the sea of life
Sea of life
Sea of life
Someone has to pay the ferryman
To sail across the sea of life
To sail across the sea of life
A single silent bullet
Flying through the air
Will it find it's target
Fate will take it there
Who's name is written on it
No one has a clue
Will it find a victim
Could be you
Could be you
Could be you
Could be you
Could be, could be you
Sea of life
Could be you
Sea of life
Could be, could be you
Sea of life
Could be you
Sea of life
Could be you
Sea of life
Could be you
Sea of life
Could be, could be you
Sea of life
Could be, could be, could be you
Sea of life