Metalhead is the fourteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1999. It is the first album with Fritz Randow, who replaced Nigel Glockler in 1999.
| Metalhead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Paul R. Gregory | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Studio | Karo Studios (Brackel, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 50:29 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Biff Byford, Charlie Bauerfeind, Rainer Hänsel | |||
| Saxon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
The reason for the absence of the group's drummer, Nigel Glockler, was due to a serious injury to a nerve in the musician's neck. In any case, Nigel would still participate in the composition process of this record, more specifically in the introduction of this work.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Pete "Biff" Byford, Paul Quinn, Doug Scarratt, Tim "Nibbs" Carter, except "Intro" by Nigel Glockler
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:24 |
| 2. | "Metalhead" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Are We Travellers in Time" | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Conquistador" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "What Goes Around" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Song of Evil" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "All Guns Blazing" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Prisoner" | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Piss Off" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Watching You" | 5:18 |
| 11. | "Sea of Life" | 8:11 |
Personnel
edit- Saxon
- Biff Byford – lead vocals, producer
- Paul Quinn – guitars
- Doug Scarratt – guitars
- Nibbs Carter – bass
- Fritz Randow – drums
- Additional musicians
- Nigel Glockler – written and performed "Intro"
- Chris Bay – additional keyboards
- Production
- Charlie Bauerfeind – producer, engineer, mixing
- Rainer Hänsel – executive producer
- Karo Studios, Hamburg, Germany – recording and mixing location
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 40 |
References
edit- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Metalhead". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Metalhead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
