SAXON - Heavy Metal Thunder Documentary "Likely To Be Released In December"; Full Trailer Available
October 29, 2009, 14 years ago
According to Newsandstar.co.uk, SAXON's upcoming documentary, Heavy Metal Thunder - to mark the band’s 30th anniversary - will likely be released in December.
It features contributions from Saxon members past and present, as well as from the likes of Lars Ulrich (METALLICA), Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD), ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke (ex-Motörhead), Phil Campbell (ex-Motörhead), Mikkey Dee (Motörhead), Harvey Goldsmith, DANKO JONES, DORO PESCH, AIRBOURNE, AMON AMARTH and MACHINE HEAD.
It will also feature plenty of rare archive material and unseen concert footage, from the classic 1980s Saxon line-up to the St. George’s Day show in 2008 and Wacken 2009.
“It looks good,” says singer Biff Byford. “But it has been put back because they have just got a load of new stuff from an interview with an old manager which is quite good. I’m sure I will learn things about me that I did not know... I’m looking forward to seeing it, I have a right to veto things, but I don’t think I will. I have seen the ANVIL one, it is funny. I like them, they’re not in my top five bands of all time, but they try hard.”Anvil are the support for Saxon on their current UK tour.
Once the tour and the DVD launch are out of the way, there’s more work for Byford.
“We’re working on a soundtrack for an American horror film based around snakes, then we start writing a new album in December.Meanwhile, he and the family have just moved back to his native Yorkshire after living in Normandy for the past eight years.
“We are renting at the moment, but if you know anyone looking to buy a small chateau in northern France, let me know...”
Read the entire interview here.
Watch the "full version trailer" for Saxon's Heavy Metal Thunder below. For more info on the documentary visit www.coolheadproductions.com.
